योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-9

सर्वासां भूतजातीनामेकोऽजः कारणं परम् ।
अजस्य कारणं नास्ति तेनासावेकदेहवान् ॥ ९ ॥

sarvāsāṃ bhūtajātīnāmeko'jaḥ kāraṇaṃ param ,
ajasya kāraṇaṃ nāsti tenāsāvekadehavān 9

9. sarvāsām bhūtajātīnām ekaḥ ajaḥ kāraṇam param
ajasya kāraṇam na asti tena asau ekadehavān

9. sarvāsām bhūtajātīnām ekaḥ ajaḥ param kāraṇam [asti].
ajasya [tu] kāraṇam na asti.
tena asau ekadehavān [bhavati].

9. For all classes of beings, the one Unborn (aja) is the supreme cause. For the Unborn (aja) itself, there is no [further] cause, therefore It has only one body.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - for all (of all)

• भूतजातीनाम् (bhūtajātīnām) - of classes of beings (of classes of beings, of types of creatures)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (one, single)

• अजः (ajaḥ) - the Unborn (referring to Brahman) (the unborn, the unoriginated)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason)

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

• अजस्य (ajasya) - for the Unborn (of the unborn, of the unoriginated)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (cause, reason)

• न (na) - no (cause) (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

• असौ (asau) - It (the Unborn) (that (person/thing))

• एकदेहवान् (ekadehavān) - having only one body (possessing one body)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - for all (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

भूतजातीनाम् (bhūtajātīnām) - of classes of beings (of classes of beings, of types of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bhūtajāti

bhūtajāti - class of beings, species of creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+jāti)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū, 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāti – birth, species, class, kind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (one, single)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'ajaḥ'.

अजः (ajaḥ) - the Unborn (referring to Brahman) (the unborn, the unoriginated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, primordial, an epithet of Brahman or the soul

a (negation) + ja (born)

Note: Used as a noun here.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Noun formed from root kṛ with suffix ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Brahman as the cause.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇam'.

अजस्य (ajasya) - for the Unborn (of the unborn, of the unoriginated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, primordial, an epithet of Brahman or the soul

a (negation) + ja (born)

Note: Used as a noun here.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (cause, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Noun formed from root kṛ with suffix ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject of 'na asti'.

न (na) - no (cause) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root as

Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

असौ (asau) - It (the Unborn) (that (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (over there), this (person/thing)

Note: Refers to 'ajaḥ'.

एकदेहवान् (ekadehavān) - having only one body (possessing one body)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekadehavat

ekadehavat - possessing one body

Formed with matup suffix from ekadeha

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+deha)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• deha – body, form, shape
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.