योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-61

यत्करोति यदश्नाति यद्ददाति जुहोति वा ।
न तज्ज्ञस्य न तत्र ज्ञो मा करोतु करोतु वा ॥ ६१ ॥

yatkaroti yadaśnāti yaddadāti juhoti vā ,
na tajjñasya na tatra jño mā karotu karotu vā 61

61. yat karoti yat aśnāti yat dadāti juhoti vā na
tat jñasya na tatra jñaḥ mā karotu karotu vā

61. Whatever he does, eats, gives, or offers in Vedic ritual (yajña)—that does not pertain to the knower (jña), nor is the knower (jña) truly present in those actions. Let him perform actions or not, it makes no difference.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• करोति (karoti) - he does (performs) (he does, he makes)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• अश्नाति (aśnāti) - he eats (he eats, he consumes)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• ददाति (dadāti) - he gives (he gives, he grants)

• जुहोति (juhoti) - he offers in sacrifice (he offers (in fire sacrifice))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the actions) (that, it)

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - to the knower (jña) (of the knower, of one who knows)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• तत्र (tatra) - in those actions / there (there, in that place, in that matter)

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (jña) (the knower, one who knows)

• मा (mā) - (prohibitive) (not, do not (prohibitive))

• करोतु (karotu) - let him act (let him do, may he do)

• करोतु (karotu) - or not act (let him do, may he do)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Acts as the object of 'karoti'.

करोति (karoti) - he does (performs) (he does, he makes)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Acts as the object of 'aśnāti'.

अश्नाति (aśnāti) - he eats (he eats, he consumes)

(verb)

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

Root: aś (class 9)

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Acts as the object of 'dadāti'.

ददाति (dadāti) - he gives (he gives, he grants)

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

जुहोति (juhoti) - he offers in sacrifice (he offers (in fire sacrifice))

(verb)

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

Reduplicated root.

Root: hu (class 3)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dadāti' and 'juhoti'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the actions) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers collectively to the preceding actions.

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - to the knower (jña) (of the knower, of one who knows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, knowing, wise, understanding

From root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Indicates belonging or relation.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Another negation particle.

तत्र (tatra) - in those actions / there (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'tad'.

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (jña) (the knower, one who knows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, knowing, wise, understanding

From root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मा (mā) - (prohibitive) (not, do not (prohibitive))

(indeclinable)

करोतु (karotu) - let him act (let him do, may he do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates permission or indifference.

करोतु (karotu) - or not act (let him do, may he do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Paired with 'mā karotu' by 'vā' to express indifference.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

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