योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-4

तिष्ठन्नपि हि नासीनो गच्छन्नपि न गच्छति ।
शान्तोऽपि व्यवहारस्थः कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ ४ ॥

tiṣṭhannapi hi nāsīno gacchannapi na gacchati ,
śānto'pi vyavahārasthaḥ kurvannapi na lipyate 4

4. tiṣṭhan api hi na āsīnaḥ gacchan api na gacchati
śāntaḥ api vyavahārasthaḥ kurvan api na lipyate

4. tiṣṭhan api hi āsīnaḥ na,
gacchan api gacchati na,
śāntaḥ api vyavahārasthaḥ,
kurvan api lipyate na

4. Even while standing, he is not truly seated; even while walking, he does not actually go. Though tranquil, he is engaged in worldly affairs, and even while acting, he remains untainted.

Words meanings summery:

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, no

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, walks, moves

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• व्यवहारस्थः (vyavahārasthaḥ) - engaged in activity, abiding in worldly affairs, situated in business/conduct

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, acting, making

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, no

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

Words meanings and morphology

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with Śatṛ suffix, declining in masculine nominative singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, settled

Past Active Participle or derived from root ās (to sit)

Derived from root ās (to sit) or a combination of ā (prefix) and as (to be)

Prefix: ā

Root: ās

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, walking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with Śatṛ suffix, declining in masculine nominative singular

Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, walks, moves

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, quieted, tranquil, ended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारस्थः (vyavahārasthaḥ) - engaged in activity, abiding in worldly affairs, situated in business/conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārastha

vyavahārastha - situated in activity, engaged in worldly affairs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyavahāra+stha)

• vyavahāra – activity, conduct, worldly affair, business
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding, being in
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, acting, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, acting, making

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with Śatṛ suffix, declining in masculine nominative singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: lip (class 4)

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