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?

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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