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

नादत्तमप्युपादत्ते गृहीतमपि पाणिना ।
अन्तर्मुखतयोदात्तरूपया समया धिया ॥ ५ ॥

nādattamapyupādatte gṛhītamapi pāṇinā ,
antarmukhatayodāttarūpayā samayā dhiyā 5

5. na ādattam api upādatte gṛhītam api pāṇinā
antarmukhatayā udātta-rūpayā samayā dhiyā

5. antarmukhatayā udātta-rūpayā samayā dhiyā
na ādattam api upādatte pāṇinā gṛhītam api

5. With an inwardly-focused, noble, and tranquil intellect (dhiyā), he neither appropriates what has not been given, nor does he take possession of what is merely grasped by his hand.

5. מתוך חשיבה שקולה ונאצלת המופנית פנימה, הוא אינו משתוקק לקחת דבר ולא נאחז אפילו במה שכבר מוחזק בידו.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, nor)

• आदत्तम् (ādattam) - given (to him) (given, offered, taken, received)

• अपि (api) - even (even if, also)

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - appropriates, takes possession of (takes, accepts, appropriates, claims)

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - grasped (by hand) (grasped, taken, seized)

• अपि (api) - even (even if, also)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by his (own) hand (by the hand)

• अन्तर्मुखतया (antarmukhatayā) - due to his inwardly-focused (nature) (by means of inward-directedness, inwardly)

• उदात्त-रूपया (udātta-rūpayā) - noble (in nature) (of noble form/nature, elevated in character)

• समया (samayā) - tranquil (intellect) (by a balanced, equal, tranquil (intellect))

• धिया (dhiyā) - by his intellect (by the intellect, by understanding, by thought)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

आदत्तम् (ādattam) - given (to him) (given, offered, taken, received)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādatta

ādatta - given, taken, received, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā' + '√dā' (to give, to take).

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to an object, neuter singular accusative.

अपि (api) - even (even if, also)

(indeclinable)

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - appropriates, takes possession of (takes, accepts, appropriates, claims)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √upā-dā

Present tense form

From 'upa' + 'ā' + '√dā' (to give/take).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - grasped (by hand) (grasped, taken, seized)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - grasped, taken, seized, held

Past Passive Participle

From '√grah' (to seize, to grasp).

Root: grah (class 9)

अपि (api) - even (even if, also)

(indeclinable)

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by his (own) hand (by the hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

अन्तर्मुखतया (antarmukhatayā) - due to his inwardly-focused (nature) (by means of inward-directedness, inwardly)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antarmukhata

antarmukhata - inward-directedness, introversion

Abstract noun formed from the compound adjective 'antarmukha' by adding the suffix 'tā'.

उदात्त-रूपया (udātta-rūpayā) - noble (in nature) (of noble form/nature, elevated in character)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of udātta-rūpa

udātta-rūpa - having a noble form, of an elevated nature, excellent in character

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udātta+rūpa)

• udātta – elevated, noble, lofty, high
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ud' + 'ā' + '√dā' (to give).
  Prefixes: ud+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dhiyā'.

समया (samayā) - tranquil (intellect) (by a balanced, equal, tranquil (intellect))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, same, tranquil, calm, balanced

Note: Agrees with 'dhiyā'.

धिया (dhiyā) - by his intellect (by the intellect, by understanding, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind

From '√dhyai' (to think, meditate).

Root: dhyai (class 1)

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