योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-35

याति नीरसतां जन्तुरप्रवृत्तेश्च चेतसः ।
यस्याहं किंचिदेवेह न करोमीति निश्चयः ॥ ३५ ॥

yāti nīrasatāṃ janturapravṛtteśca cetasaḥ ,
yasyāhaṃ kiṃcideveha na karomīti niścayaḥ 35

35. yāti nīrasatām jantuḥ apravṛtteḥ ca cetasaḥ |
yasya aham kiṃcit eva iha na karomi iti niścayaḥ

35. yasya aham iha kiṃcit eva na karomi iti niścayaḥ,
cetasaḥ apravṛtteḥ ca,
jantuḥ nīrasatām yāti

35. A being becomes joyless (nīrasatā) because of the mind's inactivity. This occurs when there is a firm conviction (niścaya) within oneself: 'I do not do anything at all in this world.'

Words meanings summery:

• याति (yāti) - becomes, attains (goes, moves, attains)

• नीरसताम् (nīrasatām) - to a state of being joyless (to dullness, to joylessness, to tastelessness)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being (a living being, creature, person)

• अप्रवृत्तेः (apravṛtteḥ) - due to inactivity (from inactivity, from non-engagement)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)

• एव (eva) - at all (emphasizing the negative) (indeed, only, just, even)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this matter)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• करोमि (karomi) - I do (I do, I make)

• इति (iti) - (marks the preceding statement as a thought or resolution) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a firm conviction (determination, firm resolution, certainty)

Words meanings and morphology

याति (yāti) - becomes, attains (goes, moves, attains)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

root yā, class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

नीरसताम् (nīrasatām) - to a state of being joyless (to dullness, to joylessness, to tastelessness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīrasatā

nīrasatā - joylessness, dullness, tastelessness, insipidity

derived from nīrasa (without juice/essence/joy) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being (a living being, creature, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, person, man

Root: jan (class 4)

अप्रवृत्तेः (apravṛtteḥ) - due to inactivity (from inactivity, from non-engagement)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of apravṛtti

apravṛtti - inactivity, cessation of activity, non-engagement

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a + pravṛtti

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pravṛtti)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• pravṛtti – activity, engagement, setting in motion
  noun (feminine)
  from pra- + vṛt
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intelligence, consciousness

Root: cit (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

compound of kim (what) + cit (an indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cit – an indefinite particle (used with pronouns/adjectives to mean 'any' or 'some')
  indeclinable

Note: This form can be nominative or accusative singular neuter. Here, it functions as an object of 'karomi'.

एव (eva) - at all (emphasizing the negative) (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

करोमि (karomi) - I do (I do, I make)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

root kṛ, class 8, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - (marks the preceding statement as a thought or resolution) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a firm conviction (determination, firm resolution, certainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm resolution, determination, certainty, ascertainment

from nis- + ci (to gather, observe)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)