योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-54, verse-25

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्यत्यकर्मणि च कर्म यः ।
स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स चोक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥ २५ ॥

karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyatyakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ ,
sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa coktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt 25

25. karmaṇi akarma yaḥ paśyati akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ
saḥ buddhimān manuṣyeṣu saḥ ca uktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt

25. yaḥ karmaṇi akarma paśyati,
yaḥ ca akarmaṇi karma paśyati,
saḥ manuṣyeṣu buddhimān (asti),
ca saḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt uktaḥ.

25. Whoever sees inaction (akarma) in action (karma), and action (karma) in inaction (akarma) – that person is discerning among human beings, and he is declared to be one who has accomplished all actions.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work

• अकर्म (akarma) - inaction, non-action, cessation of work

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, among human beings

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared, called

• कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् (kṛtsnakarmakṛt) - one who has accomplished all actions (by understanding the nature of action and inaction) (performer of all actions, one who has accomplished all actions)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकर्म (akarma) - inaction, non-action, cessation of work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akarman

akarman - inaction, non-action, absence of ritual

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and karman (action)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akarman

akarman - inaction, non-action, absence of ritual

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and karman (action)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, possessed of understanding

suffixed with -mat for possession

Root: budh (class 1)

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, among human beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

Root: man (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

past passive participle of vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् (kṛtsnakarmakṛt) - one who has accomplished all actions (by understanding the nature of action and inaction) (performer of all actions, one who has accomplished all actions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtsnakarmakṛt

kṛtsnakarmakṛt - performer of all actions, universal agent

compound: kṛtsna (all) + karman (action) + kṛt (doer)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛtsna+karman+kṛt)

• kṛtsna – all, whole, complete
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛt – maker, doer, accomplishing
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  agent noun/adjective derived from kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)