योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-55

यैर्यैः काकुत्स्थ दृष्टान्तैस्त्वं मयेहावबोध्यसे ।
सर्वे सकारणास्ते हि प्राप्यन्तु सदकारणम् ॥ ५५ ॥

yairyaiḥ kākutstha dṛṣṭāntaistvaṃ mayehāvabodhyase ,
sarve sakāraṇāste hi prāpyantu sadakāraṇam 55

55. yaiḥ yaiḥ kākutstha dṛṣṭāntaiḥ tvam mayā iha
avabodhyase sarve sakāraṇāḥ te hi prāpyantu sat akāraṇam

55. kākutstha yaiḥ yaiḥ dṛṣṭāntaiḥ mayā iha tvam
avabodhyase te sarve sakāraṇāḥ hi sat akāraṇam prāpyantu

55. O scion of Kakutstha, by whatever illustrations (dṛṣṭānta) I enlighten you here, all of them, being based on causes, should indeed lead to the uncaused (akāraṇa) reality (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whichever (illustration) (by which)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whichever (illustration) (by which)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O scion of Kakutstha (Rāma) (O scion of Kakutstha)

• दृष्टान्तैः (dṛṣṭāntaiḥ) - by illustrations (by illustrations, by examples)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāma) (you)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

• इह (iha) - here (in this teaching) (here, in this context)

• अवबोध्यसे (avabodhyase) - you are enlightened (you are being enlightened, you are being made to understand)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (illustrations) (all, everyone)

• सकारणाः (sakāraṇāḥ) - being based on causes, causal (having a cause, with reasons, causal)

• ते (te) - all of them (illustrations) (they, those)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, certainly)

• प्राप्यन्तु (prāpyantu) - should indeed lead to (let them reach, let them attain, let them obtain)

• सत् (sat) - the reality (brahman) (being, existing, real, good, reality)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - the uncaused (reality) (without cause, uncaused)

Words meanings and morphology

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whichever (illustration) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Used with repetition for emphasis 'by whichever... by whichever'.

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whichever (illustration) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O scion of Kakutstha (Rāma) (O scion of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rāma

Note: An address to Rāma.

दृष्टान्तैः (dṛṣṭāntaiḥ) - by illustrations (by illustrations, by examples)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, parable, simile

Compound of dṛṣṭa (seen) and anta (end/conclusion/proximity).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭa+anta)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, experienced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Note: In agreement with `yaiḥ yaiḥ`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāma) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

इह (iha) - here (in this teaching) (here, in this context)

(indeclinable)

अवबोध्यसे (avabodhyase) - you are enlightened (you are being enlightened, you are being made to understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Root budh (to know) with prefix ava. The form is passive.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The suffix -ya- indicates passive voice for thematic roots.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (illustrations) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies `te` (they).

सकारणाः (sakāraṇāḥ) - being based on causes, causal (having a cause, with reasons, causal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakāraṇa

sakāraṇa - having a cause, with reasons, justifiable

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + kāraṇa (cause).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+kāraṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `te`.

ते (te) - all of them (illustrations) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, they

Note: Refers back to the `dṛṣṭāntaiḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्राप्यन्तु (prāpyantu) - should indeed lead to (let them reach, let them attain, let them obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of prāp

Root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सत् (sat) - the reality (brahman) (being, existing, real, good, reality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real, true reality, essence

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be), used here as a substantive noun.

Root: as (class 2)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - the uncaused (reality) (without cause, uncaused)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, uncaused

Nañ-Tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + kāraṇa (cause). Refers to ultimate reality (brahman).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `sat`.