योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-17

कारणाभावतः कार्यं न कस्यचिदिदं जगत् ।
अकारणत्वात्कार्यत्वं भ्रमाद्विद्धि त्विदं जगत् ॥ १७ ॥

kāraṇābhāvataḥ kāryaṃ na kasyacididaṃ jagat ,
akāraṇatvātkāryatvaṃ bhramādviddhi tvidaṃ jagat 17

17. kāraṇābhāvataḥ kāryam na kasyacit idam jagat
akāraṇatvāt kāryatvam bhramāt viddhi tvam idam jagat

17. kāraṇābhāvataḥ idam jagat kasyacit kāryam na
akāraṇatvāt idam jagat kāryatvam bhramāt viddhi tvam

17. Due to the absence of a cause, this world (jagat) is not the effect of anything. Understand that this world (jagat), being causeless, appears to have the nature of an effect only due to delusion.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from the lack of a cause

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect or product (effect, product, deed, to be done)

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of anything

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

• अकारणत्वात् (akāraṇatvāt) - because of being causeless, from the state of not having a cause

• कार्यत्वम् (kāryatvam) - the state of being an effect, the nature of an effect

• भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, due to error, by mistake

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from the lack of a cause

(indeclinable)

Formed with tas suffix from kāraṇābhāva (absence of cause).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from a (negation) + bhāva (existence)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as an ablative of cause.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect or product (effect, product, deed, to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, product, deed, to be done, to be made

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of anything

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kasyacit

kasyacit - of anyone, of anything, of somebody

Formed from kim (what) + cid (particle). Genitive singular, masculine/neuter.

Note: Refers to a possible agent or owner.

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative singular.

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with reduplication ja-, suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अकारणत्वात् (akāraṇatvāt) - because of being causeless, from the state of not having a cause

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akāraṇatva

akāraṇatva - causelessness, the state of being without a cause

Derived from akāraṇa (causeless) + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (akāraṇa+tva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation particle
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix for abstract nouns

कार्यत्वम् (kāryatvam) - the state of being an effect, the nature of an effect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryatva

kāryatva - the state of being an effect/product, the nature of an effect

Derived from kārya (effect) + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Object of viddhi (know kāryatvam).

भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, due to error, by mistake

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, wandering, mistake

From root bhram (to wander).

Root: bhram (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Imperative of root vid (class 2), parasmaipada.

Root: vid (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter accusative singular.

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with reduplication ja-, suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi.