योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-35

इदं जगदुदेत्यादावकारणमकारणात् ।
यदकारणमुद्भूतं तत्सदित्युच्यते कथम् ॥ ३५ ॥

idaṃ jagadudetyādāvakāraṇamakāraṇāt ,
yadakāraṇamudbhūtaṃ tatsadityucyate katham 35

35. idam jagat udeti ādau akāraṇam akāraṇāt yat
akāraṇam udbhūtam tat sat iti ucyate katham

35. idam jagat ādau akāraṇam akāraṇāt udeti.
yat akāraṇam udbhūtam,
tat sat iti katham ucyate?

35. This world (jagat) initially arises without any cause, indeed from the causeless itself. How can that which has sprung forth causelessly then be referred to as real?

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

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

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without cause

• अकारणात् (akāraṇāt) - from the causeless, from a cause-less state

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, uncaused

• उद्भूतम् (udbhūtam) - arisen, manifested

• तत् (tat) - that

• सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct quote or statement

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Derived from root i (to go) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, primary

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, uncaused, without reason

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – negation, non
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकारणात् (akāraṇāt) - from the causeless, from a cause-less state

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, uncaused, without reason

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – negation, non
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, uncaused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, uncaused, without reason

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – negation, non
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

उद्भूतम् (udbhūtam) - arisen, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udbhūta

udbhūta - arisen, manifested, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct quote or statement

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root 'vac' (to speak) in passive voice, third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)