योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-16

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय ।
निःसङ्गस्त्वं यथाप्राप्तकर्मवान्न निबध्यसे ॥ १६ ॥

yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanaṃjaya ,
niḥsaṅgastvaṃ yathāprāptakarmavānna nibadhyase 16

16. yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgam tyaktvā dhanaṃjaya
niḥsaṅgaḥ tvam yathāprāpta-karma-vān na nibadhyase

16. dhanaṃjaya yoga-sthaḥ saṅgam tyaktvā karmāṇi kuru
tvam niḥsaṅgaḥ yathāprāpta-karma-vān na nibadhyase

16. O Dhanañjaya, established in the practice of disinterested action (yoga), perform your duties, abandoning all attachment. By being unattached and performing actions (karma) as they come naturally, you are not bound.

Words meanings summery:

• योग-स्थः (yoga-sthaḥ) - established in the practice of disinterested action (yoga) (established in yoga, steadfast in yoga)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties

• सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, association

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth (epithet of Arjuna)

• निःसङ्गः (niḥsaṅgaḥ) - free from attachment, unattached

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यथाप्राप्त-कर्म-वान् (yathāprāpta-karma-vān) - performing actions (karma) as they come naturally (one who has actions as they come, performing actions as they accrue)

• न (na) - not, no

• निबध्यसे (nibadhyase) - you are bound, you are tied

Words meanings and morphology

योग-स्थः (yoga-sthaḥ) - established in the practice of disinterested action (yoga) (established in yoga, steadfast in yoga)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogastha

yogastha - standing in yoga, established in yoga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+stha)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, practice, discipline, means
  noun (masculine)
  from root `yuj`
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  from root `sthā`
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty, destiny

from root `kṛ`

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, association

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - attachment, adherence, company, union

from `sam` + root `gam`

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive form from root `tyaj`

Root: tyaj (class 1)

धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth (epithet of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, an epithet of Arjuna

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  from root `ji`
  Root: ji (class 1)

निःसङ्गः (niḥsaṅgaḥ) - free from attachment, unattached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsaṅga

niḥsaṅga - free from attachment, unattached

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+saṅga)

• nis – without, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating negation or absence
• saṅga – attachment, adherence, company, union
  noun (masculine)
  from `sam` + root `gam`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यथाप्राप्त-कर्म-वान् (yathāprāpta-karma-vān) - performing actions (karma) as they come naturally (one who has actions as they come, performing actions as they accrue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathāprāptakarmavat

yathāprāptakarmavat - one who has actions as they have arrived, performing actions as they present themselves

`vat` suffix indicates possession

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathā+prāpta+karman+vat)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, arrived, acquired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from `pra` + root `āp`
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• karman – action, deed, work, duty
  noun (neuter)
  from root `kṛ`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vat – possessing, having
  suffix
  primary suffix `matup`/`vatup`

Note: The suffix `vat` declines like a noun, here in nominative singular masculine.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निबध्यसे (nibadhyase) - you are bound, you are tied

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of bandh

Passive voice formation with `ni` prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

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