योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-12

निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ।
यः स कार्यमकार्यं वा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ १२ ॥

nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ,
yaḥ sa kāryamakāryaṃ vā kurvannapi na lipyate 12

12. nirmamaḥ nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī
yaḥ saḥ kāryam akāryam vā kurvan api na lipyate

12. yaḥ nirmamaḥ nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī
saḥ kāryam vā akāryam kurvan api na lipyate

12. One who is free from the sense of 'mine' (mama), devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra), balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving, is not tainted even when performing actions, whether they are prescribed duties or not.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - without possessiveness, free from the sense of 'mine'

• निरहङ्कारः (nirahaṅkāraḥ) - without ego, free from pride or 'I-ness'

• समदुःखसुखः (samaduḥkhasukhaḥ) - balanced in sorrow and happiness, having sorrow and happiness equally

• क्षमी (kṣamī) - forgiving, patient, enduring

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, prescribed action, proper action, what should be done

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper action, what should not be done, prohibited action

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• न (na) - not

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, is attached

Words meanings and morphology

निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - without possessiveness, free from the sense of 'mine'

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmama

nirmama - without 'mine', free from selfishness or possessiveness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+mama)

• nir – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
• mama – my, mine
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of 'aham' (I)

निरहङ्कारः (nirahaṅkāraḥ) - without ego, free from pride or 'I-ness'

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirahaṅkāra

nirahaṅkāra - devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ahaṅkāra)

• nir – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
• ahaṅkāra – ego, egocentricity, the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  from aham (I) + kāra (maker/doing)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

समदुःखसुखः (samaduḥkhasukhaḥ) - balanced in sorrow and happiness, having sorrow and happiness equally

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaduḥkhasukha

samaduḥkhasukha - equanimous in pain and pleasure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+duḥkha+sukha)

• sama – equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)

क्षमी (kṣamī) - forgiving, patient, enduring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣamin

kṣamin - forgiving, patient, enduring

from root kṣam (to endure, be patient)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the person described by the preceding adjectives.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, prescribed action, proper action, what should be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive (future passive participle)

Derived from root kṛ + suffix -ya (or -ṇya). Means 'that which should be done'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper action, what should not be done, prohibited action

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper action

Gerundive (future passive participle)

Negative prefix 'a' + kārya.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kārya – what is to be done, duty, action, work
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (future passive participle)
  Derived from root kṛ + suffix -ya (or -ṇya).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects 'kāryam' and 'akāryam'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present active participle

Present participle of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Particle

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the verb 'lipyate'.

लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, is attached

(verb)

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

Present tense, passive voice

Root lip (class 4P), used here in passive. lipyate (divādi conjugation, passive form of 'to smear/taint').

Root: lip (class 4)

Note: The subject 'saḥ' is in the nominative, but as the agent of 'lipyate' in the passive voice.