योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-12

न रेमे लोकचर्यासु शास्त्रार्थकथनादृते ।
न जायते रतिस्तस्य दृश्ये स्थल इवाजिनी ॥ १२ ॥

na reme lokacaryāsu śāstrārthakathanādṛte ,
na jāyate ratistasya dṛśye sthala ivājinī 12

12. na reme lokacaryāsu śāstrārthakathanāt ṛte
na jāyate ratiḥ tasya dṛśye sthale iva ajinī

12. śāstrārthakathanāt ṛte lokacaryāsu na reme.
tasya dṛśye (viṣaye) sthale iva ajinī ratiḥ na jāyate.

12. He did not delight in worldly activities, except for explaining the meaning of the scriptures. For him, no pleasure arose from visible objects, just as a creeping plant (ajinī) does not thrive in a dry place.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• रेमे (reme) - he delighted, he played, he found pleasure

• लोकचर्यासु (lokacaryāsu) - in worldly activities, in common practices

• शास्त्रार्थकथनात् (śāstrārthakathanāt) - from the narration of the meaning of the scriptures, discoursing on the meaning of scriptures

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

• न (na) - not, no

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - delight, pleasure, attachment

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in what is seen, in visible objects, in the mundane world

• स्थले (sthale) - in a dry place, on the ground, in a spot

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अजिनी (ajinī) - a creeping plant that would not thrive in dry places (a creeping plant)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रेमे (reme) - he delighted, he played, he found pleasure

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of ram

Perfect, middle voice

Root: ram (class 1)

लोकचर्यासु (lokacaryāsu) - in worldly activities, in common practices

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of lokacaryā

lokacaryā - worldly practice, common custom, human behavior

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (loka+caryā)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• caryā – conduct, practice, activity
  noun (feminine)

शास्त्रार्थकथनात् (śāstrārthakathanāt) - from the narration of the meaning of the scriptures, discoursing on the meaning of scriptures

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāstrārthakathana

śāstrārthakathana - narration/explanation of the meaning of scriptures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (śāstra+artha+kathana)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kathana – narration, telling
  noun (neuter)

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of jan

Present, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - delight, pleasure, attachment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, attachment

तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in what is seen, in visible objects, in the mundane world

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive / Potential Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'visible thing'.

स्थले (sthale) - in a dry place, on the ground, in a spot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, place, spot, land

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अजिनी (ajinī) - a creeping plant that would not thrive in dry places (a creeping plant)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajinī

ajinī - a kind of creeping plant; goat's skin