योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-19

अन्तर्वृत्तिविहीनेन बहिर्वृत्तिमतेव च ।
सुप्तप्रबुद्धप्रायेण कार्यमाचर चेतसा ॥ १९ ॥

antarvṛttivihīnena bahirvṛttimateva ca ,
suptaprabuddhaprāyeṇa kāryamācara cetasā 19

19. antarvṛttivihīnena bahirvṛttimat iva ca
suptaprabuddhaprāyeṇa kāryam ācara cetasā

19. antarvṛttivihīnena bahirvṛttimat iva ca
suptaprabuddhaprāyeṇa cetasā kāryam ācara

19. Perform your duty (kārya) with a consciousness (cetas) that is inwardly devoid of modifications but outwardly appears active, and is as if both asleep and awake.

19. פעל ובצע את חובותיך ברוח שהיא נטולת תנודות פנימיות, אך נראית כבעלת פעילות חיצונית, במצב הדומה לשינה המשולבת בערות.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्वृत्तिविहीनेन (antarvṛttivihīnena) - by a mind/consciousness devoid of internal modifications

• बहिर्वृत्तिमत् (bahirvṛttimat) - possessing external modifications, outwardly active

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सुप्तप्रबुद्धप्रायेण (suptaprabuddhaprāyeṇa) - by one who is mostly asleep and awakened

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

• आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्वृत्तिविहीनेन (antarvṛttivihīnena) - by a mind/consciousness devoid of internal modifications

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of antarvṛttivihīna

antarvṛttivihīna - devoid of internal mental modifications, without inner activity

Compound formed from 'antar', 'vṛtti', and 'vihīna'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+vṛtti+vihīna)

• antar – internal, inner, within
  indeclinable
• vṛtti – mental modification, activity, function
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vihīna – devoid of, bereft of, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hā with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

बहिर्वृत्तिमत् (bahirvṛttimat) - possessing external modifications, outwardly active

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahirvṛttimat

bahirvṛttimat - having external mental modifications, outwardly active

Compound formed from 'bahis', 'vṛtti', and suffix '-mat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahis+vṛtti+mat)

• bahis – external, outside, outwardly
  indeclinable
• vṛtti – mental modification, activity, function
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• -mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सुप्तप्रबुद्धप्रायेण (suptaprabuddhaprāyeṇa) - by one who is mostly asleep and awakened

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suptaprabuddhaprāya

suptaprabuddhaprāya - mostly asleep and awakened, almost asleep and awake

Compound formed from 'supta' (asleep), 'prabuddha' (awakened), and 'prāya' (mostly).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (supta+prabuddha+prāya)

• supta – asleep, sleeping
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root svap.
  Root: svap (class 2)
• prabuddha – awakened, awake, enlightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root budh with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• prāya – resembling, similar to, mostly, nearly
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

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

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

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