योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-55

यस्यान्यदस्ति न विभोः कारणं शशशृङ्गवत् ।
यस्येदं च जगत्कार्यं तरङ्गौघ इवाम्भसः ॥ ५५ ॥

yasyānyadasti na vibhoḥ kāraṇaṃ śaśaśṛṅgavat ,
yasyedaṃ ca jagatkāryaṃ taraṅgaugha ivāmbhasaḥ 55

55. yasya anyat asti na vibhoḥ kāraṇam śaśa-śṛṅgavat
yasya idam ca jagat-kāryam taraṅga-oghaḥ iva ambhasaḥ

55. yasya vibhoḥ anyat kāraṇam śaśa-śṛṅgavat na asti ca
yasya idam jagat-kāryam ambhasaḥ taraṅga-oghaḥ iva

55. Of this omnipresent reality (vibhu), there is no other cause, just as a rabbit's horn does not exist. And this world is its effect, just like a multitude of waves originates from water.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - of which (omnipresent reality) (whose, of which)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - any other (other, different)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of this omnipresent reality (vibhu) (of the omnipresent, of the lord, of the mighty one)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• शश-शृङ्गवत् (śaśa-śṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn (an example of something utterly non-existent) (like a rabbit's horn (i.e., non-existent, imaginary))

• यस्य (yasya) - of which (omnipresent reality) (whose, of which)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जगत्-कार्यम् (jagat-kāryam) - this world is its effect (the effect (which is) the world, the world as an effect)

• तरङ्ग-ओघः (taraṅga-oghaḥ) - a multitude of waves (a multitude of waves, a flood of waves)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of water

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - of which (omnipresent reality) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to `vibhu` (omnipresent reality).

अन्यत् (anyat) - any other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Qualifies `kāraṇam`.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Indicates existence.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates existence.

विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of this omnipresent reality (vibhu) (of the omnipresent, of the lord, of the mighty one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, mighty, lord, ruler

Note: Refers to the supreme, all-pervading principle.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the first clause, negated by `na`.

शश-शृङ्गवत् (śaśa-śṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn (an example of something utterly non-existent) (like a rabbit's horn (i.e., non-existent, imaginary))

(indeclinable)

Compound: śaśa (rabbit) + śṛṅga (horn) + -vat (similitude suffix).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaśa+śṛṅga)

• śaśa – rabbit, hare
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: An analogy to emphasize the non-existence of another cause.

यस्य (yasya) - of which (omnipresent reality) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Connects to the main subject implicitly.

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to `jagat-kāryam`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two ideas.

जगत्-कार्यम् (jagat-kāryam) - this world is its effect (the effect (which is) the world, the world as an effect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-kārya

jagat-kārya - the world as an effect

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (jagat+kārya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √gam (to go), used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kārya – effect, work, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The predicated state of the world.

तरङ्ग-ओघः (taraṅga-oghaḥ) - a multitude of waves (a multitude of waves, a flood of waves)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga-ogha

taraṅga-ogha - multitude of waves, flood of waves

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+ogha)

• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, stream
  noun (masculine)

Note: The simile used for `jagat-kāryam`.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a comparison.

अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Source of the waves in the simile.