योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-11

केवलं समवेक्ष्यन्ते विवेकाध्यासनं धियः ।
न किंचन फलं धत्ते स्वाभ्यासेन विना क्रिया ॥ ११ ॥

kevalaṃ samavekṣyante vivekādhyāsanaṃ dhiyaḥ ,
na kiṃcana phalaṃ dhatte svābhyāsena vinā kriyā 11

11. kevalam samavekṣyante viveka-adhyāsanam dhiyaḥ na
kiñcana phalam dhatte sva-abhyāsena vinā kriyā

11. dhiyaḥ kevalam viveka-adhyāsanam samavekṣyante
kriyā sva-abhyāsena vinā kiñcana phalam na dhatte

11. The intellects (dhiyaḥ) focus solely on discernment (viveka) and contemplation (adhyāsana). No action (kriyā) yields any fruit (phalam) without personal effort (sva-abhyāsa).

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - solely (only, merely, exclusively, entirely)

• समवेक्ष्यन्ते (samavekṣyante) - they focus on, they observe (they observe, they regard, they perceive)

• विवेक-अध्यासनम् (viveka-adhyāsanam) - discernment and contemplation (discernment and contemplation, superimposition of discernment)

• धियः (dhiyaḥ) - the intellects (intellects, minds)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - any (in negation: not any) (anything, something, whatever)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

• धत्ते (dhatte) - yields, bears (bears, holds, places, gives)

• स्व-अभ्यासेन (sva-abhyāsena) - by personal effort (by self-practice, by one's own effort)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except, apart from)

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action (action, activity, deed, rite)

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - solely (only, merely, exclusively, entirely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of 'kevala'.

समवेक्ष्यन्ते (samavekṣyante) - they focus on, they observe (they observe, they regard, they perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-ava-īkṣ

root 'īkṣ' preceded by upasargas 'sam' and 'ava'

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Middle voice, meaning 'they observe for themselves' or simply 'they observe'.

विवेक-अध्यासनम् (viveka-adhyāsanam) - discernment and contemplation (discernment and contemplation, superimposition of discernment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viveka-adhyāsana

viveka-adhyāsana - discernment and contemplation, or the superimposition of discernment

Compound type : dvandva (viveka+adhyāsana)

• viveka – discernment, discrimination, distinguishing, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• adhyāsana – contemplation, superimposition, placing upon
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Object of 'samavekṣyante'.

धियः (dhiyaḥ) - the intellects (intellects, minds)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding, wisdom

Note: Subject of the first clause.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - any (in negation: not any) (anything, something, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatever, nothing (with negation)

Note: Adjectival use with 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, advantage

Note: Object of 'dhatte'.

धत्ते (dhatte) - yields, bears (bears, holds, places, gives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Often used in the sense of 'bears' (fruit).

स्व-अभ्यासेन (sva-abhyāsena) - by personal effort (by self-practice, by one's own effort)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-abhyāsa

sva-abhyāsa - self-practice, personal effort, one's own study

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+abhyāsa)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, effort
  noun (masculine)
  from 'abhy-as' (to throw, to practice)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Used with 'vinā' meaning 'without'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except, apart from)

(indeclinable)

क्रिया (kriyā) - action (action, activity, deed, rite)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, deed, rite, performance, effort

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the second clause.