योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-41

न वेदनं तन्नो कर्म तच्छान्तं ब्रह्म कथ्यते ।
चेतनं प्रोच्यते कर्म संसृत्याभ्रविकासितम् ॥ ४१ ॥

na vedanaṃ tanno karma tacchāntaṃ brahma kathyate ,
cetanaṃ procyate karma saṃsṛtyābhravikāsitam 41

41. na vedanam tat na u karma tat śāntam brahma kathyate
cetanam procyate karma saṃsṛtyā abhra-vikāsitam

41. tat vedanam na,
u karma na.
tat śāntam brahma kathyate.
cetanam karma saṃsṛtyā abhra-vikāsitam procyate.

41. That which is neither perception nor action (karma) is declared to be the tranquil supreme reality (brahman). In contrast, conscious activity is called action (karma), expanded like a cloud by the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• उ (u) - and, also, indeed, even

• कर्म (karma) - action, activity, deed, ritual

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, quieted, calm

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute, divine essence

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is called, is declared, is narrated

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious activity (conscious, animate, sentient being, consciousness)

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken of

• कर्म (karma) - action, activity, deed, ritual

• संसृत्या (saṁsṛtyā) - by transmigration, by the cycle of rebirth

• अभ्र-विकासितम् (abhra-vikāsitam) - expanded like a cloud, developed like a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowledge, perception, sensation, feeling

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and, also, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action, activity, deed, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, activity, deed, work, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, quieted, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, quieted, calm, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śam- (to be calm, to cease) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'; can also be accusative singular

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute, divine essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute, divine essence, universal spirit, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is called, is declared, is narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath

Derived from root kath- (to tell), conjugated in passive voice.

Root: kath (class 10)

चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious activity (conscious, animate, sentient being, consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient, mind, consciousness

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here used substantively as 'conscious activity/consciousness'.

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Derived from root vac- (to speak), with prefix pra-, conjugated in passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्म (karma) - action, activity, deed, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, activity, deed, work, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

संसृत्या (saṁsṛtyā) - by transmigration, by the cycle of rebirth

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अभ्र-विकासितम् (abhra-vikāsitam) - expanded like a cloud, developed like a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra-vikāsita

abhra-vikāsita - expanded/developed like a cloud

Compound type : Upamāna Pūrva-pada Bahuvrīhi (abhra+vikāsita)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• vikāsita – expanded, developed, bloomed, manifested
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kas- (to open, expand) with prefix vi- and past passive participle suffix -ita.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'; can also be accusative singular