योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-63

तस्मान्न कारणं यस्य कार्यस्येहोपपद्यते ।
बीजाभावे हि तन्नास्ति तत्संवित्तिस्तु विभ्रमः ॥ ६३ ॥

tasmānna kāraṇaṃ yasya kāryasyehopapadyate ,
bījābhāve hi tannāsti tatsaṃvittistu vibhramaḥ 63

63. tasmāt na kāraṇam yasya kāryasya iha upapadyate |
bījābhāve hi tat na asti tat saṃvittiḥ tu vibhramaḥ ||

63. tasmāt,
iha yasya kāryasya kāraṇam na upapadyate,
bījābhāve hi tat na asti tat saṃvittiḥ tu vibhramaḥ

63. Therefore, if for any effect (kārya) here there is no corresponding cause (kāraṇa), then in the absence of a seed, that effect does not truly exist. Its perception is, in fact, an illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (kāraṇa) (cause, reason, instrument)

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

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - for any effect (kārya) (of an effect, of what is to be done)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is found, corresponds (occurs, is suitable, arises, is found)

• बीजाभावे (bījābhāve) - in the absence of a seed

• हि (hi) - in fact, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• तत् (tat) - that (effect) (that, it)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - does not exist (is, exists)

• तत् (tat) - its (perception) (that, its)

• संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - its perception (knowledge, cognition, understanding)

• तु (tu) - in fact (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - an illusion (illusion, error, confusion, delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (kāraṇa) (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + ṇic + ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - for any effect (kārya) (of an effect, of what is to be done)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, action, duty, what is to be done

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is found, corresponds (occurs, is suitable, arises, is found)

(verb)

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

From prefix upa + root pad (to go, to fall).

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Middle voice (ātmanepada) conjugation.

बीजाभावे (bījābhāve) - in the absence of a seed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bījābhāva

bījābhāva - absence of a seed

Compound type : tatpurusha (bīja+abhāva)

• bīja – seed, germ, origin
  noun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - in fact, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing affirmation, causality, or emphasis.

तत् (tat) - that (effect) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to kāryam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - does not exist (is, exists)

(verb)

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

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - its (perception) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here used as a possessive pronoun 'its'.

संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - its perception (knowledge, cognition, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - knowledge, cognition, understanding, experience

From prefix sam + root vid (to know) + suffix -ti.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

तु (tu) - in fact (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for contrast or emphasis.

विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - an illusion (illusion, error, confusion, delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - illusion, error, confusion, delusion, mistake

From prefix vi + root bhram (to wander, to err).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)