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.

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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