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

तथाच ।
कुर्वतोऽकुर्वतो वापि स्वर्गेऽपि नरकेऽपि वा ।
यादृग्वासनमेतत्स्यान्मनस्तदनुभूयते ॥ ४ ॥

tathāca ,
kurvato'kurvato vāpi svarge'pi narake'pi vā ,
yādṛgvāsanametatsyānmanastadanubhūyate 4

4. tathā ca | kurvataḥ akurvataḥ vā api svarge api narake
api vā | yādṛk-vāsanam etat syāt manaḥ tat anubhūyate ||

4. tathā ca etat manaḥ yādṛk-vāsanam syāt,
(tat) kurvataḥ vā akurvataḥ api,
svarge api narake api vā (vartamānasya api),
tat anubhūyate

4. And similarly, whether one is performing actions or refraining from them, whether in heaven or in hell, the mind (manas) experiences whatever kind of latent impression (vāsanā) it possesses.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who is acting/doing

• अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - of one who is not acting/doing

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नरके (narake) - in hell

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यादृक्-वासनम् (yādṛk-vāsanam) - whatever kind of latent impression

• एतत् (etat) - this

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who is acting/doing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, acting, making

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - of one who is not acting/doing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not acting

Present Active Participle (negated)

Negated present active participle of root kṛ (to do, make)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kurvat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kurvat – doing, acting, making
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नरके (narake) - in hell

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, Hades, a place of torment

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यादृक्-वासनम् (yādṛk-vāsanam) - whatever kind of latent impression

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛk-vāsana

yādṛk-vāsana - having such a latent impression, whatever kind of impression

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yādṛś+vāsanā)

• yādṛś – such as, of what kind, whatever
  pronoun
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the yādṛk-vāsanam

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of anu-bhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)