योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-53

न संत्यजति नादत्ते किंचिद्व्यवहरन्नपि ।
हृदयेन बहिःकार्येऽकार्यं एवावतिष्ठते ॥ ५३ ॥

na saṃtyajati nādatte kiṃcidvyavaharannapi ,
hṛdayena bahiḥkārye'kāryaṃ evāvatiṣṭhate 53

53. na saṃtyajati na ādatte kiṃcit vyavaharan api
hṛdayena bahiḥ kārye akāryam eva avatiṣṭhate

53. vyavaharan api kiṃcit na saṃtyajati na ādatte,
hṛdayena bahiḥ kārye eva akāryam avatiṣṭhate

53. Even while engaged in action, such a person neither renounces nor grasps anything. In their heart, they remain truly actionless, even amidst external activities.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not; no

• संत्यजति (saṁtyajati) - abandons; renounces; gives up entirely

• न (na) - not; nor

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes; accepts; grasps

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything; something; a little

• व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - even while engaged in action (while transacting; while acting; engaging in activity)

• अपि (api) - even; also

• हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - by the heart; in the heart; with the mind

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside; externally

• कार्ये (kārye) - amidst external activities (in action; in activity; in what is to be done)

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - actionless; without action; non-action

• एव (eva) - indeed; truly; only

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains; stays; is situated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

संत्यजति (saṁtyajati) - abandons; renounces; gives up entirely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sam-tyaj

Root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not; nor

(indeclinable)

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes; accepts; grasps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of ā-dā

Root 'dā' (to give, here used with 'ā' to mean to take) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything; something; a little

(indeclinable)

व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - even while engaged in action (while transacting; while acting; engaging in activity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavaharat

vyavaharat - transacting, dealing, behaving, engaging in activity

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even; also

(indeclinable)

हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - by the heart; in the heart; with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, interior

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside; externally

(indeclinable)

कार्ये (kārye) - amidst external activities (in action; in activity; in what is to be done)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, work, action, business

Gerundive

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do), as a gerundive/potential passive participle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - actionless; without action; non-action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, actionless, non-action

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kārya' (action, to be done).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• kārya – action, work, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed; truly; only

(indeclinable)

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains; stays; is situated

(verb)

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

Root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)