योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-12

स्वया वासनया जातास्तयैव क्रूरया पुनः ।
बन्धकर्मकराकाराः किराता राजकिङ्कराः ॥ १२ ॥

svayā vāsanayā jātāstayaiva krūrayā punaḥ ,
bandhakarmakarākārāḥ kirātā rājakiṅkarāḥ 12

12. svayā vāsanayā jātāḥ tayā eva krūrayā punaḥ
bandhakarmakarākārāḥ kirātāḥ rājakiṅkarāḥ

12. kirātāḥ rājakiṅkarāḥ svayā vāsanayā jātāḥ
punaḥ tayā eva krūrayā bandhakarmakarākārāḥ

12. Born from their own inherent tendencies, and indeed, from that same cruel tendency, Kiratas and royal servants appeared, taking the form of those who perform deeds of bondage (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वया (svayā) - by their own (by one's own)

• वासनया (vāsanayā) - by their own inherent tendencies (by impression, by latent tendency, by desire)

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born (from those tendencies) (born, produced, arisen)

• तया (tayā) - by that (same tendency) (by that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, just)

• क्रूरया (krūrayā) - by that cruel (tendency) (by cruel, by harsh)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - and indeed, moreover (again, further, moreover)

• बन्धकर्मकराकाराः (bandhakarmakarākārāḥ) - taking the form of those who perform deeds of bondage (karma) (having the appearance of those who perform deeds of bondage)

• किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kiratas (acting as Yama's agents) (Kiratas (a mountain or forest tribe))

• राजकिङ्कराः (rājakiṅkarāḥ) - royal servants (of Yama) (royal servants, king's attendants)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वया (svayā) - by their own (by one's own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

वासनया (vāsanayā) - by their own inherent tendencies (by impression, by latent tendency, by desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - mental impression, latent tendency, predisposition, desire, aroma

From √vas (to dwell, perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born (from those tendencies) (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root √jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

तया (tayā) - by that (same tendency) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

क्रूरया (krūrayā) - by that cruel (tendency) (by cruel, by harsh)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, harsh

पुनः (punaḥ) - and indeed, moreover (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

बन्धकर्मकराकाराः (bandhakarmakarākārāḥ) - taking the form of those who perform deeds of bondage (karma) (having the appearance of those who perform deeds of bondage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandhakarmakarākāra

bandhakarmakarākāra - having the form/appearance of doers of binding actions/deeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bandha+karma+kara+ākāra)

• bandha – bondage, binding, fetter
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kara – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kiratas (acting as Yama's agents) (Kiratas (a mountain or forest tribe))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - a member of a wild mountain tribe, hunter, barbarian; often associated with dark skin and fierce nature.

राजकिङ्कराः (rājakiṅkarāḥ) - royal servants (of Yama) (royal servants, king's attendants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājakiṅkara

rājakiṅkara - king's servant, royal attendant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+kiṅkara)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• kiṅkara – servant, attendant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)