योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-29

न पूर्वाण्येष तेनेह न संसारवशं गतः ।
सहकारिकारणानामभावे यः प्रजायते ॥ २९ ॥

na pūrvāṇyeṣa teneha na saṃsāravaśaṃ gataḥ ,
sahakārikāraṇānāmabhāve yaḥ prajāyate 29

29. na pūrvāṇi eṣa tena iha na saṃsāra-vaśam gataḥ
saha-kāri-kāraṇānām abhāve yaḥ pra-jāyate

29. eṣa iha tena na pūrvāṇi,
na saṃsāra-vaśam gataḥ.
yaḥ saha-kāri-kāraṇānām abhāve pra-jāyate.

29. This (enlightened one) does not possess past actions (karma) here, nor has he fallen under the sway of transmigration (saṃsāra). That which arises in the absence of contributing causes...

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - past actions (karma) (previous, past)

• एष (eṣa) - this enlightened one (this one)

• तेन (tena) - he has no (previous actions) (by him)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not

• संसार-वशम् (saṁsāra-vaśam) - the sway of transmigration (saṃsāra) (the sway of transmigration, control of cyclic existence)

• गतः (gataḥ) - fallen under the sway (of) (gone, entered, reached)

• सह-कारि-कारणानाम् (saha-kāri-kāraṇānām) - of co-operating causes, of contributing causes

• अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that which

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - past actions (karma) (previous, past)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, previous, ancient

एष (eṣa) - this enlightened one (this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

तेन (tena) - he has no (previous actions) (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संसार-वशम् (saṁsāra-vaśam) - the sway of transmigration (saṃsāra) (the sway of transmigration, control of cyclic existence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-vaśa

saṁsāra-vaśa - the control or power of transmigration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+vaśa)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vaśa – will, control, power, sway
  noun (masculine)

गतः (gataḥ) - fallen under the sway (of) (gone, entered, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, past

Past Passive Participle

From root gam + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

सह-कारि-कारणानाम् (saha-kāri-kāraṇānām) - of co-operating causes, of contributing causes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of saha-kāri-kāraṇa

saha-kāri-kāraṇa - co-operating cause, assisting cause, contributing cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saha-kārin+kāraṇa)

• saha-kārin – co-operating, assisting, helping
  adjective
  From saha (with) + root kṛ (to do) + ṇin suffix
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ + ana suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, non-being

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prajā

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

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