योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-8

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
कृतेनानेन कार्येण न शुभं नाशुभं सखे ।
पश्यामि तन्महाबुद्धे यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ८ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
kṛtenānena kāryeṇa na śubhaṃ nāśubhaṃ sakhe ,
paśyāmi tanmahābuddhe yathecchasi tathā kuru 8

8. śikhidhvaja uvāca kṛtena anena kāryeṇa na śubhaṃ na aśubhaṃ
sakhe paśyāmi tat mahābudhe yathā icchasi tathā kuru

8. śikhidhvaja uvāca sakhe anena kṛtena kāryeṇa tat na śubhaṃ
na aśubhaṃ paśyāmi mahābudhe yathā icchasi tathā kuru

8. Śikhidhvaja said: "Friend, regarding this performed action (karma), I see neither good nor bad. Therefore, O highly intelligent one, do as you wish."

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - Śikhidhvaja

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by the done, by the performed

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by the action, by the deed, by the task

• न (na) - neither, not

• शुभं (śubhaṁ) - good, auspicious, fortunate

• न (na) - nor, not

• अशुभं (aśubhaṁ) - bad, inauspicious, unfortunate

• सखे (sakhe) - O friend

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• तत् (tat) - that

• महाबुधे (mahābudhe) - O great-minded one, O wise one

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - Śikhidhvaja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (proper name, literally 'one whose banner is a peacock')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock, tuft, flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by the done, by the performed

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by the action, by the deed, by the task

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - action, deed, task, work; to be done, proper to be done

Gerundive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - neither, not

(indeclinable)

शुभं (śubhaṁ) - good, auspicious, fortunate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, fortunate

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

अशुभं (aśubhaṁ) - bad, inauspicious, unfortunate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, evil

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śubha – good, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)

सखे (sakhe) - O friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the state of being good or bad.

महाबुधे (mahābudhe) - O great-minded one, O wise one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, highly intelligent person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)