योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-25

चित्स्वभावात्समायातं ब्रह्मत्वं सर्वकारणम् ।
संसृतौ कारणं पश्चात्कर्म निर्माय संस्थितम् ॥ २५ ॥

citsvabhāvātsamāyātaṃ brahmatvaṃ sarvakāraṇam ,
saṃsṛtau kāraṇaṃ paścātkarma nirmāya saṃsthitam 25

25. cit-svabhāvāt samāyātam brahmatvam sarvakāraṇam
saṃsṛtau kāraṇam paścāt karma nirmāya saṃsthitam

25. sarvakāraṇam cit-svabhāvāt samāyātam brahmatvam
paścāt karma nirmāya saṃsṛtau kāraṇam saṃsthitam

25. The state of Brahman (brahman), which is the cause of all, originates from the inherent nature of pure consciousness. Subsequently, having generated action (karma), it becomes established as the cause within the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-स्वभावात् (cit-svabhāvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, from its own conscious nature

• समायातम् (samāyātam) - having arrived, having come, arisen

• ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of Brahman

• सर्वकारणम् (sarvakāraṇam) - the cause of all, the universal cause

• संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in transmigration, in the cycle of existence

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently, behind

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed

• निर्माय (nirmāya) - having created, having formed

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, remained

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-स्वभावात् (cit-svabhāvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, from its own conscious nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cit-svabhāva

cit-svabhāva - the nature of consciousness, one's own conscious nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+svabhāva)

• cit – consciousness, spirit, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition, essential character
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (state of being, nature).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

समायातम् (samāyātam) - having arrived, having come, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samāyāta

samāyāta - come, arrived, arisen, ensued

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmatvaṃ'.

ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmatva

brahmatva - the nature of Brahman, the state of being Brahman

From 'brahman' + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सर्वकारणम् (sarvakāraṇam) - the cause of all, the universal cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvakāraṇa

sarvakāraṇa - cause of all, universal cause

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+kāraṇa)

• sarva – all, whole, every
  pronoun
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Epithet of 'brahmatvaṃ'.

संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in transmigration, in the cycle of existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

From 'sam' + 'sṛ' (to flow).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'brahmatvaṃ' in its subsequent state.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently, behind

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'nirmāya'.

निर्माय (nirmāya) - having created, having formed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'mā' (to measure, form, create) with 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, remained, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'brahmatvaṃ'.

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