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.

37. כאשר זונחים את התפיסה של פעולה (קַרְמַה) ואי-פעולה, מגיעים באופן טבעי אל הנצחי שאינו נולד. מי שפועל כאשר ויתור על הַקַרְמַה אינו אפשרי...

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)

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