योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-35

अतिदेहतयेदंताममतापरिवर्जितम् ।
भावाभावे समं कार्यं कुर्वन्निह न बाध्यसे ॥ ३५ ॥

atidehatayedaṃtāmamatāparivarjitam ,
bhāvābhāve samaṃ kāryaṃ kurvanniha na bādhyase 35

35. atidehatayā idaṃtāmamatāparivarjitam
bhāvābhāve samam kāryam kurvan iha na bādhyase

35. atidehatayā idaṃtāmamatāparivarjitam
bhāvābhāve samam kāryam kurvan iha na bādhyase

35. By transcending identification with the body, and being devoid of 'this-ness' (self-identification) and possessiveness, performing your duties equally in both presence and absence (or gain and loss), you are not bound here in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिदेहतया (atidehatayā) - by being beyond the body; by transcending the body

• इदंताममतापरिवर्जितम् (idaṁtāmamatāparivarjitam) - devoid of 'this-ness' (self-identification) and possessiveness

• भावाभावे (bhāvābhāve) - in existence and non-existence; in presence and absence; in gain and loss

• समम् (samam) - equally, impartially, uniformly

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, duty, task

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

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

• न (na) - not, no

• बाध्यसे (bādhyase) - you are bound, you are afflicted, you are obstructed

Words meanings and morphology

अतिदेहतया (atidehatayā) - by being beyond the body; by transcending the body

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of atidehatā

atidehatā - the state of being beyond the body, transcending the body

From ati (beyond) + deha (body) + -tā (suffix for state/quality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+deha+tā)

• ati – beyond, excessive, over
  indeclinable
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  From root dih (to smear, grow).
  Root: dih (class 1)
• tā – suffix denoting state or quality
  suffix (feminine)

इदंताममतापरिवर्जितम् (idaṁtāmamatāparivarjitam) - devoid of 'this-ness' (self-identification) and possessiveness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idaṃtāmamatāparivarjita

idaṁtāmamatāparivarjita - free from 'this-ness' (sense of 'I am this') and 'mineness' (sense of 'this is mine')

Past Passive Participle (for parivarjita)

Compound of idaṃtā ('this-ness'), mamatā ('mineness'), and parivarjita ('abandoned, free from').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (idaṃtā mamatā) then tatpuruṣa (with parivarjita) (idaṃtā+mamatā+parivarjita)

• idaṃtā – this-ness, identifiability with 'this'
  noun (feminine)
  From idam (this) + -tā (suffix for state/quality).
• mamatā – mineness, possessiveness, egoism
  noun (feminine)
  From mama (mine) + -tā (suffix for state/quality).
• parivarjita – abandoned, left, free from, devoid of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari + vṛj (to abandon).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

भावाभावे (bhāvābhāve) - in existence and non-existence; in presence and absence; in gain and loss

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of bhāvābhāva

bhāvābhāva - being and non-being, existence and non-existence, gain and loss

Dvandva compound of bhāva (existence) and abhāva (non-existence).

Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva)

• bhāva – existence, being, state, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  Negative particle a- + bhāva.

Note: The dual locative implies 'in both'.

समम् (samam) - equally, impartially, uniformly

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts adverbially, modifying `kurvan`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, duty, task

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, task, work

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `kurvan`.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do), present stem kur-, suffix -at. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the agent of `bādhyase`.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

बाध्यसे (bādhyase) - you are bound, you are afflicted, you are obstructed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of badh

Present tense, 2nd person singular, passive voice

From root badh (to bind, oppress) in passive voice formation.

Root: badh (class 1)

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