योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-74

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि ।
कर्म कुर्वन्नकुर्वन्वा निःसङ्गः सन्न लिप्यते ॥ ७४ ॥

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi ,
karma kurvannakurvanvā niḥsaṅgaḥ sanna lipyate 74

74. kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalaiḥ indriyaiḥ api
karma kurvan akurvan vā niḥsaṅgaḥ san na lipyate

74. kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalaiḥ indriyaiḥ api karma kurvan vā akurvan vā,
niḥsaṅgaḥ san na lipyate

74. Whether performing actions (karma) or not performing them, one who is detached is not tainted, even when acting through the body, mind, intellect, or merely the senses.

Words meanings summery:

• कायेन (kāyena) - by the body

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect, by understanding

• केवलैः (kevalaiḥ) - merely, solely, only (by)

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

• अपि (api) - even, also

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work (karma)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not performing, not doing

• वा (vā) - or, either

• निःसङ्गः (niḥsaṅgaḥ) - detached, free from attachment

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• न (na) - not

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

Words meanings and morphology

कायेन (kāyena) - by the body

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, group

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

केवलैः (kevalaiḥ) - merely, solely, only (by)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kevala

kevala - only, mere, exclusive, absolute, whole

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

present active participle

From root kṛ with śatṛ suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not performing, not doing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not performing

present active participle

From root kṛ with negative prefix a- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: a

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

निःसङ्गः (niḥsaṅgaḥ) - detached, free from attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsaṅga

niḥsaṅga - detached, free from attachment, unattached

From prefix nis- and root sañj (to cling).

Prefix: nis

Root: sañj (class 1)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

present active participle

From root as (to be) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: lip (class 6)