योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-59

वासनाहीनमप्येतच्चक्षुरादीन्द्रियैः स्वतः ।
प्रवर्तते बहिः स्वार्थे वासना नात्र कारणम् ॥ ५९ ॥

vāsanāhīnamapyetaccakṣurādīndriyaiḥ svataḥ ,
pravartate bahiḥ svārthe vāsanā nātra kāraṇam 59

59. vāsanāhīnam api etat cakṣur-ādi indriyaiḥ svataḥ
pravartate bahiḥ svārthe vāsanā na atra kāraṇam

59. etat vāsanāhīnam api cakṣur-ādi indriyaiḥ svataḥ
bahiḥ svārthe pravartate atra vāsanā kāraṇam na

59. Even without latent impressions (vāsanā), these senses like the eyes spontaneously engage externally with their respective objects. Latent impressions (vāsanā) are not the cause of this activity.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनाहीनम् (vāsanāhīnam) - devoid of latent impressions, without desires or habits

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• चक्षुर्-आदि (cakṣur-ādi) - beginning with the eye, eyes and so forth

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, naturally, from oneself

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - engages, proceeds, acts, functions

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, outside, externally

• स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in its own object, for its own purpose

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

वासनाहीनम् (vāsanāhīnam) - devoid of latent impressions, without desires or habits

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanāhīna

vāsanāhīna - devoid of latent impressions, free from habits, without desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+hīna)

• vāsanā – latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'hā' (to abandon, forsake)
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' or implies 'action/senses'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, such

Note: Refers to the act of senses engaging or the senses themselves.

चक्षुर्-आदि (cakṣur-ādi) - beginning with the eye, eyes and so forth

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakṣus+ādi)

• cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, initial, first, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms part of the instrumental plural compound 'cakṣurādīndriyaiḥ'. The form 'cakṣur-ādi' implies 'cakṣuṣām ādi'.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra

Derived from 'Indra'

Note: Often combined with 'cakṣur-ādi' to mean 'by the senses like eyes'.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, naturally, from oneself

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to 'sva' (self)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - engages, proceeds, acts, functions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pravṛt

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'indriyāṇi' (senses).

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, outside, externally

(indeclinable)

स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in its own object, for its own purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - one's own object, one's own purpose, self-interest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – one's own, self, private
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the senses engaging with their specific objects.

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition, perfume, dwelling

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tra added to 'idam' (this)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)