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6,36

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-36, verse-13

अकुर्वन्नेव संसाररचनां कर्तृतां गतः ।
कुर्वन्नेव महाकर्म न करोत्येव किंचन ॥ १३ ॥
akurvanneva saṃsāraracanāṃ kartṛtāṃ gataḥ ,
kurvanneva mahākarma na karotyeva kiṃcana 13
13. akurvan eva saṃsāraracanām kartṛtām gataḥ |
kurvan eva mahākarma na karoti eva kiṃcana ||
13. saṃsāraracanām akurvan eva kartṛtām gataḥ
mahākarma kurvan eva na eva kiṃcana karoti
13. This one attains the state of being the doer (kartṛtā) even while not performing the creation of the world (saṃsāra). And though indeed performing great actions (mahākarma), this one truly does nothing at all.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not doing, not acting
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • संसाररचनाम् (saṁsāraracanām) - the creation or arrangement of the world (saṃsāra)
  • कर्तृताम् (kartṛtām) - to the state of being a doer, agency
  • गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached
  • कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • महाकर्म (mahākarma) - great action (karma)
  • (na) - not
  • करोति (karoti) - does, makes
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all

Words meanings and morphology

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not doing, not acting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akurvat
akurvat - not doing, inactive, non-acting
Present Active Participle
From `a-√kṛ` + `śatṛ` suffix. 'a' is a negative prefix.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kurvat)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • kurvat – doing, making, performing
    adjective
    Present Active Participle
    From `√kṛ` + `śatṛ` suffix
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
संसाररचनाम् (saṁsāraracanām) - the creation or arrangement of the world (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsāraracanā
saṁsāraracanā - the creation, arrangement, or structure of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+racanā)
  • saṃsāra – the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; the phenomenal world
    noun (masculine)
  • racanā – creation, arrangement, composition, formation
    noun (feminine)
    Root: rac
कर्तृताम् (kartṛtām) - to the state of being a doer, agency
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā
kartṛtā - the state of being a doer, agency, authorship, causality
From `kartṛ` (doer) + `tā` (abstract suffix)
गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, attained, reached, become, situated in
Past Passive Participle
From `√gam` + `kta` suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat
kurvat - doing, performing, making, active
Present Active Participle
From `√kṛ` + `śatṛ` suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
महाकर्म (mahākarma) - great action (karma)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahākarma
mahākarma - a great action (karma), a great work, an important deed
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+karma)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • karma – action, deed, work; results of actions
    noun (neuter)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
करोति (karoti) - does, makes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Present active 3rd singular
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all
(indeclinable)