योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-32

कारणेन विनोदेति न कदाचन कस्यचित् ।
भावना काचिदपि नो इति निश्चयवान्भव ॥ ३२ ॥

kāraṇena vinodeti na kadācana kasyacit ,
bhāvanā kācidapi no iti niścayavānbhava 32

32. kāraṇena vinā udeti na kadācana kasyacit
bhāvanā kācid api na u iti niścayavān bhava

32. niścayavān bhava iti,
kāraṇena vinā na kadācana udeti,
kasyacit kācid api bhāvanā na u.

32. Be certain of this: nothing ever arises without a cause, nor is any thought (bhāvanā) of anyone whatsoever without a cause.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by a cause, by a reason

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, comes forth

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone (in relation to bhāvanā) (of anyone, of anything)

• भावना (bhāvanā) - thought, mental conception (conception, imagination, thought, feeling, mental perception, meditation)

• काचिद् (kācid) - any, some

• अपि (api) - whatsoever (emphasizing 'any') (even, also, whatsoever)

• न (na) - not, no

• उ (u) - and, also (functions as a conjunction or expletive particle) (and, also, indeed)

• इति (iti) - that (introducing the statement to be certain of) (thus, in this manner, that (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

• निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - certain, resolute, firm in conviction

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

Words meanings and morphology

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by a cause, by a reason

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, comes forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

present active, parasmaipada

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone (in relation to bhāvanā) (of anyone, of anything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, someone, something, anyone, anything

भावना (bhāvanā) - thought, mental conception (conception, imagination, thought, feeling, mental perception, meditation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, thought, feeling, mental perception, meditation, cultivation, causing to be

From the root bhū (to be) with the causative suffix niC, forming bhāvaya, then -ana (feminine ā).

Root: bhū (class 1)

काचिद् (kācid) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, someone, something, anyone, anything

Note: Here, 'cid' is an enclitic particle making 'kim' indefinite.

अपि (api) - whatsoever (emphasizing 'any') (even, also, whatsoever)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and, also (functions as a conjunction or expletive particle) (and, also, indeed)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - that (introducing the statement to be certain of) (thus, in this manner, that (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

(indeclinable)

निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - certain, resolute, firm in conviction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścayavat

niścayavat - having certainty, resolute, firm in conviction

Derived from niścaya (certainty) with the possessive suffix -vat.

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

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