योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-21

न स्वभावेन फलति यथा शरलता फलम् ।
क्रिया निर्वासना पुत्र फलं फलति नो तथा ॥ २१ ॥

na svabhāvena phalati yathā śaralatā phalam ,
kriyā nirvāsanā putra phalaṃ phalati no tathā 21

21. na svabhāvena phalati yathā śara-latā phalam
kriyā nir-vāsanā putra phalam phalati no tathā

21. putra,
yathā śara-latā svabhāvena phalam na phalati,
tathā nir-vāsanā kriyā phalam no phalati

21. O son, just as a reed creeper does not naturally produce fruit, so too, an action performed without underlying mental impressions certainly does not yield any result.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally, by its own being

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• शर-लता (śara-latā) - a reed creeper, a reed-like vine

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, deed

• निर्-वासना (nir-vāsanā) - without mental impressions, free from latent desires

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results

• नो (no) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, so

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally, by its own being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition, natural state

Derived from sva (own) + bhāva (being)

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of phal

Root: phal (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

शर-लता (śara-latā) - a reed creeper, a reed-like vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śara-latā

śara-latā - a reed-creeper

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+latā)

• śara – reed, arrow
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, deed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, deed, rite

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निर्-वासना (nir-vāsanā) - without mental impressions, free from latent desires

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nir-vāsanā

nir-vāsanā - devoid of mental impressions/latent tendencies, desireless

Compound with prefix nir- (without)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+vāsanā)

• nir – without, out of, cessation
  indeclinable
• vāsanā – mental impression, latent tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 4)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields results

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of phal

Root: phal (class 1)

नो (no) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)