योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-14

अकुर्वदपि कर्तेव चेतः प्रघनवासनम् ।
निस्पन्दाङ्गमपि स्वप्ने श्वभ्रपातस्थिताविव ॥ १४ ॥

akurvadapi karteva cetaḥ praghanavāsanam ,
nispandāṅgamapi svapne śvabhrapātasthitāviva 14

14. akurvat api kartā iva cetaḥ praghanavāsanam
niṣpandāṅgam api svapne śvabhrapātasthitau iva

14. praghanavāsanam cetaḥ akurvat api kartā iva
niṣpandāṅgam api svapne śvabhrapātasthitau iva

14. Conversely, even without acting, the mind (cetas) with dense latent impressions (vāsanā) is like an active doer (kartṛ). This is similar to a dream where, even with unmoving limbs (niṣpandāṅga), one is like two persons standing on the brink of falling into an abyss.

Words meanings summery:

• अकुर्वत् (akurvat) - not doing, not acting (even without doing)

• अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

• कर्ता (kartā) - a doer, an agent, a maker

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• प्रघनवासनम् (praghanavāsanam) - with dense/strong latent impressions (vāsanā)

• निष्पन्दाङ्गम् (niṣpandāṅgam) - with unmoving limbs, having motionless body parts

• अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• श्वभ्रपातस्थितौ (śvabhrapātasthitau) - two people standing/situated at the fall into an abyss, two people falling into a pit

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

अकुर्वत् (akurvat) - not doing, not acting (even without doing)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not acting, inactive

Present Active Participle

a (negative prefix) + kurvat (doing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kurvat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kurvat – doing, making, performing
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make), parasmaipada, present tense, śatṛ suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - a doer, an agent, a maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, maker, creator

Agent Noun

From root kṛ (to do, to make) with tṛc suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

प्रघनवासनम् (praghanavāsanam) - with dense/strong latent impressions (vāsanā)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praghanavāsana

praghanavāsana - having dense latent impressions; whose vāsanā are very thick/strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praghana+vāsanā)

• praghana – very dense, thick, strong, profound
  adjective (neuter)
  pra (very) + ghana (dense, thick)
  Prefix: pra
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

निष्पन्दाङ्गम् (niṣpandāṅgam) - with unmoving limbs, having motionless body parts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣpandāṅga

niṣpandāṅga - having unmoving limbs; motionless-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niṣpanda+aṅga)

• niṣpanda – motionless, unmoving, still
  adjective (neuter)
  niḥ (without) + spanda (motion, vibration).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: spad (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body part, member
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

श्वभ्रपातस्थितौ (śvabhrapātasthitau) - two people standing/situated at the fall into an abyss, two people falling into a pit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śvabhrapātasthita

śvabhrapātasthita - one situated at a fall into a pit; one falling into an abyss

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvabhra+pāta+sthita)

• śvabhra – pit, hole, abyss, chasm
  noun (neuter)
• pāta – fall, descent, falling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pat (to fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)
• sthita – standing, situated, remaining, dwelling, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)