योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
केवलेनेन्द्रियैः सार्धं वर्तमानार्थवर्तिना ।
असंगमेन मनसा यत्करोषि न तत्कृतम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kevalenendriyaiḥ sārdhaṃ vartamānārthavartinā ,
asaṃgamena manasā yatkaroṣi na tatkṛtam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | kevalena indriyaiḥ sārdham vartamānārthavartinā
| asaṅgamena manasā yat karoṣi na tat kṛtam ||

1. श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच केवलेन इन्द्रियैः सार्धम् वर्तमानार्थवर्तिना असंगमेन मनसा यत् करोषि,
तत् न कृतम् [भवति]

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Whatever action you perform with an unattached mind (manas)—even when it is engaged with the present objects perceived by the senses—that action is not truly considered "done" (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• केवलेन (kevalena) - merely, solely, only

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

• वर्तमानार्थवर्तिना (vartamānārthavartinā) - functioning with present objects, engaged with current sense-objects

• असङ्गमेन (asaṅgamena) - by the unattached, unentangled

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas) (by the mind)

• यत् (yat) - whatever, that which

• करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you perform

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - not truly "done" (karma) (done, performed, made)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha (an ancient and revered sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  indeclinable
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Third person singular perfect active form of root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

केवलेन (kevalena) - merely, solely, only

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, mere, simple, exclusive

Note: In this context, implies 'only by' or 'merely with' the senses.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty of sense

Related to `indra` (lord of senses).

Root: ind (class 7)

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form. Takes instrumental case.

वर्तमानार्थवर्तिना (vartamānārthavartinā) - functioning with present objects, engaged with current sense-objects

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vartamānārthavartin

vartamānārthavartin - engaged with present objects (of the senses)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vartamāna+artha+vartin)

• vartamāna – present, existing, current
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `vṛt` (to be, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vartin – abiding, dwelling, functioning, acting
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `vṛt` (to be, to exist) + `in` suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `manasā`.

असङ्गमेन (asaṅgamena) - by the unattached, unentangled

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of asaṅgama

asaṅgama - unattached, unentangled, free from contact/connection

`a` (negation) + `saṅgama` (attachment).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (a+saṅgama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṅgama – union, contact, attachment, association
  noun (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `sam`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `manasā`.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas) (by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The agent of `karoṣi` in this context, albeit with an unattached quality.

यत् (yat) - whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Nominative/accusative singular neuter form of the relative pronoun `yad`.

Note: Object of `karoṣi`.

करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

Second person singular present active form of root `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates `kṛtam`.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Nominative/accusative singular neuter form of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

Note: Predicate nominative.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - not truly "done" (karma) (done, performed, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with `tat`. This is the (karma) that is 'not done'.