योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-54, verse-29

आसक्तिमाहुः कर्तृत्वमकर्तुरपि तद्भवेत् ।
मौर्ख्ये स्थिते हि मनसि तस्मान्मौर्ख्यं परित्यजेत् ॥ २९ ॥

āsaktimāhuḥ kartṛtvamakarturapi tadbhavet ,
maurkhye sthite hi manasi tasmānmaurkhyaṃ parityajet 29

29. āsaktim āhuḥ kartṛtvam akartuḥ api tat bhavet
maukhye sthite hi manasi tasmāt maukhyam parityajet

29. āsaktim kartṛtvam āhuḥ; akartuḥ api tat bhavet hi.
manasi maukhye sthite,
tasmāt maukhyam parityajet.

29. They call attachment (āsakti) "doership" (kartṛtva); however, even for one who is not a doer, such (attachment) can arise. Indeed, when foolishness (maurkya) resides in the mind, therefore one should completely abandon foolishness.

Words meanings summery:

• आसक्तिम् (āsaktim) - attachment, clinging, devotion

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency in the sense of ego-driven action (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

• अकर्तुः (akartuḥ) - of a non-doer

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तत् (tat) - that (attachment/doership) (that, it)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it might occur, it should be

• मौख्ये (maukhye) - in foolishness, in ignorance

• स्थिते (sthite) - being present, existing, situated (when it is situated)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मौख्यम् (maukhyam) - foolishness, ignorance

• परित्यजेत् (parityajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

Words meanings and morphology

आसक्तिम् (āsaktim) - attachment, clinging, devotion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsakti

āsakti - attachment, clinging, devotion, fondness

Derived from root √sañj with upasarga ā-, forming āsakta (ppp) and then noun āsakti.

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj (class 7)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of brū

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (irregular root `ah`)

Irregular perfect tense form of `brū`. `āhuḥ` is equivalent to 'they say' or 'it is said'.

Root: brū (class 2)

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency in the sense of ego-driven action (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - doership, agency, the state of being a doer, authorship

From `kartṛ` (doer) + suffix `-tva` (abstract noun).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकर्तुः (akartuḥ) - of a non-doer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, non-agent

`a` (negation) + `kartṛ` (doer).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root `kṛ` + suffix `-tṛ`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `akartuḥ`.

तत् (tat) - that (attachment/doership) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it might occur, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root `bhū` (class 1, `bhav-`).

Root: bhū (class 1)

मौख्ये (maukhye) - in foolishness, in ignorance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

From `mūrkha` (foolish) + suffix `-ya` (abstract noun).

स्थिते (sthite) - being present, existing, situated (when it is situated)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` + suffix `-ta`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Masculine/neuter ablative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

मौख्यम् (maukhyam) - foolishness, ignorance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

From `mūrkha` (foolish) + suffix `-ya` (abstract noun).

Note: Object of `parityajet`.

परित्यजेत् (parityajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tyaj

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

From `pari-tyaj` (class 1).

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)