योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-33

द्वे एवात्मनि विद्येते कर्तृताकर्तृतानघ ।
ययैव पश्यसि श्रेयस्तामाश्रित्य स्थिरो भव ॥ ३३ ॥

dve evātmani vidyete kartṛtākartṛtānagha ,
yayaiva paśyasi śreyastāmāśritya sthiro bhava 33

33. dve eva ātmani vidyete kartṛtā akartṛtā anagha
yayā eva paśyasi śreyaḥ tām āśritya sthiraḥ bhava

33. anagha ātmani dve kartṛtā akartṛtā eva vidyete
yayā eva paśyasi śreyaḥ tām āśritya sthiraḥ bhava

33. O sinless one, two states exist in the self (ātman): agency and non-agency. Whichever of these you perceive as beneficial, relying upon that, become steadfast.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वे (dve) - two (states) (two (feminine/neuter))

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

• विद्येते (vidyete) - (they) exist ((they) exist, are found)

• कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - agency (agency, doership)

• अकर्तृता (akartṛtā) - non-agency (non-agency, non-doership)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

• यया (yayā) - whichever of these (states) (by which (feminine))

• एव (eva) - only (whichever) (indeed, only, just)

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you perceive (you see, you perceive)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - beneficial (good, welfare, prosperity, beneficial)

• ताम् (tām) - that (state/approach) (her, that (feminine))

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon (having resorted to, relying upon)

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steadfast (firm, steady, steadfast)

• भव (bhava) - become (be, become)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वे (dve) - two (states) (two (feminine/neuter))

(numeral)

Note: Refers to kartṛtā and akartṛtā.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

Root: an (class 2)

विद्येते (vidyete) - (they) exist ((they) exist, are found)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to kartṛtā and akartṛtā (dual subjects).

कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - agency (agency, doership)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - doership, agency

Derived from kartṛ (agent) + -tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Part of compound 'kartṛtākartṛtā'.

अकर्तृता (akartṛtā) - non-agency (non-agency, non-doership)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akartṛtā

akartṛtā - non-doership, non-agency

Derived from a- (not) + kartṛtā (agency)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kartṛtā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kartṛtā – doership, agency
  noun (feminine)

Note: Dual meaning implied by 'dve' for 'kartṛtā' and 'akartṛtā' as two distinct states, although morphologically singular.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Derived from an- (not) + agha (sin)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Address to a disciple or interlocutor.

यया (yayā) - whichever of these (states) (by which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to kartṛtā or akartṛtā (feminine nouns ending in -tā).

एव (eva) - only (whichever) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you perceive (you see, you perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present stem paśya- (root dṛś, class 1/4)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - beneficial (good, welfare, prosperity, beneficial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, good, welfare, beneficial

Comparative form of śrī (beauty, prosperity)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied noun, e.g., 'path' or 'course'.

ताम् (tām) - that (state/approach) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to kartṛtā or akartṛtā (implicitly a path/vṛtti).

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon (having resorted to, relying upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From prefix ā- + root śri- (to resort to, depend on)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Connects to bhava.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steadfast (firm, steady, steadfast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, fixed

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

भव (bhava) - become (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command to the interlocutor.