योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-18

कुर्वन्न किंचित्कुरुते दिवाकार्यमिवांशुमान् ।
गच्छन्न गच्छति स्वस्थः स्वास्पदस्थो रविर्यथा ॥ १८ ॥

kurvanna kiṃcitkurute divākāryamivāṃśumān ,
gacchanna gacchati svasthaḥ svāspadastho raviryathā 18

18. kurvan na kiṃcit kurute divākāryam iva aṃśumān | gacchan
na gacchati svasthaḥ svāspadasthaḥ raviḥ yathā ||

18. kurvan kiṃcit na kurute divākāryam aṃśumān iva
gacchan na gacchati svasthaḥ svāspadasthaḥ raviḥ yathā

18. Even while acting, he (the (ātman)) does nothing, just as the sun (aṃśumān) performs its day's work. Even while moving, he does not truly move, being self-abiding and situated in his own place, just like the sun (raviḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while acting, doing (doing, performing, acting)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (with negation, 'nothing') (anything, something)

• कुरुते (kurute) - does, acts (does, makes, performs)

• दिवाकार्यम् (divākāryam) - day's work (day's work, daytime activity)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (the sun, radiant, possessing rays)

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - while moving (going, moving)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves (goes, moves, proceeds)

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, remaining in one's own nature (self-abiding, healthy, firm, at ease, remaining in one's own nature)

• स्वास्पदस्थः (svāspadasthaḥ) - remaining in its own place (situated in its own place, self-stationed)

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while acting, doing (doing, performing, acting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform, act

Present Active Participle

Parasmaipada, nominative singular masculine form of the participle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject is implied (the ātman).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (with negation, 'nothing') (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something (when used with a negative, it means 'nothing')

Indefinite pronoun; formed from 'kim' and 'cit'.

Note: Direct object of 'kurute' (combined with 'na' means 'nothing').

कुरुते (kurute) - does, acts (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Class 8 verb (middle voice)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिवाकार्यम् (divākāryam) - day's work (day's work, daytime activity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divākārya

divākārya - day's work, daytime activity

Compound of 'divā' (by day) and 'kārya' (work, duty)

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kārya)

• divā – by day, daily
  indeclinable
• kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root kṛ- (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of implied action 'performs' by the sun.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (the sun, radiant, possessing rays)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - possessing rays, radiant, the sun

Formed from 'aṃśu' (ray) + suffix '-mat' (possessing)

Note: Simile object.

गच्छन् (gacchan) - while moving (going, moving)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, move, proceed

Present Active Participle

Parasmaipada, nominative singular masculine form of the participle.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied (the ātman).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Class 1 verb

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, remaining in one's own nature (self-abiding, healthy, firm, at ease, remaining in one's own nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, healthy, firm, at ease, remaining in one's own place/nature

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'stha' (standing, being)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  From root sthā- (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वास्पदस्थः (svāspadasthaḥ) - remaining in its own place (situated in its own place, self-stationed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāspadastha

svāspadastha - situated in one's own place/abode

Compound of 'sva' (own) + 'āspada' (place) + 'stha' (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+āspada+stha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• āspada – place, seat, abode
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  From root sthā- (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Elaborates on the state of the ātman.

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun, fire, a name of the sun god

From root ru- (to sound, to praise) or ra- (to give, to shine)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Simile object.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb

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