योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-11

कर्मवृक्षस्य वक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मन्मूलानि मे श्रृणु ।
यन्निकाषेण निर्मूलो न स भूयः प्ररोहति ॥ ११ ॥

karmavṛkṣasya vakṣyāmi brahmanmūlāni me śrṛṇu ,
yannikāṣeṇa nirmūlo na sa bhūyaḥ prarohati 11

11. karmavṛkṣasya vakṣyāmi brahman mūlāni me śṛṇu
yat nikāṣeṇa nirmūlaḥ na sa bhūyaḥ prarohati

11. brahman me śṛṇu karmavṛkṣasya mūlāni vakṣyāmi
yat nikāṣeṇa sa nirmūlaḥ bhūyaḥ na prarohati

11. O Brahman, I will explain the roots of the tree of action (karma); listen to me. By thoroughly uprooting these, it becomes completely rootless and will not sprout again.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मवृक्षस्य (karmavṛkṣasya) - Describing the nature of karma as a persistent, growth-producing entity. (of the tree of action (karma))

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - Śrī Rāma's promise to reveal the method. (I will speak, I will tell)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (implied). (O Brahman (address to a sage/god))

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - The fundamental causes of the tree of action. (roots, origins)

• मे (me) - "Listen to me". (to me, my)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - An imperative command to listen carefully. (listen, hear)

• यत् (yat) - Refers to the uprooting method. (by which)

• निकाषेण (nikāṣeṇa) - The method of complete removal of roots. (by uprooting, by grinding)

• निर्मूलः (nirmūlaḥ) - The state of the karma-tree after complete eradication. (rootless, having no roots)

• न (na) - Negation of regrowth. (not)

• स (sa) - Refers to the 'karmavṛkṣa' (tree of action). (that, he)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Emphasizes that regrowth does not happen even once more. (again, further, more)

• प्ररोहति (prarohati) - Refers to the regeneration of the karma-tree. (grows, sprouts, springs up)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मवृक्षस्य (karmavṛkṣasya) - Describing the nature of karma as a persistent, growth-producing entity. (of the tree of action (karma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karmavṛkṣa

karmavṛkṣa - tree of action (karma)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karma+vṛkṣa)

• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates possession.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - Śrī Rāma's promise to reveal the method. (I will speak, I will tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future active

future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (implied). (O Brahman (address to a sage/god))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the supreme reality (brahman), a priest, a sage

Note: Used as an address.

मूलानि (mūlāni) - The fundamental causes of the tree of action. (roots, origins)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, cause

Note: Direct object of 'vakṣyāmi'.

मे (me) - "Listen to me". (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

enclitic dative/genitive form of asmad

Note: In conjunction with `śṛṇu` (listen), it means 'listen to me'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - An imperative command to listen carefully. (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative active

imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

यत् (yat) - Refers to the uprooting method. (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to `nikāṣeṇa`.

निकाषेण (nikāṣeṇa) - The method of complete removal of roots. (by uprooting, by grinding)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nikāṣa

nikāṣa - rubbing, grinding, touching, uprooting

derived from ni- + √kaṣ (to rub, scratch, uproot)

Prefix: ni

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means.

निर्मूलः (nirmūlaḥ) - The state of the karma-tree after complete eradication. (rootless, having no roots)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmūla

nirmūla - rootless, without root, eradicated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+mūla)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating 'without'
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'sa' (referring to the karmavṛkṣa).

न (na) - Negation of regrowth. (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

स (sa) - Refers to the 'karmavṛkṣa' (tree of action). (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Emphasizes that regrowth does not happen even once more. (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

प्ररोहति (prarohati) - Refers to the regeneration of the karma-tree. (grows, sprouts, springs up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praruh

present active

present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada) of root pra-√ruh

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)