योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-37

न ब्रह्मजगतामस्ति कार्यकारणतोदयः ।
कारणानामभावेन सर्वेषां सहकारिणाम् ॥ ३७ ॥

na brahmajagatāmasti kāryakāraṇatodayaḥ ,
kāraṇānāmabhāvena sarveṣāṃ sahakāriṇām 37

37. na brahma-jagatām asti kārya-kāraṇataḥ udayaḥ
kāraṇānām abhāvena sarveṣām sahakāriṇām

37. brahma-jagatām kārya-kāraṇataḥ udayaḥ na
asti kāraṇānām sarveṣām sahakāriṇām abhāvena

37. There is no origination of a cause-and-effect relationship between (brahman) and the world. This is due to the absence of all auxiliary (cooperating) causes.

37. אין יחס של סיבה ותוצאה בין בְּרַהְמָן לבין העולמות, מפני שכל הסיבות הראשוניות והמשניות נעדרות לחלוטין.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• ब्रह्म-जगताम् (brahma-jagatām) - of Brahman and the world

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कार्य-कारणतः (kārya-kāraṇataḥ) - from cause and effect, due to cause-effect relation

• उदयः (udayaḥ) - rise, origination, appearance

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

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

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• सहकारिणाम् (sahakāriṇām) - of co-operating, of auxiliary (causes)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म-जगताम् (brahma-jagatām) - of Brahman and the world

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of brahma-jagat

brahma-jagat - Brahman and the world

Compound type : dvandva (brahman+jagat)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √bṛh (class 1)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle of √gam
  Root: √gam (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √as

2nd class verb

Root: √as (class 2)

कार्य-कारणतः (kārya-kāraṇataḥ) - from cause and effect, due to cause-effect relation

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from' or 'by means of'

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+kāraṇa+tas)

• kārya – effect, result, that which is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √kṛ (to do)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• tas – from, by means of
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming indeclinables from nouns

उदयः (udayaḥ) - rise, origination, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, coming forth, origin, prosperity

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, negation

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhāva – existence, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'sahakāriṇām' and 'kāraṇānām'

सहकारिणाम् (sahakāriṇām) - of co-operating, of auxiliary (causes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sahakārin

sahakārin - co-operator, auxiliary, helping

Compound type : tatpurusha (saha+kārin)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kārin – doing, making, producing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from √kṛ
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇānām'

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