योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-36, verse-3

कारणं कारणौघानामकारणमनाविलम् ।
भावनं भावनौघानामभाव्यमभवात्मकम् ॥ ३ ॥

kāraṇaṃ kāraṇaughānāmakāraṇamanāvilam ,
bhāvanaṃ bhāvanaughānāmabhāvyamabhavātmakam 3

3. kāraṇam kāraṇaughānām akāraṇam anāvilam
bhāvanam bhāvanaughānām abhāvyam abhavātmakam

3. kāraṇam kāraṇaughānām akāraṇam anāvilam
bhāvanam bhāvanaughānām abhāvyam abhavātmakam

3. It is the ultimate cause of all chains of causes, yet it is itself uncaused and immaculate. It is the sustainer of all chains of being, yet it is beyond comprehension and is by nature free from repeated becoming.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the ultimate cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• कारणौघानाम् (kāraṇaughānām) - of all chains of causes (of the multitude of causes, of the streams of causes)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - uncaused, without cause

• अनाविलम् (anāvilam) - pure, unstained, clear, immaculate

• भावनम् (bhāvanam) - the ultimate sustainer (sustainer, producer, cultivation, meditation, causing to be)

• भावनौघानाम् (bhāvanaughānām) - of all chains of being (of the multitude of sustainers, of the streams of being)

• अभाव्यम् (abhāvyam) - unconceivable, imperceptible, not to be produced, not manifestable

• अभवात्मकम् (abhavātmakam) - free from repeated becoming (saṃsāra) (of the nature of non-becoming, free from birth/existence)

Words meanings and morphology

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the ultimate cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ana'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कारणौघानाम् (kāraṇaughānām) - of all chains of causes (of the multitude of causes, of the streams of causes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāraṇaugha

kāraṇaugha - multitude of causes, stream of causes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+ogha)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - uncaused, without cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - uncaused, without cause, causeless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'kāraṇa'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनाविलम् (anāvilam) - pure, unstained, clear, immaculate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāvila

anāvila - pure, clear, unstained, untroubled

Negative prefix 'an' + 'āvila' (turbid, stained)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvila)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix, used before vowels
• āvila – turbid, stained, agitated, impure
  adjective (neuter)

भावनम् (bhāvanam) - the ultimate sustainer (sustainer, producer, cultivation, meditation, causing to be)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvana

bhāvana - causing to be, creating, sustaining, cultivation, meditation

From causal root 'bhū' (to be) + suffix '-ana'

Root: bhū (class 1)

भावनौघानाम् (bhāvanaughānām) - of all chains of being (of the multitude of sustainers, of the streams of being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvanaugha

bhāvanaugha - multitude of sustainers/beings, stream of beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvana+ogha)

• bhāvana – causing to be, creating, sustaining, being
  noun (neuter)
  From causal root 'bhū' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

अभाव्यम् (abhāvyam) - unconceivable, imperceptible, not to be produced, not manifestable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhāvya

abhāvya - unconceivable, imperceptible, not to be produced, not manifestable

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a' + 'bhāvya' (gerundive of causal root 'bhū')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāvya – to be produced, to be manifested, conceivable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of causal root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अभवात्मकम् (abhavātmakam) - free from repeated becoming (saṃsāra) (of the nature of non-becoming, free from birth/existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhavātmaka

abhavātmaka - of the nature of non-existence, free from becoming/birth

From 'abhava' (non-existence) and 'ātman' (self/nature) with suffix '-ka'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhava+ātman)

• abhava – non-existence, non-becoming, freedom from birth
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'bhava' (existence, becoming)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)