योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-25

न ममेह कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन ।
क्रिययाऽक्रियया वापि यत्प्राप्तं तदसन्मयम् ॥ २५ ॥

na mameha kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana ,
kriyayā'kriyayā vāpi yatprāptaṃ tadasanmayam 25

25. na mama iha kṛtena arthaḥ na akṛtena iha kaścana
kriyayā akriyayā vā api yat prāptam tat asanmayam

25. mama iha kṛtena arthaḥ na iha akṛtena kaścana
kriyayā vā akriyayā api yat prāptam tat asanmayam

25. For me, here, there is no purpose in what is done, nor any in what is not done. Whatever is attained, whether through action or inaction, is illusory and unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• इह (iha) - here, in this world/context

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what is done, through action

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, gain

• न (na) - not, no

• अकृतेन (akṛtena) - by what is not done, through inaction

• इह (iha) - here, in this world/context

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything at all

• क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action, through activity

• अक्रियया (akriyayā) - by inaction, through inactivity

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - forming 'whether...or even' (even, also)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, attained

• तत् (tat) - that

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - illusory, unreal, consisting of unreality

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इह (iha) - here, in this world/context

(indeclinable)

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what is done, through action

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, gain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, gain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकृतेन (akṛtena) - by what is not done, through inaction

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of akṛta

akṛta - not done, unmade, unperformed

Past Passive Participle

Negation 'a' + Past Passive Participle from root kṛ

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इह (iha) - here, in this world/context

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything at all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, whatsoever (with a negative: nothing at all)

Indefinite pronoun formed from interrogative ka + cana

क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action, through activity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, rite, performance

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अक्रियया (akriyayā) - by inaction, through inactivity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of akriyā

akriyā - inaction, non-performance, inactivity

Negation 'a' + kriyā

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kriyā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kriyā – action, activity, rite, performance
  noun (feminine)
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - forming 'whether...or even' (even, also)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

from root āp with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - illusory, unreal, consisting of unreality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of unreality, illusory, unreal, false

Compound of asat (unreal) and -maya (consisting of)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation 'a' + sat (existent)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix used to form adjectives

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