योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-34

ये त्वेवं कर्मसंत्यागमकृत्वान्यत्प्रकुर्वते ।
अत्यागं त्यागरूपात्म गगनं मारयन्ति ते ॥ ३४ ॥

ye tvevaṃ karmasaṃtyāgamakṛtvānyatprakurvate ,
atyāgaṃ tyāgarūpātma gaganaṃ mārayanti te 34

34. ye tu evam karma-saṃtyāgam akṛtvā anyat prakurvate
atyāgam tyāga-rūpa-ātma gaganam mārayanti te

34. ye tu evam karma-saṃtyāgam akṛtvā anyat prakurvate,
te atyāgam tyāga-rūpa-ātma gaganam mārayanti.

34. But those who, without having achieved this renunciation of action (karma-saṃtyāga), perform other activities, they are, in effect, trying to destroy non-action (atyāga) itself – which is the true nature (ātman) of renunciation (tyāga) – an effort as futile as trying to kill the sky (gagana).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

• कर्म-संत्यागम् (karma-saṁtyāgam) - the specific type of renunciation of action discussed previously in the text (renunciation of actions)

• अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without having done, not having performed

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, something else

• प्रकुर्वते (prakurvate) - they perform, they do, they engage in

• अत्यागम् (atyāgam) - the state of non-doing or inherent non-doership, implying true renunciation (non-renunciation, non-abandonment, non-action)

• त्याग-रूप-आत्म (tyāga-rūpa-ātma) - referring to the essential nature of non-action (atyāga) as being true renunciation (tyāga) (whose nature is renunciation, the self whose form is renunciation)

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

• मारयन्ति (mārayanti) - they kill, they destroy, they cause to die

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

(indeclinable)

कर्म-संत्यागम् (karma-saṁtyāgam) - the specific type of renunciation of action discussed previously in the text (renunciation of actions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karma-saṃtyāga

karma-saṁtyāga - renunciation of actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+saṃtyāga)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṃtyāga – complete abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam-√tyaj (to abandon completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without having done, not having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed by prefixing 'a-' (negation) to the absolutive form 'kṛtvā' (from √kṛ)

Prefix: a

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, something else

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रकुर्वते (prakurvate) - they perform, they do, they engage in

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-√kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अत्यागम् (atyāgam) - the state of non-doing or inherent non-doership, implying true renunciation (non-renunciation, non-abandonment, non-action)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atyāga

atyāga - non-renunciation, non-abandonment, non-action

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tyāga)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, relinquishment (tyāga)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √tyaj (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

त्याग-रूप-आत्म (tyāga-rūpa-ātma) - referring to the essential nature of non-action (atyāga) as being true renunciation (tyāga) (whose nature is renunciation, the self whose form is renunciation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tyāga-rūpa-ātman

tyāga-rūpa-ātman - whose nature is renunciation, the self whose form is renunciation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyāga+rūpa+ātman)

• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation (tyāga)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √tyaj (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, essence
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √an (to breathe)
  Root: an (class 2)

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Root: gam (class 1)

मारयन्ति (mārayanti) - they kill, they destroy, they cause to die

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of māray

causative

Causative form of root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they