योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-28

कार्यकारणता ह्यत्र न किंचिदुपपद्यते ।
यादृगेव परं ब्रह्म तादृगेव जगत्त्रयम् ॥ २८ ॥

kāryakāraṇatā hyatra na kiṃcidupapadyate ,
yādṛgeva paraṃ brahma tādṛgeva jagattrayam 28

28. kāryakāraṇatā hi atra na kiṃcit upapadyate
yādṛk eva param brahma tādṛk eva jagattrayam

28. atra kāryakāraṇatā hi kiṃcit na upapadyate.
yādṛk eva param brahma asti,
tādṛk eva jagattrayam asti.

28. Indeed, the concept of causality (kāryakāraṇatā) is not applicable here in any way. Whatever the supreme reality (brahman) is, precisely that same nature constitutes the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यकारणता (kāryakāraṇatā) - the distinct relationship of cause and effect (the state of being cause and effect, causality)

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

• अत्र (atra) - in this context (of ultimate reality) (here, in this place, in this context)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - in any way, at all (used with negation) (anything, something)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is found to be valid or applicable (is appropriate, is established, is found, is valid)

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - whatever the inherent nature (of what kind, whatever kind, as)

• एव (eva) - precisely, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• परम् (param) - the highest, ultimate (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme reality (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - precisely of that nature (of that kind, such, similar)

• एव (eva) - precisely, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the entire manifested universe comprising the three worlds (the three worlds, the universe)

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यकारणता (kāryakāraṇatā) - the distinct relationship of cause and effect (the state of being cause and effect, causality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāryakāraṇatā

kāryakāraṇatā - causality, the state of being cause and effect

from kāryakāraṇa + tā (suffix for state/quality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+kāraṇa)

• kārya – effect, to be done
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from √kṛ + ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  from √kṛ + ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this context (of ultimate reality) (here, in this place, in this context)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - in any way, at all (used with negation) (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, whatever

Note: Functions adverbially here as 'in any way' or 'at all'.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is found to be valid or applicable (is appropriate, is established, is found, is valid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

present middle

3rd person singular present middle indicative

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - whatever the inherent nature (of what kind, whatever kind, as)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of such a nature

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

एव (eva) - precisely, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - the highest, ultimate (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - highest, supreme, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme reality (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the universal self, ultimate reality

from √bṛh (to grow, to expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - precisely of that nature (of that kind, such, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such

Note: Agrees with 'jagat-trayam'.

एव (eva) - precisely, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the entire manifested universe comprising the three worlds (the three worlds, the universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven or physical, subtle, causal)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, three
  noun (neuter)