योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-2

प्राकृतान्येव कर्माणि यया वर्जितवाञ्छया ।
क्रियन्ते तृष्णयेमानि तां जीवन्मुक्ततां विदुः ॥ २ ॥

prākṛtānyeva karmāṇi yayā varjitavāñchayā ,
kriyante tṛṣṇayemāni tāṃ jīvanmuktatāṃ viduḥ 2

2. prākṛtāni eva karmāṇi yayā varjitavāñchayā
kriyante tṛṣṇayā imāni tām jīvanmuktatām viduḥ

2. yayā varjitavāñchayā tṛṣṇayā (rahitāni) imāni prākṛtāni eva karmāṇi kriyante,
tām jīvanmuktatām viduḥ

2. That state is known as liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti) by which even natural actions (karma) are performed with desires (vāñchā) relinquished and devoid of craving (tṛṣṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राकृतानि (prākṛtāni) - natural, ordinary

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds)

• यया (yayā) - by which (feminine)

• वर्जितवाञ्छया (varjitavāñchayā) - with desires (vāñchā) relinquished (by relinquished desire, with abandoned longing)

• क्रियन्ते (kriyante) - are performed, are done

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - devoid of craving (tṛṣṇā) (implying 'without craving') (by craving, from craving)

• इमानि (imāni) - these

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• जीवन्मुक्तताम् (jīvanmuktatām) - liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti) (the state of liberation while living)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

Words meanings and morphology

प्राकृतानि (prākṛtāni) - natural, ordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, ordinary, common, belonging to nature (prakṛti)

From `prakṛti` (nature).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `karmāṇi`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle of emphasis

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)

n-stem noun. From `√kṛ` (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `kriyante`.

यया (yayā) - by which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Instrumental of means.

वर्जितवाञ्छया (varjitavāñchayā) - with desires (vāñchā) relinquished (by relinquished desire, with abandoned longing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of varjitavāñchā

varjitavāñchā - having relinquished desire

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (varjita+vāñchā)

• varjita – relinquished, abandoned, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `√vṛj` (to abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)
• vāñchā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  From `√vāñch` (to desire).
  Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Adverbial instrumental, parallel to `yayā`.

क्रियन्ते (kriyante) - are performed, are done

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present passive

From `√kṛ` (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for `karmāṇi`.

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - devoid of craving (tṛṣṇā) (implying 'without craving') (by craving, from craving)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From `√tṛṣ` (to be thirsty).

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Semantically connected to the means/manner of action, here understood as the absence of craving.

इमानि (imāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies `karmāṇi`.

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

जीवन्मुक्तताम् (jīvanmuktatām) - liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti) (the state of liberation while living)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state of being liberated while living, living liberation

Derived from `jīvanmukta` + `tā` (abstract suffix).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jīvanmukta+tā)

• jīvanmukta – liberated while living
  adjective (masculine)
  From `jīvan` (living) and `mukta` (liberated).
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (state of being)
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract suffix.

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vid

Perfect active

From `√vid` (to know), 3rd person plural perfect `lit` (used as present in certain classes).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is 'sages' or 'the wise'.