योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-4

या एताः संविदो ब्राह्म्यो मननैककलङ्किताः ।
एतत्तत्कर्मणां बीजमप्यकर्मैव विद्धि ताः ॥ ४ ॥

yā etāḥ saṃvido brāhmyo mananaikakalaṅkitāḥ ,
etattatkarmaṇāṃ bījamapyakarmaiva viddhi tāḥ 4

4. yāḥ etāḥ saṃvidaḥ brāhmyaḥ mananaikakalaṅkitāḥ
etat tat karmaṇām bījam api akarma eva viddhi tāḥ

4. viddhi tāḥ yāḥ etāḥ saṃvidaḥ brāhmyaḥ mananaikakalaṅkitāḥ
etat tat karmaṇām bījam api akarma eva

4. Understand that these consciousnesses, which are divine (brāhmya) yet blemished by the singular defect of mentation, are indeed the seed of all actions (karma), and yet they are also verily inaction (karma) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• याः (yāḥ) - which. (which, who.)

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (consciousnesses). (these.)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - consciousnesses. (consciousnesses, perceptions, understandings.)

• ब्राह्म्यः (brāhmyaḥ) - pertaining to Brahman (brahman), divine. (pertaining to Brahman, divine.)

• मननैककलङ्किताः (mananaikakalaṅkitāḥ) - blemished by the singular defect of mentation. (stained by the sole flaw of mentation.)

• एतत् (etat) - this.

• तत् (tat) - that.

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma). (of actions, of deeds.)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed. (seed, origin, cause.)

• अपि (api) - and yet, also. (even, also, although.)

• अकर्म (akarma) - inaction (karma). (inaction, non-action, not karma.)

• एव (eva) - itself, truly. (indeed, just, only, truly.)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand.

• ताः (tāḥ) - them (the consciousnesses). (they, those.)

Words meanings and morphology

याः (yāḥ) - which. (which, who.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - Which, who, what (relative pronoun).

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to saṃvidaḥ.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (consciousnesses). (these.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - This, these (demonstrative pronoun).

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to saṃvidaḥ.

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - consciousnesses. (consciousnesses, perceptions, understandings.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃvid

saṁvid - Consciousness, knowledge, understanding, perception, agreement.

From sam-vid (to know, to perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject.

ब्राह्म्यः (brāhmyaḥ) - pertaining to Brahman (brahman), divine. (pertaining to Brahman, divine.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of brāhmya

brāhmya - Pertaining to Brahman, divine, sacred.

From brahman with ya suffix.

मननैककलङ्किताः (mananaikakalaṅkitāḥ) - blemished by the singular defect of mentation. (stained by the sole flaw of mentation.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mananaikakalaṅkita

mananaikakalaṅkita - Stained by the single defect of thinking/mentation.

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manana+eka+kalaṅkita)

• manana – Thinking, mentation, reflection.
  noun (neuter)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• eka – One, single, sole, unique.
  adjective
• kalaṅkita – Stained, sullied, blemished.
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From kalaṅka (stain) + ita suffix.

Note: Modifies saṃvidaḥ.

एतत् (etat) - this.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - This (demonstrative pronoun).

Demonstrative pronoun, closer than tad.

तत् (tat) - that.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - That, those, it, they (demonstrative pronoun).

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Often used with etat for emphasis or to connect ideas.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma). (of actions, of deeds.)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - Action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions (karma).

From root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Pertaining to the concept of karma.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed. (seed, origin, cause.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - Seed, origin, cause, source, element.

अपि (api) - and yet, also. (even, also, although.)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अकर्म (akarma) - inaction (karma). (inaction, non-action, not karma.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akarma

akarma - Inaction, non-action, beyond action (karma).

Compound. a (negation) + karma (action).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karma)

• a – Not, un- (negation prefix).
  indeclinable
• karma – Action, deed, work, fate (karma).
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - itself, truly. (indeed, just, only, truly.)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand.

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative Active

Irregular imperative form of vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Command to the addressed sage/listener.

ताः (tāḥ) - them (the consciousnesses). (they, those.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - That, those, it, they (demonstrative pronoun).

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of viddhi.