योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-30

नासौ स्वकारणाद्भिन्नो भवतीत्यनुभूयते ।
कारणानामभावेन तस्मादेष स्वयंभवः ॥ ३० ॥

nāsau svakāraṇādbhinno bhavatītyanubhūyate ,
kāraṇānāmabhāvena tasmādeṣa svayaṃbhavaḥ 30

30. na asau sva-kāraṇāt bhinnaḥ bhavati iti anubhūyate
kāraṇānām abhāvena tasmāt eṣa svayam-bhavaḥ

30. asau sva-kāraṇāt bhinnaḥ na bhavati iti anubhūyate.
tasmāt kāraṇānām abhāvena eṣa svayam-bhavaḥ.

30. It is experienced that what arises without external causes does not become distinct from its own cause. Therefore, due to the absence of (such external) causes, this (Self or enlightened one) is self-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• असौ (asau) - that which arises without external causes (from v. 2033) (that one)

• स्व-कारणात् (sva-kāraṇāt) - from its own cause

• भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - distinct (separated, distinct, divided)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct or indirect speech)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

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

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

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

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

• स्वयम्-भवः (svayam-bhavaḥ) - self-existent, self-born, uncaused

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that which arises without external causes (from v. 2033) (that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

स्व-कारणात् (sva-kāraṇāt) - from its own cause

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sva-kāraṇa

sva-kāraṇa - one's own cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kāraṇa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ + ana suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - distinct (separated, distinct, divided)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, divided, split, distinct, different

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid + kta suffix

Root: bhid (class 7)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of anu-bhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, lack

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

स्वयम्-भवः (svayam-bhavaḥ) - self-existent, self-born, uncaused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayam-bhava

svayam-bhava - self-existent, self-born, uncaused, spontaneous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhava)

• svayam – by oneself, spontaneously, voluntarily
  indeclinable
• bhava – being, existence, becoming, state
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū + a suffix
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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