योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-18

तदेतत्कथितं राम कर्त्रकर्तृविचारणम् ।
अज्ञातत्वात्तु तामेतामक्षीणवासनो भवेत् ॥ १८ ॥

tadetatkathitaṃ rāma kartrakartṛvicāraṇam ,
ajñātatvāttu tāmetāmakṣīṇavāsano bhavet 18

18. tad etad kathitam rāma kartṛakartṛvicāraṇam
ajñātatvāt tu tām etām akṣīṇavāsanaḥ bhavet

18. rāma tat etad kartṛakartṛvicāraṇam kathitam
tu ajñātatvāt akṣīṇavāsanaḥ tām etām bhavet

18. O Rama, this deliberation concerning the doer and non-doer has been explained. However, due to ignorance, one whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are not yet diminished remains subject to this (lack of understanding).

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that, this, it

• एतद् (etad) - this, this one

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, explained

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• कर्तृअकर्तृविचारणम् (kartṛakartṛvicāraṇam) - deliberation on the doer and non-doer

• अज्ञातत्वात् (ajñātatvāt) - due to ignorance, from not knowing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)

• अक्षीणवासनः (akṣīṇavāsanaḥ) - one whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are not diminished/exhausted

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that, this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it refers to the upcoming discussion.

एतद् (etad) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to the discussion of doer and non-doer. Can also be accusative singular.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (causative of kṛ, to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kartṛakartṛvicāraṇam' and 'etad'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana)

कर्तृअकर्तृविचारणम् (kartṛakartṛvicāraṇam) - deliberation on the doer and non-doer

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛakartṛvicāraṇa

kartṛakartṛvicāraṇa - deliberation/investigation into the doer and non-doer

Compound type : dvandva (kartṛ+akartṛ+vicāraṇa)

• kartṛ – doer, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akartṛ – non-doer, not an agent
  noun (masculine)
  Negated agent noun from root kṛ
• vicāraṇa – deliberation, investigation, consideration
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root car with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it serves as the subject of 'kathitam'.

अज्ञातत्वात् (ajñātatvāt) - due to ignorance, from not knowing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñātatva

ajñātatva - state of being unknown, ignorance

Derived from ajñāta (unknown) + suffix -tva (state of being)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jñātatva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• jñātatva – state of being known, knowability
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from jñāta (known) + suffix -tva

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, she, it

Note: Refers to an implied feminine noun such as 'avidyām' (ignorance) or 'avasthām' (state).

एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to an implied feminine noun such as 'avidyām' (ignorance) or 'avasthām' (state), in conjunction with 'tām'.

अक्षीणवासनः (akṣīṇavāsanaḥ) - one whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are not diminished/exhausted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣīṇavāsana

akṣīṇavāsana - one whose latent impressions are not exhausted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣīṇa+vāsanā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣi (to waste, to perish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• vāsanā – latent impression, tendency, disposition (saṃskāra)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied individual who is the subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Root bhū, 1st class, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential, possibility, or recommendation.