योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-35

कार्यस्य तत्कारणतां प्रयातं वक्तीति यस्तस्य विमूढबोधः ।
कैर्नाम तत्कार्यमुदेति तस्मात्स्वैः कारणाद्यैः सहकारिरूपैः ॥ ३५ ॥

kāryasya tatkāraṇatāṃ prayātaṃ vaktīti yastasya vimūḍhabodhaḥ ,
kairnāma tatkāryamudeti tasmātsvaiḥ kāraṇādyaiḥ sahakārirūpaiḥ 35

35. kāryasya tatkāraṇatāṃ prayātaṃ
vakti iti yaḥ tasya vimūḍhabodhaḥ |
kaiḥ nāma tatkāryam udeti tasmāt
svaiḥ kāraṇādyaiḥ sahakārirūpaiḥ ||

35. yaḥ kāryasya tatkāraṇatāṃ prayātaṃ
vakti iti tasya vimūḍhabodhaḥ
tatkāryam tasmāt svaiḥ kāraṇādyaiḥ
sahakārirūpaiḥ kaiḥ nāma udeti

35. Whoever claims that an effect has attained the very nature of its cause possesses a bewildered understanding. How, then, does that effect actually arise from that (cause), along with its own primary causes and auxiliary factors?

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the effect (of the effect, of the action)

• तत्कारणतां (tatkāraṇatāṁ) - its nature as the cause (its state of being the cause, its causality)

• प्रयातं (prayātaṁ) - attained, reached (gone, attained, arrived, obtained)

• वक्ति (vakti) - declares, claims (says, speaks, declares)

• इति (iti) - 'quote' marker, indicating the preceding statement (thus, in this manner, 'quote' marker)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, its)

• विमूढबोधः (vimūḍhabodhaḥ) - bewildered understanding (bewildered understanding, confused knowledge)

• कैः (kaiḥ) - by what means (by what, by whom)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing the rhetorical question) (indeed, by name, as it were (an emphatic or interrogative particle))

• तत्कार्यम् (tatkāryam) - that effect

• उदेति (udeti) - arises (arises, comes forth, appears)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (cause) (from that, therefore)

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by its own (by its own, by themselves)

• कारणाद्यैः (kāraṇādyaiḥ) - by the primary causes (by the primary causes, by causes and the like)

• सहकारिरूपैः (sahakārirūpaiḥ) - with auxiliary factors (with co-operative forms, with auxiliary factors)

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the effect (of the effect, of the action)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - an effect, a result, an action, a duty

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya (ṇyat), meaning 'to be done', 'that which should be done', 'effect'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत्कारणतां (tatkāraṇatāṁ) - its nature as the cause (its state of being the cause, its causality)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tatkāraṇatā

tatkāraṇatā - causality, the state of being a cause

Compound of tat (that) + kāraṇa (cause) + tā (suffix for abstract noun, 'ness').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+kāraṇa+tā)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + ana (lyuṭ) suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)

प्रयातं (prayātaṁ) - attained, reached (gone, attained, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From pra + root yā (to go) + kta (ta) suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

वक्ति (vakti) - declares, claims (says, speaks, declares)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - 'quote' marker, indicating the preceding statement (thus, in this manner, 'quote' marker)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

विमूढबोधः (vimūḍhabodhaḥ) - bewildered understanding (bewildered understanding, confused knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimūḍhabodha

vimūḍhabodha - one whose understanding is bewildered, confused knowledge

Compound of vi (prefix) + mūḍha (confused) + bodha (knowledge).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mūḍha+bodha)

• vi – apart, astray, intensive (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mūḍha – confused, bewildered, deluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh (to be confused) + kta (ta) suffix.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know) + ghañ (a) suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)

कैः (kaiḥ) - by what means (by what, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing the rhetorical question) (indeed, by name, as it were (an emphatic or interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

Here used as an indeclinable particle.

तत्कार्यम् (tatkāryam) - that effect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatkārya

tatkārya - that effect, that which is to be done

Compound of tat (that) + kārya (effect).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+kārya)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• kārya – an effect, a result, an action, a duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya (ṇyat).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

उदेति (udeti) - arises (arises, comes forth, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud + i

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular. From prefix ud + root i (to go).

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (cause) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the cause.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by its own (by its own, by themselves)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own people/property

Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.

कारणाद्यैः (kāraṇādyaiḥ) - by the primary causes (by the primary causes, by causes and the like)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāraṇādi

kāraṇādi - cause and so on, primary cause

Compound of kāraṇa (cause) + ādi (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāraṇa+ādi)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + ana (lyuṭ) suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc., primary
  noun (masculine)
  From root ad (to eat) + i (ṇi).
  Root: ad (class 2)

सहकारिरूपैः (sahakārirūpaiḥ) - with auxiliary factors (with co-operative forms, with auxiliary factors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahakārirūpa

sahakārirūpa - having the form of a cooperator, in the nature of an auxiliary agent, co-operative factor

Compound of sahakārin (cooperator, auxiliary) + rūpa (form, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sahakārin+rūpa)

• sahakārin – cooperator, helper, assistant, auxiliary
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from sahakāra (cooperation)
  From prefix saha (with) + root kṛ (to do) + ṇini (in) suffix.
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, aspect
  noun (neuter)