योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-41

ब्रह्महत्याश्वमेधाभ्यामसंसक्तो न लिप्यते ।
दूरस्थकान्तासंलीनमनाः कार्यैरिवाग्रगैः ॥ ४१ ॥

brahmahatyāśvamedhābhyāmasaṃsakto na lipyate ,
dūrasthakāntāsaṃlīnamanāḥ kāryairivāgragaiḥ 41

41. brahmahatyāśvamedhābhyām asaṃsaktaḥ na lipyate
dūrasthakāntāsaṃlīnamanāḥ kāryaiḥ iva agragaiḥ

41. asaṃsaktaḥ brahmahatyāśvamedhābhyām na lipyate
dūrasthakāntāsaṃlīnamanāḥ agragaiḥ kāryaiḥ iva

41. One who is unattached is not tainted by (the karmic effects of) even a *brahmahatyā* (killing of a Brahmin) or an *aśvamedha* (Vedic horse sacrifice). This is like a mind that is not absorbed in a distant beloved, remaining unaffected by pressing duties.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्महत्याश्वमेधाभ्याम् (brahmahatyāśvamedhābhyām) - by the killing of a Brahmin and the horse sacrifice, by great sin and great merit

• असंसक्तः (asaṁsaktaḥ) - unattached, not clinging, indifferent

• न (na) - not, no

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

• दूरस्थकान्तासंलीनमनाः (dūrasthakāntāsaṁlīnamanāḥ) - one whose mind is not absorbed in a distant beloved

• कार्यैः (kāryaiḥ) - by actions, by duties, by tasks

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अग्रगैः (agragaiḥ) - by leading ones, by foremost ones

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्महत्याश्वमेधाभ्याम् (brahmahatyāśvamedhābhyām) - by the killing of a Brahmin and the horse sacrifice, by great sin and great merit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of brahmahatyāśvamedha

brahmahatyāśvamedha - the killing of a Brahmin and the horse sacrifice, a great sin and a great Vedic ritual

Compound type : dvandva (brahmahatyā+aśvamedha)

• brahmahatyā – killing of a Brahmin, a great sin
  noun (feminine)
• aśvamedha – horse sacrifice, a great Vedic ritual
  noun (masculine)

असंसक्तः (asaṁsaktaḥ) - unattached, not clinging, indifferent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃsakta

asaṁsakta - unattached, not clinging, indifferent, disconnected

past passive participle

Derived from root √sañj (to cling, attach) with prefix sam- and negative prefix a-.

Prefixes: a+sam

Root: sañj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: lip (class 6)

दूरस्थकान्तासंलीनमनाः (dūrasthakāntāsaṁlīnamanāḥ) - one whose mind is not absorbed in a distant beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrasthakāntāsaṃlīnamanas

dūrasthakāntāsaṁlīnamanas - one whose mind is not absorbed in a distant beloved

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dūrastha+kāntā+asaṃlīna+manas)

• dūrastha – situated far off, distant
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kāntā – beloved woman, desired woman
  noun (feminine)
• asaṃlīna – not absorbed, not merged, unattached
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root √lī (to cling, dissolve) with prefix sam- and negative prefix a-.
  Prefixes: a+sam
  Root: lī (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

कार्यैः (kāryaiḥ) - by actions, by duties, by tasks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, task, business

gerundive (future passive participle)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अग्रगैः (agragaiḥ) - by leading ones, by foremost ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of agraga

agraga - going first, leading, foremost, prominent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ga)

• agra – front, tip, foremost, best
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving (suffix), one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kāryaiḥ'.