योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-2

यतः कर्तृत्वं नाम किमुच्यते ।
यो ह्यन्तस्थाया मनोवृत्तेर्निश्चय उपादेयताप्रत्ययो वासनाभिधानस्तत्कर्तृत्वशब्देनोच्यते ॥ २ ॥

yataḥ kartṛtvaṃ nāma kimucyate ,
yo hyantasthāyā manovṛtterniścaya upādeyatāpratyayo vāsanābhidhānastatkartṛtvaśabdenocyate 2

2. yataḥ kartṛtvam nāma kim ucyate
yaḥ hi antasthāyāḥ manovṛtteḥ niścayaḥ
upādeyatāpratyayaḥ vāsanābhidhānaḥ
tat kartṛtvaśabdena ucyate

2. yataḥ (praśnaḥ:) nāma kartṛtvam kim ucyate? yaḥ hi antasthāyāḥ manovṛtteḥ niścayaḥ,
(saḥ eva) upādeyatāpratyayaḥ,
vāsanābhidhānaḥ (ca saḥ),
tat kartṛtvaśabdena ucyate.

2. For what, then, is truly meant by the term 'doership' (kartṛtva)? Indeed, it is that firm determination (niścaya) of an inner mental modification (manovṛtti) – a cognition of desirability (upādeyatā-pratyaya) – which is also known as a latent impression (vāsanā), that is referred to by the word 'doership' (kartṛtva).

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - For what, then (from which, for which reason, since, because)

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - doership (kartṛtva) (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

• नाम (nāma) - truly meant by the term (by name, indeed, called)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is meant (is said, is called, is meant)

• यः (yaḥ) - that (determination) (who, which)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• अन्तस्थायाः (antasthāyāḥ) - of an inner (of the inner, of the internal)

• मनोवृत्तेः (manovṛtteḥ) - mental modification (manovṛtti) (of the mental modification, of the mind's activity)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm determination (niścaya) (determination, certainty, firm resolution)

• उपादेयताप्रत्ययः (upādeyatāpratyayaḥ) - a cognition of desirability (upādeyatā-pratyaya) (the cognition of desirability, the idea of being acceptable/useful)

• वासनाभिधानः (vāsanābhidhānaḥ) - which is also known as a latent impression (vāsanā) (that which is called vāsanā, named vāsanā)

• तत् (tat) - that (latent impression) (that, it)

• कर्तृत्वशब्देन (kartṛtvaśabdena) - by the word 'doership' (kartṛtva) (by the word 'doership', by the term 'doership')

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is referred to (is said, is called, is meant)

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - For what, then (from which, for which reason, since, because)

(indeclinable)

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - doership (kartṛtva) (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - doership, agency, the state of being a doer

Derived from kartṛ (doer) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नाम (nāma) - truly meant by the term (by name, indeed, called)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why; (as indeclinable) whether, why not

उच्यते (ucyate) - is meant (is said, is called, is meant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

Third person singular present passive form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - that (determination) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who; (as indeclinable) because, since

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

अन्तस्थायाः (antasthāyāḥ) - of an inner (of the inner, of the internal)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of antastha

antastha - standing within, situated internally, internal

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+stha)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  preposition
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (feminine)
  From root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मनोवृत्तेः (manovṛtteḥ) - mental modification (manovṛtti) (of the mental modification, of the mind's activity)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of manovṛtti

manovṛtti - mental modification, activity of the mind, mental state

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manas+vṛtti)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtti – action, course, mode of being, modification
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛt 'to turn, exist'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm determination (niścaya) (determination, certainty, firm resolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - determination, certainty, firm resolution, conviction

Derived from root ci with prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

उपादेयताप्रत्ययः (upādeyatāpratyayaḥ) - a cognition of desirability (upādeyatā-pratyaya) (the cognition of desirability, the idea of being acceptable/useful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādeyatāpratyaya

upādeyatāpratyaya - cognition/perception of desirability or acceptableness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (upādeyatā+pratyaya)

• upādeyatā – desirability, acceptableness, utility
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from upādeya ('desirable, acceptable') + -tā (suffix for 'state of being').
• pratyaya – cognition, perception, belief, idea
  noun (masculine)
  From prati-i 'to go towards, to trust'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

वासनाभिधानः (vāsanābhidhānaḥ) - which is also known as a latent impression (vāsanā) (that which is called vāsanā, named vāsanā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsanābhidhāna

vāsanābhidhāna - that which is called or named vāsanā (latent impression)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+abhidhāna)

• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit-energy (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas 'to dwell, to perfume'
  Root: vas (class 1)
• abhidhāna – name, appellation, term, designation
  noun (neuter)
  From abhi-dhā 'to place upon, to name'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that (latent impression) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she; (as indeclinable) then, therefore

कर्तृत्वशब्देन (kartṛtvaśabdena) - by the word 'doership' (kartṛtva) (by the word 'doership', by the term 'doership')

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kartṛtvaśabda

kartṛtvaśabda - the word or term 'doership'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kartṛtva+śabda)

• kartṛtva – doership, agency
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kartṛ (doer) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śabda – word, sound, term
  noun (masculine)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is referred to (is said, is called, is meant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

Third person singular present passive form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)