योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-37

कर्माकर्मत्वमुत्सृज्य स्वयमेव भवत्यजम् ।
असंभवति संत्यागे कर्मणो यः करोति हि ॥ ३७ ॥

karmākarmatvamutsṛjya svayameva bhavatyajam ,
asaṃbhavati saṃtyāge karmaṇo yaḥ karoti hi 37

37. karma-akarmatvam utsṛjya svayam eva bhavati ajam
asaṃbhavati saṃtyāge karmaṇaḥ yaḥ karoti hi

37. yaḥ karma-akarmatvam utsṛjya svayam eva ajam bhavati,
hi asaṃbhavati saṃtyāge karmaṇaḥ karoti.

37. By relinquishing the duality of action (karma) and non-action, one spontaneously becomes unborn (ajam). Indeed, this occurs for the one who performs actions (karma) even when the complete cessation of action (karma) is not possible.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्म-अकर्मत्वम् (karma-akarmatvam) - the state of action and non-action, the duality of action and non-action

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अजम् (ajam) - refers to the state of liberation (mokṣa), transcending birth and death (unborn, not born, eternal)

• असंभवति (asaṁbhavati) - in the context of renouncing action (karma) (when it is impossible, if it is not possible)

• संत्यागे (saṁtyāge) - in the context of total renunciation of action (karma) (in complete renunciation, in abandonment)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma), concerning action

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

Words meanings and morphology

कर्म-अकर्मत्वम् (karma-akarmatvam) - the state of action and non-action, the duality of action and non-action

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma-akarmatva

karma-akarmatva - the state of action and non-action, the quality of being action or non-action

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (karma+akarma+tva)

• karma – action (karma), deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akarma – non-action, inactivity, absence of action
  noun (neuter)
  negative prefix 'a-' + 'karma'
• tva – suffix denoting 'the state of being', 'ness'
  suffix (neuter)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

formed from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'ut' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

अजम् (ajam) - refers to the state of liberation (mokṣa), transcending birth and death (unborn, not born, eternal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, eternal; a goat (masc.); a she-goat (fem.)

negative prefix 'a-' + root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: agrees with an implied neuter noun or state

असंभवति (asaṁbhavati) - in the context of renouncing action (karma) (when it is impossible, if it is not possible)

(participle)

Locative, singular of asaṃbhavat

asaṁbhavat - impossible, not being possible, not existing

Present Active Participle

from 'sam-bhū' (to be possible) with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: used in a locative absolute construction

संत्यागे (saṁtyāge) - in the context of total renunciation of action (karma) (in complete renunciation, in abandonment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃtyāga

saṁtyāga - complete renunciation, total abandonment, giving up

from root 'tyaj' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma), concerning action

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action (karma), deed, work, ritual action

from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)