योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-36

इदं न किंचिद्भ्रान्तिर्वा खं चेति ज्ञस्तु वेत्ति यः ।
सोऽवासनः कर्मवात्याः कथं साधयति क्रियाः ॥ ३६ ॥

idaṃ na kiṃcidbhrāntirvā khaṃ ceti jñastu vetti yaḥ ,
so'vāsanaḥ karmavātyāḥ kathaṃ sādhayati kriyāḥ 36

36. idam na kiñcit bhrāntiḥ vā kham ca iti jñaḥ tu vetti
yaḥ saḥ avāsanaḥ karma-vātyāḥ katham sādhayati kriyāḥ

36. yaḥ jñaḥ "idam na kiñcit vā bhrāntiḥ ca kham iti" vetti,
saḥ avāsanaḥ karma-vātyāḥ kriyāḥ katham sādhayati?

36. For the wise one (jña) who knows that 'this (world) is nothing, or merely an illusion (bhrānti), or just space,' how can that person, being free from latent impressions (vāsanā), perform actions (kriyā) from the whirlwind of actions (karma)?

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world, this phenomenon

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something; (with negative) nothing at all

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, mistake

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, emptiness, sky

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the wise one, a sage

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• अवासनः (avāsanaḥ) - without latent impressions, free from tendencies

• कर्म-वात्याः (karma-vātyāḥ) - of the whirlwind of actions, from the storm of deeds

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• साधयति (sādhayati) - accomplishes, performs, brings about, causes to succeed

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this world, this phenomenon

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (near the speaker)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something; (with negative) nothing at all

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, mistake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, emptiness, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - ether, space, sky, aperture, zero

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the wise one, a sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise, knowing, intelligent

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवासनः (avāsanaḥ) - without latent impressions, free from tendencies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avāsana

avāsana - free from latent impressions (vāsanā), without desires

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāsanā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vāsanā – impression, mental trace, latent tendency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

कर्म-वात्याः (karma-vātyāḥ) - of the whirlwind of actions, from the storm of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of karma-vātyā

karma-vātyā - whirlwind of actions, storm of karma

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karma+vātyā)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vātyā – whirlwind, hurricane, storm
  noun (feminine)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

साधयति (sādhayati) - accomplishes, performs, brings about, causes to succeed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sādh

Causative verb

Causative stem from root 'sādh' (to succeed, accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, activity, rite

Root: kṛ (class 8)