योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-10

मनोनुद्वेगकारीणि मृदुकर्माणि सेवते ।
पापाद्बिभेति सततं न च भोगमपेक्षते ॥ १० ॥

manonudvegakārīṇi mṛdukarmāṇi sevate ,
pāpādbibheti satataṃ na ca bhogamapekṣate 10

10. manaḥ anudvegakārīṇi mṛdu karmāṇi sevate
pāpāt bibheti satatam na ca bhogam apekṣate

10. manaḥ anudvegakārīṇi mṛdu karmāṇi sevate
satatam pāpāt bibheti ca bhogam na apekṣate

10. Such a person engages in gentle actions that do not agitate the mind. They constantly fear sin and do not seek material enjoyment.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• अनुद्वेगकारीणि (anudvegakārīṇi) - not causing agitation, not disturbing

• मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle, soft, tender, mild

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

• सेवते (sevate) - he/she/it serves, practices, performs

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin, from evil

• बिभेति (bibheti) - he/she/it fears

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• भोगम् (bhogam) - enjoyment, pleasure, experience

• अपेक्षते (apekṣate) - he/she/it expects, desires, seeks

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, thought, understanding

अनुद्वेगकारीणि (anudvegakārīṇi) - not causing agitation, not disturbing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anudvegakārin

anudvegakārin - not causing agitation, not disturbing, not alarming

Compound adjective: 'not' (an) + 'agitation' (udvega) + 'causing' (kārin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+udvega+kārin)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• udvega – agitation, distress, anxiety, excitement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vij' (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)
• kārin – causing, making, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle, soft, tender, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, agreeable, weak

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karma

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

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सेवते (sevate) - he/she/it serves, practices, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sev

Root: sev (class 1)

पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin, from evil

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, vice, crime

बिभेति (bibheti) - he/she/it fears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhī

Root: bhī (class 3)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भोगम् (bhogam) - enjoyment, pleasure, experience

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience, food

Derived from root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अपेक्षते (apekṣate) - he/she/it expects, desires, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of apekṣ

Prefix: apa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)