योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-19

सर्वा हि वासनाभावे प्रयान्त्यफलतां क्रियाः ।
अशुभाः फलवन्त्योपि सेकाभावे लता इव ॥ १९ ॥

sarvā hi vāsanābhāve prayāntyaphalatāṃ kriyāḥ ,
aśubhāḥ phalavantyopi sekābhāve latā iva 19

19. sarvāḥ hi vāsanā-abhāve prayānti aphalatām kriyāḥ
aśubhāḥ phalavantyaḥ api seka-abhāve latāḥ iva

19. hi sarvāḥ kriyāḥ vāsanā-abhāve aphalatām prayānti,
aśubhāḥ phalavantyaḥ api latāḥ seka-abhāve iva

19. Indeed, all actions, even those that are inauspicious yet appear to bear fruit, ultimately lead to no result if there is an absence of underlying mental impressions, much like vines fail to yield fruit without irrigation.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• वासना-अभावे (vāsanā-abhāve) - in the absence of mental impressions, in the lack of latent desires

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go, they lead to, they reach

• अफलताम् (aphalatām) - fruitlessness, lack of result

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities, deeds

• अशुभाः (aśubhāḥ) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil

• फलवन्त्यः (phalavantyaḥ) - bearing fruit, fruitful, productive

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सेक-अभावे (seka-abhāve) - in the absence of irrigation, without watering

• लताः (latāḥ) - vines, creepers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

वासना-अभावे (vāsanā-abhāve) - in the absence of mental impressions, in the lack of latent desires

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāsanā-abhāva

vāsanā-abhāva - absence of mental impressions/latent desires

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+abhāva)

• vāsanā – mental impression, latent tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 4)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go, they lead to, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

अफलताम् (aphalatām) - fruitlessness, lack of result

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aphalatā

aphalatā - fruitlessness, unproductiveness, lack of result

Derived from aphala (fruitless) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities, deeds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, deed, rite

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अशुभाः (aśubhāḥ) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Negation of śubha (auspicious)

फलवन्त्यः (phalavantyaḥ) - bearing fruit, fruitful, productive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of phalavat

phalavat - fruitful, bearing fruit, productive

Possessive suffix -vat (matup) added to phala (fruit)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सेक-अभावे (seka-abhāve) - in the absence of irrigation, without watering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of seka-abhāva

seka-abhāva - absence of irrigation/watering

Compound type : tatpurusha (seka+abhāva)

• seka – watering, sprinkling, irrigation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sic (to sprinkle)
  Root: sic (class 6)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

लताः (latāḥ) - vines, creepers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, slender branch

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)