योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-27

यत्करोमि यदश्नामि तत्त्यक्त्वा तद्वतोऽपि मे ।
मनो नैष्कर्म्यमादत्ते तेन जीवाम्यनामयः ॥ २७ ॥

yatkaromi yadaśnāmi tattyaktvā tadvato'pi me ,
mano naiṣkarmyamādatte tena jīvāmyanāmayaḥ 27

27. yat karomi yat aśnāmi tat tyaktvā tadvataḥ api
me manaḥ naiṣkarmyam ādatte tena jīvāmi anāmayaḥ

27. yat karomi yat aśnāmi tat tyaktvā,
me manaḥ tadvataḥ api naiṣkarmyam ādatte.
tena anāmayaḥ jīvāmi.

27. Whatever I do and whatever I eat, having renounced the attachment to that, my mind attains a state of non-action (naiṣkarmya), even for me who is engaged in such activities. Therefore, I live free from affliction.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

• करोमि (karomi) - I do (I do, I make, I perform)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

• अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - I eat (I eat, I consume)

• तत् (tat) - that (i.e., attachment to action/fruit) (that, therefore)

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

• तद्वतः (tadvataḥ) - of me who is engaged in such activities (lit. 'possesses that') (of one who possesses that, of one who has that)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

• मनः (manaḥ) - my mind (mind, intellect, thought)

• नैष्कर्म्यम् (naiṣkarmyam) - state of non-action (naiṣkarmya) (state of non-action, freedom from activity, inaction)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes a state (it takes, it assumes, it accepts, it obtains)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him)

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live (I live, I exist)

• अनामयः (anāmayaḥ) - free from affliction (free from illness, healthy, free from affliction)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'karomi'.

करोमि (karomi) - I do (I do, I make, I perform)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'aśnāmi'.

अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - I eat (I eat, I consume)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of aś

Present Active Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: aś (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that (i.e., attachment to action/fruit) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular accusative.

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root 'tyaj' with suffix '-ktvā'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

तद्वतः (tadvataḥ) - of me who is engaged in such activities (lit. 'possesses that') (of one who possesses that, of one who has that)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad-vat

tad-vat - possessing that, having that, endowed with that

Formed from 'tad' (that) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'aham' (I), agreeing with 'me'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun, enclitic form.

मनः (manaḥ) - my mind (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, spirit

s-stem noun, nominative singular.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'ādatte'.

नैष्कर्म्यम् (naiṣkarmyam) - state of non-action (naiṣkarmya) (state of non-action, freedom from activity, inaction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naiṣkarmya

naiṣkarmya - state of non-action, freedom from action, cessation of karma, tranquility

Derived from 'niṣkarma' (without action) + suffix '-ya' (abstract noun). 'niṣkarma' is a Nañ-Tatpurusha compound of 'nis' (without) + 'karma' (action).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (derived from Nañ-Tatpurusha) (nis+karma)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ādatte'.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes a state (it takes, it assumes, it accepts, it obtains)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

Third person singular, present tense, middle voice. Formed with prefix 'ā-' + root 'dā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject is 'manaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Third person demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used adverbially here, referring to the preceding statement.

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live (I live, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present Active Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: jīv (class 1)

अनामयः (anāmayaḥ) - free from affliction (free from illness, healthy, free from affliction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, well, auspicious, free from affliction

Nañ-Tatpurusha compound: 'an-' (negative prefix) + 'āmaya' (illness, affliction).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (an+āmaya)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āmaya – illness, disease, affliction, distress
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'am' (to go, move, or be sick) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)