योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-26

स तिष्ठन्नपि कार्येषु देशकालक्रियाक्रमैः ।
न कार्यसुखदुःखाभ्यां मनागपि हि गृह्यते ॥ २६ ॥

sa tiṣṭhannapi kāryeṣu deśakālakriyākramaiḥ ,
na kāryasukhaduḥkhābhyāṃ manāgapi hi gṛhyate 26

26. saḥ tiṣṭhan api kāryeṣu deśakalakriyākramaiḥ
na kāryasukhaduḥkhābhyām manāk api hi gṛhyate

26. saḥ kāryeṣu deśakālakriyākramaiḥ tiṣṭhan api,
kāryasukhaduḥkhābhyām manāk api hi na gṛhyate

26. Even while he remains engaged in actions, following the proper sequence of place, time, and activity, he is not affected, not even slightly, by the joys and sorrows arising from those actions.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - The enlightened one (he, that)

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - being engaged in (standing, remaining, being, existing, engaged)

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

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in duties, in affairs

• देशकलक्रियाक्रमैः (deśakalakriyākramaiḥ) - by means of place, time, and sequence of actions

• न (na) - not, no

• कार्यसुखदुःखाभ्याम् (kāryasukhaduḥkhābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows of actions

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a jot

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizes 'manāk') (even, also, too)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizer) (indeed, surely, because)

• गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is grasped, is seized, is affected

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - The enlightened one (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the main subject.

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - being engaged in (standing, remaining, being, existing, engaged)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the subject 'saḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express concession.

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in duties, in affairs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - action, duty, affair, task, what is to be done

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root √kṛ (to do/make) with -ya suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देशकलक्रियाक्रमैः (deśakalakriyākramaiḥ) - by means of place, time, and sequence of actions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deśakalakriyākrama

deśakalakriyākrama - sequence of place, time, and action

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla+kriyā+krama)

• deśa – place, region, spot
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kṛ (to do/make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• krama – sequence, order, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kram (to step, proceed).
  Root: kram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कार्यसुखदुःखाभ्याम् (kāryasukhaduḥkhābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows of actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of kāryasukhaduḥkha

kāryasukhaduḥkha - joy and sorrow of actions

Compound type : dvandva (kārya+sukha+duḥkha)

• kārya – action, duty, affair, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root √kṛ (to do/make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a jot

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizes 'manāk') (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizer) (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is grasped, is seized, is affected

(verb)

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

present tense, passive voice, atmanepada

9th conjugation verb, passive form.

Root: grah (class 9)