योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-7

इच्छानिच्छे फले त्यक्त्वा समन्तात्सर्ववस्तुषु ।
वयं न सेच्छा नानिच्छाः कुर्मस्तेनेदमीप्सितम् ॥ ७ ॥

icchānicche phale tyaktvā samantātsarvavastuṣu ,
vayaṃ na secchā nānicchāḥ kurmastenedamīpsitam 7

7. icchānicche phale tyaktvā samantāt sarvavastuṣu vayam
na sa-icchāḥ na anicchāḥ kurmaḥ tena idam īpsitam

7. vayam samantāt sarvavastuṣu icchānicche phale tyaktvā
na sa-icchāḥ na anicchāḥ kurmaḥ tena idam īpsitam

7. Having completely abandoned both attraction and repulsion towards the results in all matters, we act neither with specific desire nor with aversion. Thus, this is our desired mode of action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छानिच्छे (icchānicche) - desires and non-desires, likes and dislikes, attractions and repulsions

• फले (phale) - in results, concerning outcomes

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - completely, entirely, from all sides

• सर्ववस्तुषु (sarvavastuṣu) - in all objects, in all matters, regarding all things

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• स-इच्छाः (sa-icchāḥ) - with desire, desiring

• न (na) - not, neither, nor

• अनिच्छाः (anicchāḥ) - without desire, not desiring, averse

• कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we do, we make, we perform

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, sought after

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छानिच्छे (icchānicche) - desires and non-desires, likes and dislikes, attractions and repulsions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of icchānicchā

icchānicchā - desire and non-desire, liking and disliking

Compound type : dvandva (icchā+anicchā)

• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• anicchā – absence of desire, non-desire, aversion
  noun (feminine)

फले (phale) - in results, concerning outcomes

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - completely, entirely, from all sides

(indeclinable)

सर्ववस्तुषु (sarvavastuṣu) - in all objects, in all matters, regarding all things

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvavastu

sarvavastu - all objects/things

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+vastu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

स-इच्छाः (sa-icchāḥ) - with desire, desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-icchā

sa-icchā - having desire, desirous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+icchā)

• sa – with, together with
  prepositional prefix
• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, neither, nor

(indeclinable)

अनिच्छाः (anicchāḥ) - without desire, not desiring, averse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anicchā

anicchā - lacking desire, averse

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+icchā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we do, we make, we perform

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, sought after

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, sought after

Past Passive Participle

Derived from desiderative stem of √āp with suffix -ta

Root: āp (class 5)

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