योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-55

कारणेन विना कार्यं शरीरं न कदाचन ।
विद्यते यस्य नो बीजं तद्द्रव्यं क्वेव जायते ॥ ५५ ॥

kāraṇena vinā kāryaṃ śarīraṃ na kadācana ,
vidyate yasya no bījaṃ taddravyaṃ kveva jāyate 55

55. kāraṇena vinā kāryam śarīram na kadācana vidyate
yasya no bījam tat dravyam kva iva jāyate

55. kāraṇena vinā kāryam [ca] śarīram [ca] na kadācana
vidyate yasya bījam na [asti] tat dravyam kva iva jāyate

55. An effect (kārya) without a cause (kāraṇa), or a body (śarīra) without a cause, can never exist. How can that substance, for which there is no seed, ever be born?

Words meanings summery:

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - without a cause (by a cause, with a cause)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (effect, work, duty)

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - or a body (body)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at any time)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is found, is)

• यस्य (yasya) - for which (of which, whose)

• नो (no) - negation (not)

• बीजम् (bījam) - no seed (seed, origin, cause)

• तत् (tat) - that (substance) (that, this)

• द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - that substance (substance, thing, material)

• क्व (kva) - how, in what way (where, how)

• इव (iva) - indeed (emphatic) (as if, like, as it were, indeed)

• जायते (jāyate) - can it be born? (is born, arises, comes into being)

Words meanings and morphology

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - without a cause (by a cause, with a cause)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, origin, instrument

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) + -ana suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (effect, work, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, effect, work, duty

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) + -ya suffix, meaning 'that which is to be done' or 'effect'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, subject.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - or a body (body)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, form, physical frame

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, subject.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at any time)

(indeclinable)

From 'kadā' (when) + 'cana' (particle).

Note: Emphasizes negation.

विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present Middle

Root 'vid' (4th class) in present tense, 3rd person singular middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Used with 'na'.

यस्य (yasya) - for which (of which, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Can be masculine, feminine or neuter genitive singular.

नो (no) - negation (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Archaic form for 'na' or combination 'na u'. Here simply 'na'.

बीजम् (bījam) - no seed (seed, origin, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, subject.

तत् (tat) - that (substance) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Agrees with dravyam.

द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - that substance (substance, thing, material)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, object, material, wealth

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, subject.

क्व (kva) - how, in what way (where, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

इव (iva) - indeed (emphatic) (as if, like, as it were, indeed)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - can it be born? (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Root 'jan' (4th class) in present tense, 3rd person singular middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Often used in passive sense 'is born'.