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.

37. אך מי שמפקח על החושים באמצעות החשיבה, הוי אַרְג'וּנָה, ופועל באיברי הפעולה בדרכו של קַרְמַה-יוֹגָה ללא היקשרות – הוא נעלה.

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)

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