योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-30

तस्माद्वेदनमेवेह कर्म कारणमाकृतेः ।
यदेतत्कर्मणां प्रोक्तं त्वयैवोक्तं मुनीश्वर ॥ ३० ॥

tasmādvedanameveha karma kāraṇamākṛteḥ ,
yadetatkarmaṇāṃ proktaṃ tvayaivoktaṃ munīśvara 30

30. tasmāt vedanam eva iha karma kāraṇam ākṛteḥ yat
etat karmaṇām proktam tvayā eva uktam munīśvara

30. tasmāt iha vedanam eva karma ākṛteḥ kāraṇam yat
etat karmaṇām proktam tvayā eva uktam munīśvara

30. Therefore, in this world, it is indeed inner perception (vedana) itself that is the cause of both action (karma) and its subsequent manifestation (ākṛti). This very principle concerning actions (karma) has been declared by you yourself, O chief of sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, understanding, feeling

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• आकृतेः (ākṛteḥ) - of creation, of formation, of shape, of action/manifestation

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, stated

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O chief of sages

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, understanding, feeling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, knowledge, understanding, feeling, sensation

From root vid 'to know' + ana suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

From root kṛ 'to do' + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to `karma` (action, deed).

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ 'to do' + ṇic (causative) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

आकृतेः (ākṛteḥ) - of creation, of formation, of shape, of action/manifestation

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, creation, manifestation

From ā-√kṛ 'to form, make' + ti suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Refers to the preceding statement.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the preceding statement.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

From root kṛ 'to do' + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, stated

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√vac 'to speak' + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `yat etat`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From √vac 'to speak' + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `yat etat`.

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O chief of sages

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - chief of sages, lord of hermits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś 'to rule' + vara suffix
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Addressing Vasiṣṭha.