योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-17

व्यवहार्यपि संक्षोभं नैत्यादर्शनरो यथा ।
आदर्शपुरुषस्येव व्यवहारवतोऽपि च ॥ १७ ॥

vyavahāryapi saṃkṣobhaṃ naityādarśanaro yathā ,
ādarśapuruṣasyeva vyavahāravato'pi ca 17

17. vyavahārī api saṃkṣobham na eti ādarśanaraḥ
yathā ādarśapuruṣasya iva vyavahāravataḥ api ca

17. vyavahārī api saṃkṣobham na eti yathā ādarśanaraḥ
ca api vyavahāravataḥ ādarśapuruṣasya iva

17. Even while engaged in worldly activity, he does not experience agitation, just as a reflection in a mirror (ādarśanara) does not. And indeed, such a person, though engaged in action, is like an ideal person (ādarśapuruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - The enlightened person while performing actions in the world. (one who acts, one who is engaged in worldly affairs)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even while acting'. (even, also, and)

• संक्षोभम् (saṁkṣobham) - Emotional or mental disturbance. (agitation, disturbance, commotion)

• न (na) - Negation of experiencing agitation. (not, no)

• एति (eti) - Attains or experiences agitation. (goes, comes, attains)

• आदर्शनरः (ādarśanaraḥ) - An image or reflection which is not truly affected by what it portrays. (a mirror-man, a reflection)

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, in which way)

• आदर्शपुरुषस्य (ādarśapuruṣasya) - Referring to the qualities or nature of a perfectly realized individual (puruṣa). (of an ideal person, of a model man)

• इव (iva) - Introduces a comparison. (like, as, as if)

• व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - Possessive of the enlightened person who is still engaged in action. (of one engaged in activity, of an active person)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even when engaged in activity'. (even, also, and)

• च (ca) - Connects the two comparative statements. (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - The enlightened person while performing actions in the world. (one who acts, one who is engaged in worldly affairs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārin

vyavahārin - one who acts, one who transacts business, one who is engaged in worldly affairs

Agent noun

From 'vi-ava-hṛ' (to deal with, conduct oneself) + 'ini' (agent suffix).

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even while acting'. (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

संक्षोभम् (saṁkṣobham) - Emotional or mental disturbance. (agitation, disturbance, commotion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣobha

saṁkṣobha - agitation, disturbance, commotion

From 'sam-kṣubh' (to agitate, disturb).

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'na eti' (does not attain).

न (na) - Negation of experiencing agitation. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'eti'.

एति (eti) - Attains or experiences agitation. (goes, comes, attains)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active of root 'i'.

Root: i (class 2)

आदर्शनरः (ādarśanaraḥ) - An image or reflection which is not truly affected by what it portrays. (a mirror-man, a reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādarśanara

ādarśanara - a man in a mirror, a reflection, an image

Compound: 'ādarśa' (mirror) + 'nara' (man).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādarśa+nara)

• ādarśa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛś with prefix ā 'to see, perceive'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparative clause.

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

आदर्शपुरुषस्य (ādarśapuruṣasya) - Referring to the qualities or nature of a perfectly realized individual (puruṣa). (of an ideal person, of a model man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādarśapuruṣa

ādarśapuruṣa - an ideal person, a model man

Compound: 'ādarśa' (ideal, model) + 'puruṣa' (person).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādarśa+puruṣa)

• ādarśa – ideal, model, mirror
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dṛś with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• puruṣa – man, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root pṛ 'to fill'.
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive, 'of an ideal person'.

इव (iva) - Introduces a comparison. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - Possessive of the enlightened person who is still engaged in action. (of one engaged in activity, of an active person)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyavahāravat

vyavahāravat - possessing activity, engaged in worldly affairs

From 'vyavahāra' (activity) + 'vatup' (possessive suffix).

Note: Modifies 'ādarśapuruṣasya' or refers to the implied subject.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even when engaged in activity'. (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

च (ca) - Connects the two comparative statements. (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)