योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-22

नादत्तेऽप्याददानश्च नाचरत्याचरन्नपि ।
भुञ्जानोऽपि न यो भुङ्क्ते महाभोक्ता स उच्यते ॥ २२ ॥

nādatte'pyādadānaśca nācaratyācarannapi ,
bhuñjāno'pi na yo bhuṅkte mahābhoktā sa ucyate 22

22. na ādatte api ādādānaḥ ca na ācarati ācaran api
bhuñjānaḥ api na yaḥ bhuṅkte mahābhoktā saḥ ucyate

22. yaḥ ādādānaḥ api na ādatte,
ca ācaran api na ācarati,
api bhuñjānaḥ na bhuṅkte,
saḥ mahābhoktā ucyate.

22. He does not take, even while taking; nor does he act, even while performing actions. The one who does not truly enjoy, even while experiencing, he is called a 'great enjoyer'.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, receives

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• आदादानः (ādādānaḥ) - taking, accepting, receiving (masculine nominative singular of participle)

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• आचरति (ācarati) - acts, performs, practices

• आचरन् (ācaran) - acting, performing, practicing (masculine nominative singular of participle)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• भुञ्जानः (bhuñjānaḥ) - enjoying, experiencing, eating (masculine nominative singular of participle)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, eats, experiences

• महाभोक्ता (mahābhoktā) - a great enjoyer, a great experiencer

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ādā

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

आदादानः (ādādānaḥ) - taking, accepting, receiving (masculine nominative singular of participle)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādādāna

ādādāna - taking, receiving, accepting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-āna'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आचरति (ācarati) - acts, performs, practices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ācar

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

आचरन् (ācaran) - acting, performing, practicing (masculine nominative singular of participle)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarat

ācarat - acting, behaving, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'car' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-at'

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जानः (bhuñjānaḥ) - enjoying, experiencing, eating (masculine nominative singular of participle)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuñjāna

bhuñjāna - enjoying, eating, experiencing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'bhuj' with suffix '-āna'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, eats, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: bhuj (class 7)

महाभोक्ता (mahābhoktā) - a great enjoyer, a great experiencer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhoktṛ

mahābhoktṛ - great enjoyer, great experiencer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhoktṛ)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhoktṛ – enjoyer, consumer, experiencer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

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