योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-18

यः कर्मौघमनादृत्य स्वात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।
स आत्माराम इत्युक्तो न जडोऽसौ रघूद्वह ॥ १८ ॥

yaḥ karmaughamanādṛtya svātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate ,
sa ātmārāma ityukto na jaḍo'sau raghūdvaha 18

18. yaḥ karma-ogham anādṛtya svātmani eva avatiṣṭhate
saḥ ātmārāmaḥ iti uktaḥ na jaḍaḥ asau raghūdvaha

18. raghūdvaha! yaḥ karmaugham anādṛtya eva svātmani avatiṣṭhate,
saḥ ātmārāmaḥ iti uktaḥ,
asau jaḍaḥ na.

18. O descendant of Raghu, one who disregards the flood of actions (karma) and remains established solely in his own self (ātman) is called an ātman-delighter (ātmanārāma), not a dull-witted person.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• कर्म-ओघम् (karma-ogham) - the flood/multitude of actions

• अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having disregarded, not heeding

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in his own self (ātman) (in one's own self)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - he remains, he abides, he is established

• सः (saḥ) - he (the wise one) (he, that)

• आत्मारामः (ātmārāmaḥ) - an ātman-delighter (one who delights in the self)

• इति (iti) - introducing a designation or quote (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, called, declared

• न (na) - not, no

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull-witted (person) (dull, inert, foolish)

• असौ (asau) - he, that (person)

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - addressing Rama or a similar hero (O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

कर्म-ओघम् (karma-ogham) - the flood/multitude of actions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karma-ogha

karma-ogha - flood of actions, multitude of karma

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+ogha)

• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having disregarded, not heeding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛ (to regard, honor) with prefix ā. Here negated with 'an-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in his own self (ātman) (in one's own self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-ātman

sva-ātman - one's own self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - he remains, he abides, he is established

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ava-sthā

Present middle 3rd singular

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the wise one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आत्मारामः (ātmārāmaḥ) - an ātman-delighter (one who delights in the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman-ārāma

ātman-ārāma - one who delights in the self (ātman), content in the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ārāma)

• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ārāma – delight, pleasure, garden, enjoying
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

इति (iti) - introducing a designation or quote (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, called, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, called, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull-witted (person) (dull, inert, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - dull, inert, senseless, foolish, stupid

असौ (asau) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something remote or to a prominent person)

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - addressing Rama or a similar hero (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - bearer of Raghu's line, descendent of Raghu (a title for Rama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+udvaha)

• raghu – Raghu (name of an ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – carrying, bearing, conveying, bringing, maintaining, descendent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root vah (to carry) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

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