योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-54, verse-37

यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन ।
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

yastvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate'rjuna ,
karmendriyaiḥ karmayogamasaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate 37

37. yaḥ tu indriyāṇi manasā niyamya ārabhate arjuna |
karmendriyaiḥ karmayogam asaktaḥ saḥ viśiṣyate ||

37. arjuna,
yaḥ tu manasā indriyāṇi niyamya,
asaktaḥ karmendriyaiḥ karmayogam ārabhate,
saḥ viśiṣyate

37. But, O Arjuna, one who controls their senses with the mind and, free from attachment, begins the path of action (karma yoga) using the organs of action (karmendriyāṇi) is superior.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who; he who

• तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses; sense organs

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; with the mind

• नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained; having controlled

• आरभते (ārabhate) - begins; undertakes; sets about

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna

• कर्मेन्द्रियैः (karmendriyaiḥ) - by the organs of action (karmendriyāṇi)

• कर्मयोगम् (karmayogam) - the path of action (karma yoga); discipline of action

• असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached; free from attachment

• सः (saḥ) - he; that (person)

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is superior; excels; is distinguished

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who; he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses; sense organs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty

Root: ind (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained; having controlled

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

आरभते (ārabhate) - begins; undertakes; sets about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ārab

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata, addressed by Krishna)

कर्मेन्द्रियैः (karmendriyaiḥ) - by the organs of action (karmendriyāṇi)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karmendriya

karmendriya - organs of action (hands, feet, voice, anus, genitals)

Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+indriya)

• karman – action, work, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind (class 1)

कर्मयोगम् (karmayogam) - the path of action (karma yoga); discipline of action

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karmayoga

karmayoga - the path of action (karma yoga), discipline of action, performing duties without attachment to results

Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+yoga)

• karman – action, work, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, path, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached; free from attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, detached, free from clinging

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• sakta – attached, clinging, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root sañj
  Root: sañj (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he; that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is superior; excels; is distinguished

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)