योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-9

कारणाभावतः कार्यमभूत्वा भवतीति यत् ।
मिथ्याज्ञानादृते तस्य न रूपमुपपद्यते ॥ ९ ॥

kāraṇābhāvataḥ kāryamabhūtvā bhavatīti yat ,
mithyājñānādṛte tasya na rūpamupapadyate 9

9. kāraṇābhāvataḥ kāryam abhūtvā bhavati iti yat
mithyājñānāt ṛte tasya na rūpam upapadyate

9. yat kāryam kāraṇābhāvataḥ abhūtvā bhavati iti
tasya rūpam mithyājñānāt ṛte na upapadyate

9. The idea that an effect can come into being without a cause, without having existed previously, is a notion whose true nature (rūpam) cannot be established (upapadyate) except through false knowledge (mithyājñāna).

Words meanings summery:

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

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result

• अभूत्वा (abhūtvā) - without having been, without having existed

• भवति (bhavati) - comes into being, exists, becomes

• इति (iti) - thus, that (introducing a statement)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (referring to the preceding clause)

• मिथ्याज्ञानात् (mithyājñānāt) - from false knowledge, due to illusory knowledge (mithyājñāna)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• तस्य (tasya) - its

• न (na) - not

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, reality

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is fitting, is established, holds true, is possible

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

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

Note: ablative ending -tas (tasil suffix)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, action, effect, business, to be done

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभूत्वा (abhūtvā) - without having been, without having existed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of 'bhū' with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - comes into being, exists, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, that (introducing a statement)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that (referring to the preceding clause)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

मिथ्याज्ञानात् (mithyājñānāt) - from false knowledge, due to illusory knowledge (mithyājñāna)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mithyājñāna

mithyājñāna - false knowledge, illusory knowledge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+jñāna)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, illusory
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, her, its (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the concept introduced by 'yat'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, nature, beauty, shape

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is fitting, is established, holds true, is possible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pad

upa-pad: to be suitable, to be fitting, to be established, to be found

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)