योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-54, verse-28

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः ।
कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किंचित्करोति सः ॥ २८ ॥

tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ ,
karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiṃcitkaroti saḥ 28

28. tyaktvā karma-phala-āsangam nitya-tṛptaḥ nirāśrayaḥ
karmaṇi abhipravṛttaḥ api na eva kiñcit karoti saḥ

28. karma-phala-āsangam tyaktvā,
nitya-tṛptaḥ nirāśrayaḥ saḥ,
karmaṇi abhipravṛttaḥ api,
kiñcit na eva karoti.

28. Having given up attachment to the fruits of action (karma), one who is ever-contented and without reliance (nirāśraya) does nothing at all, even though fully engaged in action (karma).

28. מי שזנח את ההיקשרות לפירות הפעולה, מרוצה תמיד ובלתי תלוי בדבר, אף על פי שהוא שקוע כולו בפעולה, הוא אינו עושה דבר.

Words meanings summery:

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

• कर्म-फल-आसन्गम् (karma-phala-āsangam) - attachment to the fruits of action

• नित्य-तृप्तः (nitya-tṛptaḥ) - eternally contented, ever-satisfied

• निराश्रयः (nirāśrayaḥ) - without reliance, independent, unsupported, self-reliant

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, concerning action

• अभिप्रवृत्तः (abhipravṛttaḥ) - engaged, entered into, fully active

• अपि (api) - even, although

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

• करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root `tyaj` + suffix `-tvā`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

कर्म-फल-आसन्गम् (karma-phala-āsangam) - attachment to the fruits of action

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karmaphalāsaṅga

karmaphalāsaṅga - attachment to the fruits of action (karma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+phala+āsaṅga)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• āsaṅga – attachment, clinging, union, preoccupation
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-sañj`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 7)

नित्य-तृप्तः (nitya-tṛptaḥ) - eternally contented, ever-satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityatṛpta

nityatṛpta - eternally contented, always satisfied

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+tṛpta)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• tṛpta – satisfied, contented, gratified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `tṛp` + suffix `-ta`.
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

निराश्रयः (nirāśrayaḥ) - without reliance, independent, unsupported, self-reliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāśraya

nirāśraya - without support, independent, self-reliant, having no refuge

From `nis` (without) + `āśraya` (support/refuge).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āśraya)

• nis – out, away, without
  indeclinable
• āśraya – support, refuge, resort, dwelling, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-śri`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, concerning action

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभिप्रवृत्तः (abhipravṛttaḥ) - engaged, entered into, fully active

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipravṛtta

abhipravṛtta - engaged in, set in motion, started, fully active

Past Passive Participle

From `abhi-pra-vṛt` + suffix `-ta`.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, although

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'even though'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `cit`.

करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root `kṛ` (class 8, `kar-`).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

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