योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-21

कारणानामभावेन तस्मादाकाशमेव सः ।
नैतस्य पूर्वकर्मास्ति नभसीव महाद्रुमः ॥ २१ ॥

kāraṇānāmabhāvena tasmādākāśameva saḥ ,
naitasya pūrvakarmāsti nabhasīva mahādrumaḥ 21

21. kāraṇānām abhāvena tasmāt ākāśam eva saḥ | na
etasya pūrvakarma asti nabhasī iva mahādrumaḥ ||

21. tasmāt kāraṇānām abhāvena saḥ ākāśam eva (asti) nabhasī mahādrumaḥ iva,
etasya pūrvakarma na asti

21. Therefore, because of the absence of causes, he is indeed space (ākāśa). He has no prior actions (karma), just as there is no mighty tree in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes (of causes, of reasons)

• अभावेन (abhāvena) - due to the absence (by the absence, due to the non-existence)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, sky, ether)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• एतस्य (etasya) - of him (of this, of him)

• पूर्वकर्म (pūrvakarma) - prior actions (karma) (previous action, former deed)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - a mighty tree (a great tree, a mighty tree)

Words meanings and morphology

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes (of causes, of reasons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -aṇa.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभावेन (abhāvena) - due to the absence (by the absence, due to the non-existence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, annihilation, lack

From 'a' (not) and 'bhāva' (being, existence).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular form of 'tad', used adverbially.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, sky, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether, the subtlest element

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एतस्य (etasya) - of him (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (near)

पूर्वकर्म (pūrvakarma) - prior actions (karma) (previous action, former deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrvakarman

pūrvakarman - previous action, former deed, past (karma)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+karman)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, mist

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - a mighty tree (a great tree, a mighty tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādruma

mahādruma - a great tree, a large tree, a mighty tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+druma)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

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