योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-26

अत्यागं त्यागमिति ये कुर्वते व्यर्थबोधिनः ।
सा भुङ्क्ते तान्पशूनज्ञान्कर्मत्यागपिशाचिका ॥ २६ ॥

atyāgaṃ tyāgamiti ye kurvate vyarthabodhinaḥ ,
sā bhuṅkte tānpaśūnajñānkarmatyāgapiśācikā 26

26. atyāgam tyāgam iti ye kurvate vyarthabodhinaḥ
sā bhuṅkte tān paśūn ajñān karmatyāgapiśācikā

26. ye vyarthabodhinaḥ atyāgam tyāgam iti kurvate,
sā karmatyāgapiśācikā tān ajñān paśūn bhuṅkte

26. Those who, having a misguided understanding, consider non-renunciation to be renunciation (karma), are devoured by the fiend of abandoning actions (karma) as ignorant beasts.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यागम् (atyāgam) - non-renunciation, not abandoning

• त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation, abandonment

• इति (iti) - indicates that the preceding word is being quoted or referred to as a concept. (thus, in this way, so, as)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make

• व्यर्थबोधिनः (vyarthabodhinaḥ) - those with futile understanding, those whose knowledge is in vain, misguided

• सा (sā) - Refers to karmatyāgapiśācikā. (she)

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Here, in the sense of 'devours' or 'preys upon'. (she enjoys, she eats, she devours, she experiences)

• तान् (tān) - Refers to the "ignorant beasts". (those)

• पशून् (paśūn) - Used metaphorically to describe foolish, unthinking people. (animals, beasts, cattle)

• अज्ञान् (ajñān) - Describes the "beasts" as being without true knowledge. (ignorant, foolish, unwise)

• कर्मत्यागपिशाचिका (karmatyāgapiśācikā) - Personification of the negative consequence or delusion associated with false renunciation of karma (actions). (the female fiend of abandoning actions, the ogress of renouncing (karma) actions)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यागम् (atyāgam) - non-renunciation, not abandoning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atyāga

atyāga - non-abandonment, non-renunciation

compound of a (negation) and tyāga

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tyāga)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj- (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation, abandonment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice

from root tyaj- (to abandon, forsake)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - indicates that the preceding word is being quoted or referred to as a concept. (thus, in this way, so, as)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

present tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Atmanepada form.

व्यर्थबोधिनः (vyarthabodhinaḥ) - those with futile understanding, those whose knowledge is in vain, misguided

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyarthabodhin

vyarthabodhin - one whose knowledge is useless, having a false understanding

compound of vyartha and bodhin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyartha+bodhin)

• vyartha – useless, futile, vain
  adjective (masculine)
  from vi-artha
• bodhin – knowing, understanding, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root budh- (to know) with -in suffix
  Root: budh (class 1)

सा (sā) - Refers to karmatyāgapiśācikā. (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Here, in the sense of 'devours' or 'preys upon'. (she enjoys, she eats, she devours, she experiences)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhuj

present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: bhuj (class 7)

तान् (tān) - Refers to the "ignorant beasts". (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

पशून् (paśūn) - Used metaphorically to describe foolish, unthinking people. (animals, beasts, cattle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

अज्ञान् (ajñān) - Describes the "beasts" as being without true knowledge. (ignorant, foolish, unwise)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unacquainted with

compound of a (negation) and jña (knowing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jña – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root jñā- (to know) with -a suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Accusative plural of ajña, modifying paśūn.

कर्मत्यागपिशाचिका (karmatyāgapiśācikā) - Personification of the negative consequence or delusion associated with false renunciation of karma (actions). (the female fiend of abandoning actions, the ogress of renouncing (karma) actions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmatyāgapiśācikā

karmatyāgapiśācikā - the ogress of action-renunciation

complex compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+tyāga+piśācikā)

• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ- (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj- (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• piśācikā – female demon, ogress, ghoul
  noun (feminine)
  diminutive of piśācī, or female of piśāca