योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-42

किं ज्ञातुमिच्छसि कथं संसारं हातुमिच्छसि ।
उपदिष्टमहं मन्ये संपादयति कर्मभिः ॥ ४२ ॥

kiṃ jñātumicchasi kathaṃ saṃsāraṃ hātumicchasi ,
upadiṣṭamahaṃ manye saṃpādayati karmabhiḥ 42

42. kim jñātum icchasi katham saṃsāram hātum icchasi
upadiṣṭam aham manye saṃpādayati karmabhiḥ

42. kim jñātum icchasi katham saṃsāram hātum icchasi
aham manye upadiṣṭam karmabhiḥ saṃpādayati

42. What do you wish to know? How do you desire to abandon the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra)? I believe that one accomplishes what has been taught through actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (thing) (what, which, why)

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to learn, to understand

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, desire, want

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• संसारम् (saṁsāram) - transmigration, cyclic existence, worldly life

• हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, give up, leave, forsake

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, desire, want

• उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - what has been taught/instructed (as a noun) (instructed, taught, advised)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, believe, consider, suppose

• संपादयति (saṁpādayati) - causes (what is taught) to be accomplished (accomplishes, causes to happen, brings about, fulfills)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds, through work

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (thing) (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ka

ka - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of 'jñātum'.

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to learn, to understand

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of jñā

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root jñā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Complements 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, desire, want

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Indicative

2nd singular active, Parasmaipada.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

संसारम् (saṁsāram) - transmigration, cyclic existence, worldly life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cyclic existence, worldly life, course of worldly affairs

From sam-√sṛ (to flow together, to pass through various states).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'hātum'.

हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, give up, leave, forsake

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of hā

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root hā.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Complements 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, desire, want

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Indicative

2nd singular active, Parasmaipada.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - what has been taught/instructed (as a noun) (instructed, taught, advised)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - instructed, taught, advised, preached

Past Passive Participle

From upa-√diś (to teach, instruct).

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, believe, consider, suppose

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative

1st singular middle, Ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

संपादयति (saṁpādayati) - causes (what is taught) to be accomplished (accomplishes, causes to happen, brings about, fulfills)

(verb)

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

Causative Present Indicative

From causative stem of sam-√pad (to fall together, attain). 3rd singular active, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds, through work

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the means by which the accomplishment happens.