योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-21

कारणाभावतः कर्तृ नेदं ब्रह्मेति वेद्म्यहम् ।
कर्त्रभावाज्जगन्नास्ति तेन नास्ति पदार्थदृक् ॥ २१ ॥

kāraṇābhāvataḥ kartṛ nedaṃ brahmeti vedmyaham ,
kartrabhāvājjagannāsti tena nāsti padārthadṛk 21

21. kāraṇābhāvataḥ kartṛ na idam brahma iti vedmi aham
kartrabhāvāt jagat na asti tena na asti padārthadṛk

21. aham vedmi iti kāraṇābhāvataḥ idam brahma kartṛ na.
kartrabhāvāt jagat na asti.
tena padārthadṛk na asti.

21. I understand that due to the absence of a (separate) cause, this (ultimate reality), the Brahman, is not a creator. From the absence of a creator, the world (jagat) does not exist. Therefore, there is no perception of objects (padārtha).

Words meanings summery:

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

• कर्तृ (kartṛ) - creator, agent, doer

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (ultimate reality)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कर्त्रभावात् (kartrabhāvāt) - due to the absence of a creator/agent

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पदार्थदृक् (padārthadṛk) - perception of objects (perception of objects; perceiver of objects)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāraṇābhāva

kāraṇābhāva - absence of a cause, lack of a reason

kāraṇa (cause) + abhāva (absence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + bhāva (existence)

Note: The suffix -tas indicates ablative meaning.

कर्तृ (kartṛ) - creator, agent, doer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent, creator

Agent noun

Root kṛ (to do) + tṛc suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality; sacred word, prayer, knowledge

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

कर्त्रभावात् (kartrabhāvāt) - due to the absence of a creator/agent

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kartrabhāva

kartrabhāva - absence of a creator/agent

kartṛ (creator) + abhāva (absence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kartṛ+abhāva)

• kartṛ – doer, maker, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Root kṛ (to do) + tṛc suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + bhāva (existence)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present participle of gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पदार्थदृक् (padārthadṛk) - perception of objects (perception of objects; perceiver of objects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padārthadṛś

padārthadṛś - perception of objects; perceiver of objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padārtha+dṛś)

• padārtha – meaning of a word; object, thing, category
  noun (masculine)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, perception; eye, perceiver
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)