योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-18

वासनामात्रसारत्वादज्ञस्य सफलाः क्रियाः ।
सर्वा एवाफला ज्ञस्य वासनामात्रसंक्षयात् ॥ १८ ॥

vāsanāmātrasāratvādajñasya saphalāḥ kriyāḥ ,
sarvā evāphalā jñasya vāsanāmātrasaṃkṣayāt 18

18. vāsanāmātrasāratvāt ajñasya saphalāḥ kriyāḥ
sarvāḥ eva aphalāḥ jñasya vāsanāmātrasaṃkṣayāt

18. ajñasya vāsanāmātrasāratvāt kriyāḥ saphalāḥ
jñasya vāsanāmātrasaṃkṣayāt sarvāḥ eva aphalāḥ

18. For the ignorant person, actions are considered fruitful because their very essence lies solely in desires (vāsanā). However, for the wise person, all actions are unfruitful due to the complete destruction of all desires (vāsanā).

Words meanings summery:

• वासनामात्रसारत्वात् (vāsanāmātrasāratvāt) - due to having merely desires as essence; due to the essence being only desires

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant person, for the ignorant person

• सफलाः (saphalāḥ) - fruitful, successful

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, rituals

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• अफलाः (aphalāḥ) - unfruitful, useless, without result

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the wise person, for the wise person

• वासनामात्रसंक्षयात् (vāsanāmātrasaṁkṣayāt) - due to the complete destruction of mere desires

Words meanings and morphology

वासनामात्रसारत्वात् (vāsanāmātrasāratvāt) - due to having merely desires as essence; due to the essence being only desires

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vāsanāmātrasāratva

vāsanāmātrasāratva - the state of having merely desires as essence

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāsanāmātra+sāratva)

• vāsanāmātra – mere desire, only desire
  noun (neuter)
• vāsanā – desire, latent impression, mental trace
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root √vas (to dwell, to perfume) with suffix -anā
  Root: √vas (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable (neuter)
• sāratva – essence, substantiality, nature
  noun (neuter)
  abstract noun formed with suffix -tva from sāra (essence)

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant person, for the ignorant person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing person

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jña – knowing, wise, knowledgeable
  adjective (masculine)
  primary derivative
  from root √jñā with suffix -ka
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

सफलाः (saphalāḥ) - fruitful, successful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saphala

saphala - fruitful, yielding fruit, successful

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, possessing
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, rituals

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, ritual, activity

action noun

from root √kṛ with suffix -ā

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

अफलाः (aphalāḥ) - unfruitful, useless, without result

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aphala

aphala - unfruitful, without result, useless

Compound type : Nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+phala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the wise person, for the wise person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, wise, knowledgeable person

primary derivative

from root √jñā with suffix -ka

Root: √jñā (class 9)

वासनामात्रसंक्षयात् (vāsanāmātrasaṁkṣayāt) - due to the complete destruction of mere desires

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāsanāmātrasaṃkṣaya

vāsanāmātrasaṁkṣaya - complete destruction of mere desires

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāsanāmātra+saṃkṣaya)

• vāsanāmātra – mere desire, only desire
  noun (neuter)
• vāsanā – desire, latent impression, mental trace
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root √vas (to dwell, to perfume) with suffix -anā
  Root: √vas (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable (neuter)
• saṃkṣaya – complete destruction, decay, diminution
  noun (masculine)
  action noun (ghañ)
  from root √kṣi with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √kṣi (class 1)