योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-4

सहकारिकारणानामभावे यद्यवोदितम् ।
मूलकारणमेवाङ्ग तत्स्वभावस्थितिं गतम् ॥ ४ ॥

sahakārikāraṇānāmabhāve yadyavoditam ,
mūlakāraṇamevāṅga tatsvabhāvasthitiṃ gatam 4

4. sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve yadi avoditam |
mūlakāraṇam eva aṅga tat svabhāva sthitim gatam ||

4. O dear one (aṅga), if something is said to arise even in the absence of auxiliary causes, then it is simply the root cause (mūlakāraṇa) itself that has attained its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of auxiliary causes, of assisting factors

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

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• अवोदितम् (avoditam) - is said to arise (stated, uttered, arisen)

• मूलकारणम् (mūlakāraṇam) - root cause, primary cause

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one!, O friend!

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the root cause) (that, it)

• स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, position

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of auxiliary causes, of assisting factors

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sahakārikāraṇa

sahakārikāraṇa - auxiliary cause, assisting factor

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sahakāri+kāraṇa)

• sahakāri – assisting, helping
  adjective
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ + anaT
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – existence, state, being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root bhū + ghañ
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

अवोदितम् (avoditam) - is said to arise (stated, uttered, arisen)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avudita

avudita - stated, uttered, arisen, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root vad with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: vad (class 1)

मूलकारणम् (mūlakāraṇam) - root cause, primary cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūlakāraṇa

mūlakāraṇa - root cause, primary cause, fundamental reason

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mūla+kāraṇa)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ + anaT
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one!, O friend!

(indeclinable)

Note: Vocative case implied for the interjection 'O dear one!'

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the root cause) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

(noun)

masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, inherent
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – existence, state, being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root bhū + ghañ
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'svabhāvasthitim'

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, position

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, standing, existence

action noun

From root sthā + ktin

Root: sthā (class 1)

गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam

Root: gam (class 1)