योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-34

सर्वस्थोऽहमकर्तेति दृढभावनयानया ।
प्रवाहपतितं कार्यं कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ ३४ ॥

sarvastho'hamakarteti dṛḍhabhāvanayānayā ,
pravāhapatitaṃ kāryaṃ kurvannapi na lipyate 34

34. sarvasthaḥ aham akartā iti dṛḍhabhāvanayā anayā
pravāhapatitam kāryam kurvan api na lipyate

34. aham sarvasthaḥ akartā iti anayā dṛḍhabhāvanayā
pravāhapatitam kāryam kurvan api na lipyate

34. With this firm conviction, "I am omnipresent and not a doer," one is not tainted even while performing actions that arise naturally from the flow of circumstances.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वस्थः (sarvasthaḥ) - omnipresent (omnipresent, residing in all, existing everywhere)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अकर्ता (akartā) - not a doer (non-doer, non-agent)

• इति (iti) - (quote indicator) (thus, so, denoting quotation)

• दृढभावनया (dṛḍhabhāvanayā) - with this firm conviction (by a firm conviction, with a strong feeling)

• अनया (anayā) - with this (by this (feminine))

• प्रवाहपतितम् (pravāhapatitam) - arising naturally from the flow of circumstances (fallen into the stream, arisen from the flow)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - actions (action, duty, work, to be done)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing (actions) (doing, performing (masculine, singular))

• अपि (api) - even while (also, even, although)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted (is tainted, is smeared, is affected)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वस्थः (sarvasthaḥ) - omnipresent (omnipresent, residing in all, existing everywhere)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvastha

sarvastha - omnipresent, abiding in all, existing everywhere

Derived from sarva (all) + stha (standing, abiding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+stha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Refers to the speaker's true self.

अकर्ता (akartā) - not a doer (non-doer, non-agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, non-agent

Derived from a- (not) + kartṛ (doer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kartṛ – doer, agent
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate noun for 'aham'.

इति (iti) - (quote indicator) (thus, so, denoting quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct thought.

दृढभावनया (dṛḍhabhāvanayā) - with this firm conviction (by a firm conviction, with a strong feeling)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛḍhabhāvanā

dṛḍhabhāvanā - firm conviction, strong feeling, intense contemplation

Derived from dṛḍha (firm) + bhāvanā (conviction, feeling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛḍha+bhāvanā)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid
  adjective
• bhāvanā – conviction, feeling, imagination, contemplation
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be, become) in causative
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'anayā'.

अनया (anayā) - with this (by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'dṛḍhabhāvanā'.

प्रवाहपतितम् (pravāhapatitam) - arising naturally from the flow of circumstances (fallen into the stream, arisen from the flow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravāhapatita

pravāhapatita - fallen into the stream, emerged from the current

Derived from pravāha (flow, current) + patita (fallen)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravāha+patita)

• pravāha – flow, current, stream
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix pra- + root vah (to carry, flow)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vah (class 1)
• patita – fallen, descended, occurred
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - actions (action, duty, work, to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, action, business

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing (actions) (doing, performing (masculine, singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do, class 8) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies an implied subject (e.g., 'he').

अपि (api) - even while (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'lipyate'.

लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted (is tainted, is smeared, is affected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of lip

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Root 'lip' in passive voice.

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