योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-53

अकार्यकरणस्यार्थो न भिन्नो ब्रह्मणः क्वचित् ।
स्वभाव इति तेनेदं सर्वं ब्रह्मेति निश्चयः ॥ ५३ ॥

akāryakaraṇasyārtho na bhinno brahmaṇaḥ kvacit ,
svabhāva iti tenedaṃ sarvaṃ brahmeti niścayaḥ 53

53. akāryakaraṇasya arthaḥ na bhinnaḥ brahmaṇaḥ kvacit
svabhāvaḥ iti tena idam sarvam brahma iti niścayaḥ

53. akāryakaraṇasya arthaḥ brahmaṇaḥ kvacit na bhinnaḥ.
iti svabhāvaḥ.
tena idam sarvam brahma iti niścayaḥ.

53. The essence of the non-acting principle is never different from Brahman (brahman). This is its intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Therefore, the firm conviction is that all this indeed is Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• अकार्यकरणस्य (akāryakaraṇasya) - of the non-acting principle, of the non-doer of action

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - essence, purpose, meaning, object, thing

• न (na) - not, no

• भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - different, separated, broken

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essence

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, by him/it

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, decision

Words meanings and morphology

अकार्यकरणस्य (akāryakaraṇasya) - of the non-acting principle, of the non-doer of action

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of akāryakaraṇa

akāryakaraṇa - the non-acting principle; that which does not do action; the inert cause

compound of 'a' (not), 'kārya' (action, what is to be done), 'karaṇa' (doing, instrument)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kārya+karaṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work, effect
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karaṇa – doing, making, instrument, cause, means
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - essence, purpose, meaning, object, thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, meaning, purpose, thing, goal, wealth, advantage

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - different, separated, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - different, separated, broken, distinct

Past Passive Participle

from root 'bhid' (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute reality, the universal spirit

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence, essence

compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (nature, state of being)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, by him/it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute reality, the universal spirit

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, decision

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, ascertainment, decision, resolution

from root 'ci' (to gather, observe) with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)