योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-12

कर्मणः सुकृतादन्यदस्मै किंचिन्न रोचते ।
स्वभाव एव महतां ननु यन्न विचेष्टितम् ॥ १२ ॥

karmaṇaḥ sukṛtādanyadasmai kiṃcinna rocate ,
svabhāva eva mahatāṃ nanu yanna viceṣṭitam 12

12. karmaṇaḥ sukṛtāt anyat asmai kiñcit na rocate
svabhāvaḥ eva mahatām nanu yat na viceṣṭitam

12. asmai sukṛtāt karmaṇaḥ anyat kiñcit na rocate
nanu yat na viceṣṭitam eva mahatām svabhāvaḥ

12. Nothing whatsoever pleases him except for virtuous (karma) actions. Indeed, this (inclination) is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of great souls, for truly, their natural disposition is not (to engage in wrong) actions (viceṣṭitam).

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - than action (in comparison) (of action, from action, than action)

• सुकृतात् (sukṛtāt) - from good deeds, than good deeds

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it shines, it delights

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, natural state (svabhāva)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• महताम् (mahatām) - of great persons, of the great

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, isn't it?

• यत् (yat) - that which, because, since

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - wrong or misguided actions/exertions (action, exertion, activity, conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - than action (in comparison) (of action, from action, than action)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Note: Can also be genitive, but ablative fits comparison with 'anyat'.

सुकृतात् (sukṛtāt) - from good deeds, than good deeds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous deed, merit, good action

Past Passive Participle

`su` (good) + root `kṛ` (to do) + `kta` (PPP suffix). Used as a noun.

Compound type : Prādi-Samāsa (adjective used as noun) (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'goodness'.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root `kṛ` + `kta` suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it shines, it delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, natural state (svabhāva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own being, intrinsic nature, natural state, disposition (svabhāva)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

महताम् (mahatām) - of great persons, of the great

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble, exalted, powerful

Note: Used as a collective noun for 'great persons'.

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, isn't it?

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which, because, since

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a conjunction 'for' or 'that'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - wrong or misguided actions/exertions (action, exertion, activity, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viceṣṭita

viceṣṭita - action, exertion, movement, conduct, attempt

Past Passive Participle

`vi` (apart, intense) + root `ceṣṭ` (to move, to try, to act) + `kta` (PPP suffix). Used as a noun.

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)