योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-49

अहंकारोपहतया बुद्ध्या या क्रियते क्रिया ।
विषवल्ल्या इव फलं तस्याः स्यान्मरणात्मकम् ॥ ४९ ॥

ahaṃkāropahatayā buddhyā yā kriyate kriyā ,
viṣavallyā iva phalaṃ tasyāḥ syānmaraṇātmakam 49

49. ahaṅkāropahatayā buddhyā yā kriyate kriyā
viṣa-vallyāḥ iva phalam tasyāḥ syāt maraṇātmakam

49. yā kriyā ahaṅkāropahatayā buddhyā kriyate tasyāḥ
phalam viṣa-vallyāḥ iva maraṇātmakam syāt

49. Any action (kriyā) performed by an intellect (buddhi) corrupted by ego (ahaṅkāra) will yield a fruit (phalam) like that of a poisonous creeper, having the nature of death.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारोपहतया (ahaṅkāropahatayā) - by the intellect harmed by ego, by the ego-afflicted intellect

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by reason

• या (yā) - which

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, performance

• विष-वल्ल्याः (viṣa-vallyāḥ) - of a poisonous creeper

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine), its

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• मरणात्मकम् (maraṇātmakam) - death-causing, having the nature of death

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारोपहतया (ahaṅkāropahatayā) - by the intellect harmed by ego, by the ego-afflicted intellect

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahaṅkāropahata

ahaṅkāropahata - harmed/afflicted by ego (ahaṅkāra)

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `ahaṅkāra` and `upahata` (harmed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+upahata)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, self-conceit, self-identification (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `aham` (I) and `kṛ` (to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• upahata – struck, injured, harmed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `han` (to strike, kill) with prefix `upa-`.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `buddhyā`.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by reason

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)

From root `budh` (to awaken, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Qualifies `kriyā`.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

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

present passive

Passive form of the root `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, performance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, performance

From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `kriyate`.

विष-वल्ल्याः (viṣa-vallyāḥ) - of a poisonous creeper

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of viṣa-vallī

viṣa-vallī - poisonous creeper/vine

Compound of `viṣa` (poison) and `vallī` (creeper).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+vallī)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• vallī – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, outcome

Note: Subject of `syāt`.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine), its

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to the action `kriyā`.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (liṅ) of as

optative mood, present tense

Optative form of the root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

मरणात्मकम् (maraṇātmakam) - death-causing, having the nature of death

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇātmaka

maraṇātmaka - having the nature of death, causing death

Compound of `maraṇa` (death) and `ātmaka` (having the nature of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+ātmaka)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root `mṛ` (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ātman` (self) + suffix `-ka`.

Note: Predicate adjective for `phalam`.