योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-65

आस्थारहितया बुद्ध्या विहर्तव्यमिहानघ ।
कर्तव्यमेव कर्तव्यमकर्तव्यमुपेक्ष्यते ॥ ६५ ॥

āsthārahitayā buddhyā vihartavyamihānagha ,
kartavyameva kartavyamakartavyamupekṣyate 65

65. āsthā-rahitayā buddhyā vihartavyam iha anagha
kartavyam eva kartavyam akartavyam upekṣyate

65. anagha iha āsthā-rahitayā buddhyā vihartavyam.
kartavyam eva kartavyam,
akartavyam upekṣyate.

65. O pure one, here, one should live with a mind free from strong attachment. That which is to be done must indeed be done, and that which is not to be done should be disregarded.

65. התהלך בעולם הזה, נקי מחטא, עם תבונה הפטורה מכל התקשרות; עשה את הנדרש לעשות והתעלם ממה שאינו ראוי להיעשות.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्था-रहितया (āsthā-rahitayā) - by that which is devoid of attachment/interest

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect, by the mind

• विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - one should dwell, one should live, should be engaged

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• अनघ (anagha) - O blameless one, O pure one, O faultless one

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - what should be done, duty

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, duty

• अकर्तव्यम् (akartavyam) - what should not be done, improper action

• उपेक्ष्यते (upekṣyate) - is disregarded, is neglected, is overlooked

Words meanings and morphology

आस्था-रहितया (āsthā-rahitayā) - by that which is devoid of attachment/interest

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āsthā-rahita

āsthā-rahita - devoid of attachment, free from interest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āsthā+rahita)

• āsthā – attachment, interest, faith, reliance
  noun (feminine)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rah' with suffix 'ita'
  Root: rah

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect, by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, reason

Root: budh (class 1)

विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - one should dwell, one should live, should be engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihartavya

vihartavya - to be roamed, to be acted, to be lived

Gerundive

Root 'hṛ' with upasarga 'vi', suffix 'tavya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally ('it should be lived')

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O blameless one, O pure one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - blameless, faultless, pure, sinless

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - what should be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tavya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a substantivized adjective.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tavya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकर्तव्यम् (akartavyam) - what should not be done, improper action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akartavya

akartavya - not to be done, improper, forbidden

Gerundive (negative)

Negative prefix 'a' + Root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tavya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a substantivized adjective.

उपेक्ष्यते (upekṣyate) - is disregarded, is neglected, is overlooked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upekṣ

Root 'īkṣ' with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The root 'īkṣ' is typically ātmanepada (middle voice); 'upekṣyate' often functions passively.

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