योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-35

निरीहो हि जडो देहो नात्मनोऽस्याभिवाञ्छितम् ।
कर्ता न कश्चिदेवातो द्रष्टा केवलमस्य सः ॥ ३५ ॥

nirīho hi jaḍo deho nātmano'syābhivāñchitam ,
kartā na kaścidevāto draṣṭā kevalamasya saḥ 35

35. nirīhaḥ hi jaḍaḥ dehaḥ na ātmanaḥ asya abhivāñchitam
kartā na kaścit eva ataḥ draṣṭā kevalam asya saḥ

35. hi nirīhaḥ jaḍaḥ dehaḥ ātmanaḥ asya abhivāñchitam
na kartā kaścit eva ataḥ saḥ asya kevalam draṣṭā

35. Indeed, the inert body is desireless; it is not a desired object for the self (ātman). Therefore, there is no doer whatsoever, and the self (ātman) is merely its observer.

Words meanings summery:

• निरीहः (nirīhaḥ) - desireless, inactive, free from desire

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert (inert, unconscious, dull, stupid)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of the soul)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (body) (of this, of him, of it)

• अभिवाञ्छितम् (abhivāñchitam) - desired object (desired, wished, longed for, object of desire)

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer (doer, agent, creator)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone/whatsoever (anyone, someone, some)

• एव (eva) - indeed/whatsoever (emphasizing negation) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - observer (seer, observer, witness)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, solely, only, pure, absolute)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (body, or implied phenomena of existence) (of this, of him, of it)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the self) (he, that one)

Words meanings and morphology

निरीहः (nirīhaḥ) - desireless, inactive, free from desire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirīha

nirīha - desireless, free from desire, inactive, quiet

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+īhā)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• īhā – desire, wish, effort, exertion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert (inert, unconscious, dull, stupid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, senseless, unconscious, dull, cold, stupid

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul, Brahman (brahman)

Root: an (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this (body) (of this, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to deha (masculine).

अभिवाञ्छितम् (abhivāñchitam) - desired object (desired, wished, longed for, object of desire)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhivāñchita

abhivāñchita - desired, wished, longed for; a wish, desire

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vāñch with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer (doer, agent, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, maker, creator, author

Agent noun from root kṛ

kṛ + tṛc (agent suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone/whatsoever (anyone, someone, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

ka (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indefinite particle)

एव (eva) - indeed/whatsoever (emphasizing negation) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Suffix tas from idam.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - observer (seer, observer, witness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness, knower

Agent noun from root dṛś

dṛś + tṛc (agent suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, solely, only, pure, absolute)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective, used adverbially.

अस्य (asya) - of this (body, or implied phenomena of existence) (of this, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine, feminine or neuter genitive singular. Here likely refers to the 'body' or the 'world/phenomena' of which the self is a seer.

सः (saḥ) - he (the self) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it