योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-34

जडेन राम क्रियते यन्न तत्कृतमुच्यते ।
कुर्वन्नपि तदा देहो न कर्ता क्वचिदेव हि ॥ ३४ ॥

jaḍena rāma kriyate yanna tatkṛtamucyate ,
kurvannapi tadā deho na kartā kvacideva hi 34

34. jaḍena rāma kriyate yat na tat kṛtam ucyate
kurvan api tadā dehaḥ na kartā kvacit eva hi

34. rāma,
yat jaḍena kriyate,
tat na kṛtam ucyate.
tadā dehaḥ kurvan api kvacit eva hi kartā na.

34. O Rāma, that which is done by the inert (jaḍa) is not considered truly "done" in the sense of conscious action. Even when the body (deha) is performing actions, it is never truly the doer (kartā).

Words meanings summery:

• जडेन (jaḍena) - by the inert, by the unconscious

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• न (na) - not

• तत् (tat) - that

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, created

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• न (na) - not

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - never (in conjunction with 'na') (ever, anywhere, sometimes)

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

जडेन (jaḍena) - by the inert, by the unconscious

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, unconscious, dull, foolish

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

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

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

From root kṛ (to do, make), present tense passive voice form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, created

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

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

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Passive voice form of the root vac, stem ucyate.

Root: vac (class 2)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - never (in conjunction with 'na') (ever, anywhere, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

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