योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-41

कारणे समुदेतीदं तैस्तदा सहकारिभिः ।
सहकारिकारणानामभावे वासना कुतः ॥ ४१ ॥

kāraṇe samudetīdaṃ taistadā sahakāribhiḥ ,
sahakārikāraṇānāmabhāve vāsanā kutaḥ 41

41. kāraṇe sam_udeti idam taiḥ tadā sahakāribhiḥ
sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve vāsanā kutaḥ

41. idam kāraṇe taiḥ sahakāribhiḥ tadā sam_udeti.
sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve vāsanā kutaḥ?

41. If this (world) arises from a fundamental cause together with its auxiliary factors at that time, then how can latent impressions (vāsanā) exist in the absence of such auxiliary causes?

41. אם תוצאה זו עולה מתוך סיבה בלוויית גורמים מסייעים אלו, כיצד יכולה ה-וָאסַנָה לעלות בהיעדרם של גורמים מסייעים?

Words meanings summery:

• कारणे (kāraṇe) - in the cause, from the cause

• सम्_उदेति (sam_udeti) - arises, comes forth

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the world or phenomena in general (this, this world, this phenomenon)

• तैः (taiḥ) - referring to auxiliary factors (sahakāribhiḥ) (by them, with them)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सहकारिभिः (sahakāribhiḥ) - by the auxiliaries, with the helping factors

• सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of the auxiliary causes/factors

• अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle inclination, desire

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

Words meanings and morphology

कारणे (kāraṇe) - in the cause, from the cause

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The locative case can imply 'from' when indicating a source.

सम्_उदेति (sam_udeti) - arises, comes forth

(verb)

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

present active

Root i with prefixes sam-ud, 3rd person singular present active

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the world or phenomena in general (this, this world, this phenomenon)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

तैः (taiḥ) - referring to auxiliary factors (sahakāribhiḥ) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सहकारिभिः (sahakāribhiḥ) - by the auxiliaries, with the helping factors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahakārin

sahakārin - auxiliary, assisting, helping, co-operating

agent noun

From sahakāra + in suffix

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+kārin)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kārin – making, doing, performing, acting as
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ + ṇini suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of the auxiliary causes/factors

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sahakārikāraṇa

sahakārikāraṇa - auxiliary cause, co-operating cause

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sahakārin+kāraṇa)

• sahakārin – auxiliary, assisting, helping
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, annihilation

From a (negation) + bhāva (existence)

Compound type : nañtatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, state of being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle inclination, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental tendency, subtle desire, imagination

Root: vas (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

(indeclinable)

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