योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-43

कारणाज्जायते कार्यमहंभावाद्भवाङ्कुरः ।
इति कारणमन्विष्य कथयस्व ममाधुना ॥ ४३ ॥

kāraṇājjāyate kāryamahaṃbhāvādbhavāṅkuraḥ ,
iti kāraṇamanviṣya kathayasva mamādhunā 43

43. kāraṇāt jāyate kāryam ahaṃ-bhāvāt bhava-aṅkuraḥ
iti kāraṇam anviṣya kathayasva mama adhunā

43. kāryam kāraṇāt jāyate bhava-aṅkuraḥ ahaṃ-bhāvāt [jāyate]
iti [idam] kāraṇam anviṣya adhunā mama kathayasva

43. An effect is born from a cause; for example, the sprout of existence (saṃsāra) arises from the sense of ego (ahaṃbhāva). Therefore, investigating this cause, please explain it to me now.

43. התוצאה נולדת מסיבה, ונבט הקיום נולד מתוך תחושת ה'אני'. לכן חקור כעת את הסיבה לכך והגד לי.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause (from a cause, due to a reason)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (an effect, a work, that which is to be done)

• अहं-भावात् (ahaṁ-bhāvāt) - from the sense of ego (ahaṃbhāva) (from the sense of ego, from the feeling of 'I')

• भव-अङ्कुरः (bhava-aṅkuraḥ) - the sprout of existence (saṃsāra) (the sprout of existence/rebirth (saṃsāra))

• इति (iti) - therefore / this (cause) (thus, in this manner, so saying, (marks direct speech or conclusion))

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - this cause (i.e., ahaṃbhāva) (a cause, a reason, an instrument)

• अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having investigated (having sought, having investigated, having searched for)

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - explain (to me) (tell, narrate, explain (imperative))

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I'))

• अधुना (adhunā) - now (now, at present)

Words meanings and morphology

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause (from a cause, due to a reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

present middle indicative

From root jan (class 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (an effect, a work, that which is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, an action, a duty, an effect, a result

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

अहं-भावात् (ahaṁ-bhāvāt) - from the sense of ego (ahaṃbhāva) (from the sense of ego, from the feeling of 'I')

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahaṃ-bhāva

ahaṁ-bhāva - the sense of 'I', egoism, ego (ahaṃbhāva)

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aham+bhāva)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• bhāva – state of being, sentiment, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भव-अङ्कुरः (bhava-aṅkuraḥ) - the sprout of existence (saṃsāra) (the sprout of existence/rebirth (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhava-aṅkura

bhava-aṅkura - sprout of existence, beginning of worldly existence/rebirth

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhava+aṅkura)

• bhava – existence, birth, being, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, bud, beginning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of jāyate (implied).

इति (iti) - therefore / this (cause) (thus, in this manner, so saying, (marks direct speech or conclusion))

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - this cause (i.e., ahaṃbhāva) (a cause, a reason, an instrument)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of anviṣya.

अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having investigated (having sought, having investigated, having searched for)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root iṣ (class 4 or 6) with prefix anu- and suffix -ya

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - explain (to me) (tell, narrate, explain (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kath

imperative middle

Causative of root kath (class 10, or kṛ with suffix ṇic and then kathāya)

Root: kath (class 10)

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Genitive/dative singular of aham

Note: Can be genitive or dative. Here, dative (to me).

अधुना (adhunā) - now (now, at present)

(indeclinable)

Derived from adha with suffix nā.

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