योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-33

कारणेन विना कार्यमा महाप्रलयं क्वचित् ।
न दृष्टं न श्रुतं किंचित्स्वयं त्वेकोदयादृते ॥ ३३ ॥

kāraṇena vinā kāryamā mahāpralayaṃ kvacit ,
na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ kiṃcitsvayaṃ tvekodayādṛte 33

33. kāraṇena vinā kāryam ā mahāpralayam kvacit na
dṛṣṭam na śrutam kiñcit svayam tu eka-udayāt ṛte

33. kāraṇena vinā kiñcit kāryam kvacit ā mahāpralayam na dṛṣṭam na śrutam,
tu svayam eka-udayāt ṛte.

33. No effect (kārya) whatsoever has ever been seen or heard to exist without a cause, anywhere, not even up to the great dissolution (mahāpralaya), except for the spontaneous manifestation of the One (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

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

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (kārya) (an effect, work, action)

• आ (ā) - up to, until, towards, as far as

• महाप्रलयम् (mahāpralayam) - great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (great dissolution, cosmic dissolution)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

• न (na) - not, no

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• न (na) - not, no

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with 'na' for 'nothing') (anything, something)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, personally)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (introducing a contrast or exception) (but, indeed, however)

• एक-उदयात् (eka-udayāt) - from the spontaneous manifestation of the One (from a single origin, from a spontaneous arising)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

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)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (kārya) (an effect, work, action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit for, work, deed, effect, purpose

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From the root kṛ (to do) with the suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आ (ā) - up to, until, towards, as far as

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing the accusative case.

महाप्रलयम् (mahāpralayam) - great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (great dissolution, cosmic dissolution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpralaya

mahāpralaya - great dissolution, cosmic dissolution (of the universe)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pralaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, reabsorption, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-lī (to dissolve, melt away).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From the root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From the root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with 'na' for 'nothing') (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little, somewhat

Derived from kim (what) and cid (an indefinite particle).

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, personally)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed (introducing a contrast or exception) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

एक-उदयात् (eka-udayāt) - from the spontaneous manifestation of the One (from a single origin, from a spontaneous arising)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of eka-udaya

eka-udaya - single arising, spontaneous origin, sole appearance, the unique manifestation

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+udaya)

• eka – one, single, unique, sole
  adjective
• udaya – rising, appearance, origin, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-i (to rise).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

(indeclinable)

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