योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-193, verse-9

भावाभावेषु कार्येषु जरामरणजन्मसु ।
ज्ञ आजवं जवीभावे तिष्ठन्नपि न तिष्ठति ॥ ९ ॥

bhāvābhāveṣu kāryeṣu jarāmaraṇajanmasu ,
jña ājavaṃ javībhāve tiṣṭhannapi na tiṣṭhati 9

9. bhāvābhāveṣu kāryeṣu jarāmaraṇajanmasu jñaḥ
ājñavam javībhāve tiṣṭhan api na tiṣṭhati

9. jñaḥ bhāvābhāveṣu kāryeṣu jarāmaraṇajanmasu
ājñavam javībhāve tiṣṭhan api na tiṣṭhati

9. Even while swiftly engaging in actions, in states of being and non-being, and amidst old age, death, and birth, the knower (jña) does not truly abide [in them].

Words meanings summery:

• भावाभावेषु (bhāvābhāveṣu) - in states of being and non-being, in existence and non-existence

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in deeds, in effects

• जरामरणजन्मसु (jarāmaraṇajanmasu) - in old age, death, and birth

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the wise one

• आज्ञवम् (ājñavam) - swiftness, agility, quickness

• जवीभावे (javībhāve) - in the state of swiftness, in quickness

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, engaging (standing, remaining, existing, abiding)

• अपि (api) - even while (performing or engaging) (even, although)

• न (na) - not, no

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - does not truly abide (is not bound by them) (stands, remains, exists, abides)

Words meanings and morphology

भावाभावेषु (bhāvābhāveṣu) - in states of being and non-being, in existence and non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāvābhāva

bhāvābhāva - being and non-being, existence and non-existence

Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  A (negating prefix) + bhāva
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in deeds, in effects

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, effect, business

Gerundive (also used as noun)

from √kṛ (to do) + ṇyat (future passive participle / gerundive suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जरामरणजन्मसु (jarāmaraṇajanmasu) - in old age, death, and birth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of jarāmaraṇajanman

jarāmaraṇajanman - old age, death, and birth (the cycle of life)

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa+janman)

• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  from √jṝ (to decay)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  from √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• janman – birth, origin, life
  noun (neuter)
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the wise one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, wise, knower, intelligent

from √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

आज्ञवम् (ājñavam) - swiftness, agility, quickness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ājñava

ājñava - straightness, honesty, swiftness, quickness, agility

Derived from 'java' (swiftness).

जवीभावे (javībhāve) - in the state of swiftness, in quickness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of javībhāva

javībhāva - state of quickness, quickness, swiftness

From javi (a variant of java, quick) + bhāva (state).

Compound type : tatpurusha (javi+bhāva)

• javin – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  from √ju (to hasten) + -in
  Root: ju (class 1)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the manner or condition of the knower's activity.

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, engaging (standing, remaining, existing, abiding)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing, abiding

Present Active Participle

from √sthā (to stand) + śatṛ

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even while (performing or engaging) (even, although)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - does not truly abide (is not bound by them) (stands, remains, exists, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

present active

3rd person singular present active

Root: sthā (class 1)

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