योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-23

आकारभासुरात्युच्चैर्न ददाति फलं क्रिया ।
शुभाशुभा वा तज्ज्ञस्य फुल्ला शरलता यथा ॥ २३ ॥

ākārabhāsurātyuccairna dadāti phalaṃ kriyā ,
śubhāśubhā vā tajjñasya phullā śaralatā yathā 23

23. ākārabhāsurātyuccaiḥ na dadāti phalam kriyā
śubhāśubhā vā tatjñasya phullā śaralatā yathā

23. tatjñasya kriyā śubhāśubhā vā ākārabhāsurātyuccaiḥ
na dadāti phalam yathā phullā śaralatā

23. For one who has realized the truth, an action (karma), whether virtuous or non-virtuous, does not yield results, even if it is outwardly splendid and very grand. It is like a blooming śaralatā plant, which, despite its appearance, bears no fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• आकारभासुरात्युच्चैः (ākārabhāsurātyuccaiḥ) - in terms of its outward appearance, splendor, and loftiness (describing the action) (outwardly splendid and very grandly; shining in appearance and exceedingly lofty)

• न (na) - not

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, yields

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, ritual

• शुभाशुभा (śubhāśubhā) - good and bad, virtuous and non-virtuous

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• तत्ज्ञस्य (tatjñasya) - for the realized one who knows the ultimate reality (of the knower of that; for the one who knows the truth)

• फुल्ला (phullā) - blooming, flowered, expanded

• शरलता (śaralatā) - a type of reed or plant, arrow-reed

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

आकारभासुरात्युच्चैः (ākārabhāsurātyuccaiḥ) - in terms of its outward appearance, splendor, and loftiness (describing the action) (outwardly splendid and very grandly; shining in appearance and exceedingly lofty)

(indeclinable)

compound adverb

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāra+bhāsura+ati+ucca)

• ākāra – form, appearance, shape
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsura – shining, splendid, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhās
• ati – exceeding, very, over
  indeclinable
• ucca – high, lofty, loud
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, yields

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: object of dadāti

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, activity, ritual, rite

Note: subject of dadāti

शुभाशुभा (śubhāśubhā) - good and bad, virtuous and non-virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious, non-virtuous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: modifies kriyā

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

तत्ज्ञस्य (tatjñasya) - for the realized one who knows the ultimate reality (of the knower of that; for the one who knows the truth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tatjña

tatjña - knower of that, knower of truth, an enlightened person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+jña)

• tat – that, ultimate reality, Brahman
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knower, intelligent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jñā

फुल्ला (phullā) - blooming, flowered, expanded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of phulla

phulla - blooming, expanded, opened, flowered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'phull' (to bloom) or 'sphuṭ' (to burst open).

Note: modifies śaralatā

शरलता (śaralatā) - a type of reed or plant, arrow-reed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaralatā

śaralatā - a kind of reed, Saccharum sara

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)