योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-88

सैवोक्ता सङ्गशब्देन पुनर्जननकारिणी ।
तया यत्क्रियते कर्म तद्बन्धायैव केवलम् ॥ ८८ ॥

saivoktā saṅgaśabdena punarjananakāriṇī ,
tayā yatkriyate karma tadbandhāyaiva kevalam 88

88. sā eva uktā saṅga-śabdena punarjanana-kāriṇī
tayā yat kriyate karma tat bandhāya eva kevalam

88. punarjanana-kāriṇī sā eva saṅga-śabdena uktā
tayā yat karma kriyate tat kevalam bandhāya eva

88. That very (vāsanā) which causes rebirth is indeed referred to as 'attachment' (saṅga). Any action (karma) performed driven by such a vāsanā leads solely to bondage.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (vāsanā) (she, that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• उक्ता (uktā) - is called (said, called, spoken)

• सङ्ग-शब्देन (saṅga-śabdena) - by the term 'attachment' (saṅga) (by the word "attachment", by the term "saṅga")

• पुनर्जनन-कारिणी (punarjanana-kāriṇī) - which causes rebirth (causing rebirth, leading to transmigration)

• तया (tayā) - by that (vāsanā) (by her, by that)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed (is done, is performed)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

• बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage (for bondage, for tying)

• एव (eva) - solely (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - solely (only, merely, solely, exclusively)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (vāsanā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the vāsanā from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उक्ता (uktā) - is called (said, called, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, called

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies sā (vāsanā).

सङ्ग-शब्देन (saṅga-śabdena) - by the term 'attachment' (saṅga) (by the word "attachment", by the term "saṅga")

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅgaśabda

saṅgaśabda - the word 'attachment'

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅga+śabda)

• saṅga – attachment, association, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound, term
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of uktā.

पुनर्जनन-कारिणी (punarjanana-kāriṇī) - which causes rebirth (causing rebirth, leading to transmigration)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of punarjananakāriṇī

punarjananakāriṇī - causing rebirth; leading to transmigration

Feminine form of punarjananakārin, from punarjanana (rebirth) + kārin (causing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (punarjanana+kārin)

• punarjanana – rebirth, renewal
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: punar
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kārin – causing, making, doing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ + ṇini suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies sā (vāsanā).

तया (tayā) - by that (vāsanā) (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to vāsanā, indicates the agent of kriyate.

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, whatever (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to karma.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed (is done, is performed)

(verb)

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

present passive

root kṛ, present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (passive)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, to make) + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of kriyate.

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to karma.

बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage (for bondage, for tying)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tie, binding, knot

From root bandh (to bind, tie)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Indicates purpose.

एव (eva) - solely (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

केवलम् (kevalam) - solely (only, merely, solely, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.