योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-40

यथा स्वप्नेषु दृष्टानां न प्राक्कर्म नृणां भवेत् ।
आदिसर्गेषु जीवानां तथा चिन्मात्ररूपिणाम् ॥ ४० ॥

yathā svapneṣu dṛṣṭānāṃ na prākkarma nṛṇāṃ bhavet ,
ādisargeṣu jīvānāṃ tathā cinmātrarūpiṇām 40

40. yathā svapneṣu dṛṣṭānām na prāk karma nṛṇām
bhavet ādisargeṣu jīvānām tathā cinmātrarūpiṇām

40. yathā svapneṣu dṛṣṭānām nṛṇām prāk karma na bhavet,
tathā ādisargeṣu cinmātrarūpiṇām jīvānām (prāk karma na bhavet)

40. Just as there is no prior action (karma) for people observed in dreams, similarly, for living beings (jīva) whose nature is pure consciousness, there is no prior action (karma) in the primal creations.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

• स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

• दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭānām) - of those seen, of those observed

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, previous, earlier

• कर्म (karma) - prior action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions)

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, exists

• आदिसर्गेषु (ādisargeṣu) - in the primal creations, in the beginning of creations

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also, thus

• चिन्मात्ररूपिणाम् (cinmātrarūpiṇām) - of those whose nature is pure consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭānām) - of those seen, of those observed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here substantively as 'of those seen'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previous, earlier

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - prior action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, male, hero

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

आदिसर्गेषु (ādisargeṣu) - in the primal creations, in the beginning of creations

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ādisarga

ādisarga - first creation, beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – first, beginning, original
  adjective (masculine)
• sarga – creation, emanation, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual self (jīva)

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also, thus

(indeclinable)

चिन्मात्ररूपिणाम् (cinmātrarūpiṇām) - of those whose nature is pure consciousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cinmātrarūpin

cinmātrarūpin - having the nature of mere consciousness, whose form is only consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+mātra+rūpin)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, merely
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by, possessing the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in added to rūpa

Note: Used substantively here.