योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-42

संभूय केचन शुभाशुभमात्मकर्म कुर्वन्ति तस्य सदृशं फलमाप्नुवन्ति ।
संप्राप्नुवन्ति च शिलाशनिवच्च केचिद्दुःखं त्वकारणकमेव सहस्रसंख्याः ॥ ४२ ॥

saṃbhūya kecana śubhāśubhamātmakarma kurvanti tasya sadṛśaṃ phalamāpnuvanti ,
saṃprāpnuvanti ca śilāśanivacca kecidduḥkhaṃ tvakāraṇakameva sahasrasaṃkhyāḥ 42

42. sambhūya kecana śubhāśubham ātmakarma
kurvanti tasya sadṛśam phalam āpnuvanti
samprāpnuvanti ca śilāśanivat ca kecit
duḥkham tu akāraṇakam eva sahasrasaṃkhyāḥ

42. kecana śubhāśubham ātmakarma sambhūya kurvanti,
tasya sadṛśam phalam āpnuvanti.
ca kecit tu akāraṇakam eva sahasrasaṃkhyāḥ duḥkham śilāśanivat samprāpnuvanti.

42. Some people, by performing a mix of good and bad actions (karma), obtain a result corresponding to them. However, others experience suffering in thousands, like stones and thunderbolts, which is entirely causeless.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having combined (good and bad actions) (having united, having collected, having combined, having become)

• केचन (kecana) - some people (some, certain ones)

• शुभाशुभम् (śubhāśubham) - good and bad (actions) (good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

• आत्मकर्म (ātmakarma) - one's own actions (karma) (self-actions, one's own actions)

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (actions) (they do, they perform)

• तस्य (tasya) - of those (actions) (of that, of him, of it)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - corresponding (result) (similar, corresponding, like)

• फलम् (phalam) - result (of actions) (fruit, result, consequence)

• आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they obtain (a result) (they obtain, they attain, they reach)

• सम्प्राप्नुवन्ति (samprāpnuvanti) - they experience (suffering) (they attain completely, they experience fully)

• च (ca) - and, however (connecting the two clauses) (and, also, moreover)

• शिलाशनिवत् (śilāśanivat) - like the sudden, overwhelming impact of stones and thunderbolts (like stones and thunderbolts)

• च (ca) - (for emphasis) (and, also, moreover)

• केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, sorrow)

• तु (tu) - however, but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - entirely causeless (causeless, without cause)

• एव (eva) - entirely, certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• सहस्रसंख्याः (sahasrasaṁkhyāḥ) - numbering in thousands (thousands in number, numbering thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having combined (good and bad actions) (having united, having collected, having combined, having become)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

formed from sam + √bhū (to be, exist)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

केचन (kecana) - some people (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecana

kecana - some, certain, anyone

formed from kim + cana

शुभाशुभम् (śubhāśubham) - good and bad (actions) (good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious, unlucky
  adjective (neuter)

Note: modifies ātmakarma

आत्मकर्म (ātmakarma) - one's own actions (karma) (self-actions, one's own actions)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmakarman

ātmakarman - one's own action, self-action, personal deed (karma)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+karman)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the true self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (actions) (they do, they perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of those (actions) (of that, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: refers to śubhāśubham ātmakarma

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - corresponding (result) (similar, corresponding, like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, conforming to

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: modifies phalam

फलम् (phalam) - result (of actions) (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: object of āpnuvanti

आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they obtain (a result) (they obtain, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Root: āp (class 5)

सम्प्राप्नुवन्ति (samprāpnuvanti) - they experience (suffering) (they attain completely, they experience fully)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samprāp

Formed from sam + pra + √āp

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and, however (connecting the two clauses) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: used as a conjunction

शिलाशनिवत् (śilāśanivat) - like the sudden, overwhelming impact of stones and thunderbolts (like stones and thunderbolts)

(indeclinable)

vat suffix indicating similarity

Compound type : dvandva (śilā+aśani)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning, destructive weapon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

च (ca) - (for emphasis) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: used for emphasis or further connection

केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecit

kecit - some, certain, anyone

formed from kim + cit

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, sorrow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, distress

Note: object of samprāpnuvanti

तु (tu) - however, but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - entirely causeless (causeless, without cause)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - causeless, uncaused, without reason

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇaka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• kāraṇaka – having a cause, caused
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 10)

Note: modifies duḥkham

एव (eva) - entirely, certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सहस्रसंख्याः (sahasrasaṁkhyāḥ) - numbering in thousands (thousands in number, numbering thousands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahasrasaṃkhya

sahasrasaṁkhya - numbering a thousand, consisting of a thousand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+saṃkhyā)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkhyā – number, enumeration, sum
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: modifies kecit