योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-40

यथा शर्वोऽपि लिङ्गानि न बिभर्ति बिभर्ति च ।
त्वमेवमिह कार्याणि कुरु मा कुरु चानघ ॥ ४० ॥

yathā śarvo'pi liṅgāni na bibharti bibharti ca ,
tvamevamiha kāryāṇi kuru mā kuru cānagha 40

40. yathā śarvaḥ api liṅgāni na bibharti bibharti
ca tvam evam iha kāryāṇi kuru mā kuru ca anagha

40. anagha,
yathā śarvaḥ api liṅgāni na bibharti ca bibharti,
evam tvam iha kāryāṇi kuru ca mā kuru

40. Just as Śarva (Shiva) both does and does not bear various forms (liṅgāni), so too, O sinless one, you should both perform and not perform actions (karma) here.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• शर्वः (śarvaḥ) - Shiva (a name of Shiva)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - forms or attributes, referring to Shiva's manifestations or symbols (marks, characteristics, forms, bodies)

• न (na) - not, no

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, holds, supports

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, holds, supports

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, duties, things to be done

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• मा (mā) - not (used with imperative for prohibition)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, blameless one)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

शर्वः (śarvaḥ) - Shiva (a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarva

śarva - Shiva (a name meaning 'archer' or 'destroyer'), a form of Rudra

Note: Subject of 'bibharti'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'Śarva'.

लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - forms or attributes, referring to Shiva's manifestations or symbols (marks, characteristics, forms, bodies)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of liṅga

liṅga - mark, sign, characteristic, form, symbol (e.g., Shiva liṅga), gender

Note: Object of 'bibharti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'bibharti'.

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, holds, supports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhṛ

Present Tense

From root bhṛ (class 3, parasmāipada), 3rd person singular present tense.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Paired with 'na bibharti'.

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, holds, supports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhṛ

Present Tense

From root bhṛ (class 3, parasmāipada), 3rd person singular present tense.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Paired with 'na bibharti'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two 'bibharti' clauses.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the imperative 'kuru'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers back to the comparison with Shiva.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, duties, things to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - work, duty, action, what is to be done

Gerundive

From root kṛ (class 8) with suffix -ya (or -ṇya/tavya/anīya).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative

From root kṛ (class 8, parasmāipada), 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to 'you'.

मा (mā) - not (used with imperative for prohibition)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for negative imperative ('do not').

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative

From root kṛ (class 8, parasmāipada), 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to 'you', negated by 'mā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kuru' and 'mā kuru'.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, blameless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure, faultless

Formed from negative particle 'an-' and 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+agha)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the listener (likely Rama).