योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-13

अकर्तृकर्मकरणमकारणमबीजकम् ।
अप्रतर्क्यमविज्ञेयं ब्रह्म कर्तृ कथं भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥

akartṛkarmakaraṇamakāraṇamabījakam ,
apratarkyamavijñeyaṃ brahma kartṛ kathaṃ bhavet 13

13. akartṛ akarma akaraṇam akāraṇam abījakam
apratarkyam avijñeyam brahma kartṛ katham bhavet

13. akartṛ akarma akaraṇam akāraṇam abījakam
apratarkyam avijñeyam brahma kartṛ katham bhavet

13. How can the (brahman) be a doer, when it is without an agent, without action, without instruments, without cause, without origin (seed), unthinkable, and unknowable?

Words meanings summery:

• अकर्तृ (akartṛ) - without an agent, non-doer

• अकर्म (akarma) - without action

• अकरणम् (akaraṇam) - without instruments

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause

• अबीजकम् (abījakam) - without seed, without origin

• अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - unthinkable, incomprehensible by logic

• अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, incomprehensible

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman)

• कर्तृ (kartṛ) - a doer, an agent

• कथम् (katham) - how

• भवेत् (bhavet) - can be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

अकर्तृ (akartṛ) - without an agent, non-doer

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, not an agent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अकर्म (akarma) - without action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akarma

akarma - without action, not an act

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karma)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अकरणम् (akaraṇam) - without instruments

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akaraṇa

akaraṇa - without instruments, without means

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karaṇa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• karaṇa – instrument, means, cause
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, without cause

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अबीजकम् (abījakam) - without seed, without origin

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abījaka

abījaka - without seed, without origin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bījaka)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• bījaka – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - unthinkable, incomprehensible by logic

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratarkya

apratarkya - unthinkable, incomprehensible, not to be reasoned about

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root 'tark' (to reason) with prefix 'prati', negated by 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratarkya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• pratarkya – to be reasoned about, ponderable (Gerundive of 'prati-tark')
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  Prefix: prati
  Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avijñeya

avijñeya - unknowable, incomprehensible, not to be known

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi-', negated by 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñeya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vijñeya – to be known, knowable, discernible (Gerundive of 'vi-jñā')
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the absolute reality), sacred word, prayer, knowledge

कर्तृ (kartṛ) - a doer, an agent

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a predicative nominative for 'brahma'.

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - can be, may be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)