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.

9. המקור הבלתי נולד הוא הסיבה העליונה של כל מיני היצורים, אך לזה שלא נולד אין כל סיבה, ולכן הוא בעל גוף אחד בלבד.

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'.

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