योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-30

प्रबुद्धः सर्वकर्माणि कुर्वन्नपि न पश्यति ।
गृहकर्माणि गेहस्थो गोष्ठभाण्डमना इव ॥ ३० ॥

prabuddhaḥ sarvakarmāṇi kurvannapi na paśyati ,
gṛhakarmāṇi gehastho goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanā iva 30

30. prabuddhaḥ sarvakarmāṇi kurvan api na paśyati
gṛhakarmāṇi gehasthaḥ goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanāḥ iva

30. prabuddhaḥ sarvakarmāṇi kurvan api na paśyati
gehasthaḥ goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanāḥ gṛhakarmāṇi iva

30. An awakened person (prabuddhaḥ), even while performing all actions (karma), does not truly perceive them. This is similar to a householder who, though engaged in household duties, has his mind fixed on the utensils of the cow-shed.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, wise

• सर्वकर्माणि (sarvakarmāṇi) - all actions, all duties

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

• अपि (api) - even, although, too

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• गृहकर्माणि (gṛhakarmāṇi) - household duties, domestic actions

• गेहस्थः (gehasthaḥ) - householder, one living in a house

• गोष्ठभाण्डमनाः (goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanāḥ) - one whose mind is on the cow-shed vessels

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, expanded, blossomed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' with upasarga 'pra'. Past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used substantively here to mean 'an awakened one'.

सर्वकर्माणि (sarvakarmāṇi) - all actions, all duties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvakarma

sarvakarma - all actions, all duties, all works (karma)

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sarva' and 'karma'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+karma)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, acting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prabuddhaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, although, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present indicative

3rd person singular, present indicative active of root 'dṛś' (to see). 'paśya' is the irregular stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गृहकर्माणि (gṛhakarmāṇi) - household duties, domestic actions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛhakarma

gṛhakarma - household work, domestic duties (karma)

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'gṛha' and 'karma'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+karma)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of implied 'doing' or 'performing'.

गेहस्थः (gehasthaḥ) - householder, one living in a house

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gehastha

gehastha - one dwelling in a house, householder

Upapada compound of 'gṛha' and root 'sthā' + 'ka' suffix.

Compound type : upapada (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix 'ka'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

गोष्ठभाण्डमनाः (goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanāḥ) - one whose mind is on the cow-shed vessels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanas

goṣṭhabhāṇḍamanas - one whose mind (manas) is on the utensils for the cow-shed

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'goṣṭhabhāṇḍa' (cow-shed vessels) + 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (goṣṭhabhāṇḍa+manas)

• goṣṭhabhāṇḍa – utensil for the cow-shed
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound of 'goṣṭha' and 'bhāṇḍa'.
• goṣṭha – cow-shed, stable, cow-pen
  noun (neuter)
• bhāṇḍa – vessel, utensil, ware, implement
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gehasthaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.