योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-43

सहकारिकारणानामभावे सति दृश्यधीः ।
नेयमस्ति न चोत्पन्ना न च स्फुरति काचन ॥ ४३ ॥

sahakārikāraṇānāmabhāve sati dṛśyadhīḥ ,
neyamasti na cotpannā na ca sphurati kācana 43

43. sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve sati dṛśyadhīḥ na
iyam asti na ca utpannā na ca sphurati kācana

43. sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve sati,
iyam dṛśyadhīḥ na asti,
na ca utpannā,
na ca kācana sphurati.

43. When auxiliary causes are absent, the cognition of the visible (dṛśyadhīḥ) does not exist, nor is it born, nor does anything of it manifest.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• सति (sati) - when there is (an absence) (being, existing; when there is)

• दृश्यधीः (dṛśyadhīḥ) - perception of the visible, cognition of phenomena

• न (na) - not, no

• इयम् (iyam) - referring to dṛśyadhīḥ (this (feminine))

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - born, produced, arisen

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (manifests, trembles, flashes, pulsates)

• काचन (kācana) - any dṛśyadhīḥ at all (anything whatsoever (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

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)

सति (sati) - when there is (an absence) (being, existing; when there is)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

present active participle

Locative singular of the present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees in case with 'abhāve'.

दृश्यधीः (dṛśyadhīḥ) - perception of the visible, cognition of phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyadhī

dṛśyadhī - cognition of the visible, perception of phenomena

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhītatpuruṣa (dṛśya+dhī)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  From root dṛś + ya suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, cognition, perception
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - referring to dṛśyadhīḥ (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyadhīḥ'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present active

Root as, 3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a series of negations with 'na'.

उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - born, produced, arisen, appeared

past passive participle

From root pad + prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a series of negations with 'na'.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (manifests, trembles, flashes, pulsates)

(verb)

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

present active

Root sphur, 3rd person singular present active

Root: sphur (class 6)

काचन (kācana) - any dṛśyadhīḥ at all (anything whatsoever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something (with negation: nothing at all)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – even, also (with interrogative gives indefinite sense, with negative gives emphatic negative)
  indeclinable

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