योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-124, verse-5

पश्चात्तेषां स्वकर्माणि कारणं सुखदुःखयोः ।
आत्मज्ञानात्समुत्पन्नः संकल्पः कर्मकारणम् ॥ ५ ॥

paścātteṣāṃ svakarmāṇi kāraṇaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ,
ātmajñānātsamutpannaḥ saṃkalpaḥ karmakāraṇam 5

5. paścāt teṣām svakarmāṇi kāraṇam sukhaduḥkhayoḥ
ātmajñānāt samutpannaḥ saṅkalpaḥ karmakāraṇam

5. paścāt teṣām svakarmāṇi sukhaduḥkhayoḥ kāraṇam
ātmajñānāt samutpannaḥ saṅkalpaḥ karmakāraṇam

5. Afterwards, their own actions (karma) become the cause of their joy and sorrow. The intention (saṅkalpa) that arises from self-knowledge (ātman) is the cause of [further] action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later (afterwards, behind, western)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, to them)

• स्वकर्माणि (svakarmāṇi) - their own actions (karma) (one's own actions (karma))

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• सुखदुःखयोः (sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) - of joy and sorrow (of joy and sorrow, of happiness and suffering)

• आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - from self-knowledge (ātman)

• समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen, produced (arisen, produced, born)

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention (saṅkalpa) (intention, will, resolve, determination, desire)

• कर्मकारणम् (karmakāraṇam) - the cause of [further] action (karma) (cause of action (karma))

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later (afterwards, behind, western)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to bhūtāni (beings).

स्वकर्माणि (svakarmāṇi) - their own actions (karma) (one's own actions (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of svakarma

svakarma - one's own action, personal duty (svadharma related)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+karman)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for svakarmāṇi.

सुखदुःखयोः (sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) - of joy and sorrow (of joy and sorrow, of happiness and suffering)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - joy and sorrow, happiness and misery

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'of joy and sorrow' as a pair.

आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - from self-knowledge (ātman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna

ātmajñāna - knowledge of self, self-knowledge, knowledge of the Supreme Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, cognition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Source from which saṅkalpaḥ arises.

समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen, produced (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, born, come forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefixes sam and ut

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies saṅkalpaḥ.

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention (saṅkalpa) (intention, will, resolve, determination, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, will, resolve, determination, concept, desire

Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

कर्मकारणम् (karmakāraṇam) - the cause of [further] action (karma) (cause of action (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karmakāraṇa

karmakāraṇa - cause of action, motive for work

Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+kāraṇa)

• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for saṅkalpaḥ.