योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-17

अन्तर्मुखतया नित्यं कार्यमाहरतां बहिः ।
जीवतामपि नोदेति वासना दृषदामिव ॥ १७ ॥

antarmukhatayā nityaṃ kāryamāharatāṃ bahiḥ ,
jīvatāmapi nodeti vāsanā dṛṣadāmiva 17

17. antarmukhatayā nityam kāryam āharatām bahiḥ
jīvatām api na udeti vāsanā dṛṣadām iva

17. antarmukhatayā nityam bahiḥ kāryam āharatām jīvatām api,
dṛṣadām iva,
vāsanā na udeti.

17. Even for those who constantly perform external actions with an inward focus, latent impressions (vāsanā) do not arise, just as they do not for stones.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्मुखतया (antarmukhatayā) - by means of inward-facedness, by introversion, by an inward gaze

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, duty, what is to be done

• आहरताम् (āharatām) - of those carrying out, performing, bringing forth

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - externally, outside, outwardly

• जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of those living, existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, nor

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, rises

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency, predisposition

• दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of stones, of rocks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्मुखतया (antarmukhatayā) - by means of inward-facedness, by introversion, by an inward gaze

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antarmukhatā

antarmukhatā - inward-facedness, introspection, state of being turned inwards

Formed with suffix -tā (feminine) from antarmukha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar_mukha+tā)

• antar – within, inner, internal
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, opening, front
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix forming abstract feminine noun 'state of being'
  suffix (feminine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, duty, what is to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, action, duty, what is to be done, effect

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of āharatām.

आहरताम् (āharatām) - of those carrying out, performing, bringing forth

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āhṛ

āhṛ - to carry out, to perform, to bring, to collect

present active participle

genitive plural of present active participle from prefix ā + root hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies jīvatām.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - externally, outside, outwardly

(indeclinable)

जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of those living, existing

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīv

jīv - to live, to exist, to be alive

present active participle

genitive plural of present active participle from root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, rises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud_i

present active indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency, predisposition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency, predisposition, imagination

Root: vas (class 4)

Note: Subject of udeti.

दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of stones, of rocks

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dṛṣad

dṛṣad - stone, rock, grindstone

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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