योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-32

अकर्तुरेव हि तथा कर्तृता तस्य कथ्यते ।
मणिसंनिधिमात्रेण यथायः स्पन्दते जडम ।
तत्सत्तया तथैवायं देहश्चेतत्यचिद्वपुः ॥ ३२ ॥

akartureva hi tathā kartṛtā tasya kathyate ,
maṇisaṃnidhimātreṇa yathāyaḥ spandate jaḍama ,
tatsattayā tathaivāyaṃ dehaścetatyacidvapuḥ 32

32. akartuḥ eva hi tathā kartṛtā tasya
kathyate maṇi-saṃnidhi-mātreṇa yathā
ayaḥ spandate jaḍam tat-sattayā
tathā eva ayam dehaḥ cetati acit-vapuḥ

32. hi tathā akartuḥ tasya kartṛtā eva kathyate.
yathā jaḍam ayaḥ maṇi-saṃnidhi-mātreṇa spandate,
tathā eva tat-sattayā ayam acit-vapuḥ dehaḥ cetati.

32. Indeed, similarly, doership (kartṛtā) is ascribed to that non-doer (the ātman). Just as inert iron moves merely by the presence of a crystal, similarly, by the very existence of that (ātman), this body, though of an unconscious form, appears to become conscious.

Words meanings summery:

• अकर्तुः (akartuḥ) - of the ātman, which is inherently inactive (of the non-doer)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - doership, agency, causality

• तस्य (tasya) - of the non-doer (ātman) (of that, of him)

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is described, is called

• मणि-संनिधि-मात्रेण (maṇi-saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by the presence of a jewel/crystal

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अयः (ayaḥ) - iron

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - moves, vibrates, throbs

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, inanimate, dull

• तत्-सत्तया (tat-sattayā) - by the existence of the ātman (by its existence, by that existence)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• चेतति (cetati) - becomes conscious, thinks, perceives

• अचित्-वपुः (acit-vapuḥ) - of unconscious form, whose body is inert

Words meanings and morphology

अकर्तुः (akartuḥ) - of the ātman, which is inherently inactive (of the non-doer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, inactive

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kartṛ – doer, agent
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - doership, agency, causality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - doership, agency, state of being an agent

तस्य (tasya) - of the non-doer (ātman) (of that, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is described, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kath

present passive

Root: kath (class 10)

मणि-संनिधि-मात्रेण (maṇi-saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by the presence of a jewel/crystal

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maṇi-saṃnidhi-mātra

maṇi-saṁnidhi-mātra - mere presence of a jewel

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇi+saṃnidhi+mātra)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, crystal
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, presence, nearness
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, extent
  adjective (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अयः (ayaḥ) - iron

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayas

ayas - iron, metal

स्पन्दते (spandate) - moves, vibrates, throbs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of spand

present indicative

Root: spand (class 1)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, inanimate, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, inanimate, dull, senseless

Note: Qualifies 'ayaḥ'

तत्-सत्तया (tat-sattayā) - by the existence of the ātman (by its existence, by that existence)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tat-sattā

tat-sattā - that existence, its existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+sattā)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

चेतति (cetati) - becomes conscious, thinks, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of cit

present indicative

Root: cit (class 1)

अचित्-वपुः (acit-vapuḥ) - of unconscious form, whose body is inert

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acit-vapus

acit-vapus - unconscious form, inert body

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cit+vapus)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cit – consciousness
  noun (feminine)
• vapus – body, form
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'