योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-7

अकर्तृकर्मकरणे नास्ति कारणता शिवे ।
तस्मात्तत्कारणं नास्ति जगच्छब्दार्थवेदनम् ॥ ७ ॥

akartṛkarmakaraṇe nāsti kāraṇatā śive ,
tasmāttatkāraṇaṃ nāsti jagacchabdārthavedanam 7

7. akartṛkarmakaraṇe na asti kāraṇatā śive | tasmāt
tat kāraṇam na asti jagat śabdārthavedanam ||

7. śive,
akartṛkarmakaraṇe kāraṇatā na asti tasmāt tat kāraṇam na asti,
jagat śabdārthavedanam (api na asti)

7. O Śivā, in the absence of an agent, action, and instrument, there is no causality (kāraṇatā). Therefore, there is no such cause, and consequently, no true understanding of the meaning of the word 'world' (jagat) in that context.

Words meanings summery:

• अकर्तृकर्मकरणे (akartṛkarmakaraṇe) - in the state of being without an agent, action, and instrument

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कारणता (kāraṇatā) - causality, state of being a cause

• शिवे (śive) - O Śivā (name of the goddess)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तत् (tat) - that, such

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• शब्दार्थवेदनम् (śabdārthavedanam) - understanding the meaning of the word 'world' (understanding the meaning of a word)

Words meanings and morphology

अकर्तृकर्मकरणे (akartṛkarmakaraṇe) - in the state of being without an agent, action, and instrument

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akartṛkarmakaraṇa

akartṛkarmakaraṇa - without agent, action, or instrument

compound

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrihi (akartṛ+akarma+akaraṇa)

• akartṛ – non-agent, non-doer
  adjective (masculine)
  a (negation) + kartṛ (agent)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akarma – non-action, inactivity
  adjective (neuter)
  a (negation) + karma (action)
• akaraṇa – non-instrument, without instrument
  adjective (neuter)
  a (negation) + karaṇa (instrument)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative singular implies 'in the case of' or 'when there is'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

2nd class, Parasmaipada, Present Tense

Root: as (class 2)

कारणता (kāraṇatā) - causality, state of being a cause

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāraṇatā

kāraṇatā - causality, the state or nature of a cause

from kāraṇa (cause) + tā (suffix forming feminine noun)

शिवे (śive) - O Śivā (name of the goddess)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śivā

śivā - auspicious, prosperous; a name of Pārvatī or Durgā

feminine form of śiva (auspicious)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'tad' used as an adverb

Note: Functions as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

तत् (tat) - that, such

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

2nd class, Parasmaipada, Present Tense

Root: as (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, the world, universe

Present Active Participle

from gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here, part of a compound.

शब्दार्थवेदनम् (śabdārthavedanam) - understanding the meaning of the word 'world' (understanding the meaning of a word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śabdārthavedana

śabdārthavedana - comprehension of the meaning of a word

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+artha+vedana)

• śabda – sound, word, speech
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vedana – knowing, perceiving, understanding, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  from root vid (to know) + ana (suffix)
  Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Part of a larger compound 'jagat-śabdārthavedanam'.