योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-20

जलेऽस्ति देशकालान्ते यथोर्म्यादि सकारणम् ।
परेऽसद्देशकालान्ते तथा जगदकारणम् ॥ २० ॥

jale'sti deśakālānte yathormyādi sakāraṇam ,
pare'saddeśakālānte tathā jagadakāraṇam 20

20. jale asti deśakālānte yathā ūrmyādi sa-kāraṇam
pare asat-deśakālānte tathā jagat a-kāraṇam

20. yathā jale deśakālānte ūrmyādi sa-kāraṇam asti,
tathā pare asat-deśakālānte jagat a-kāraṇam (asti)

20. Just as waves and similar phenomena exist in water, having a cause and being limited by space and time; similarly, in the Supreme (brahman), the world exists without cause, in a realm beyond the limits of (illusory) space and time.

Words meanings summery:

• जले (jale) - in water

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• देशकालान्ते (deśakālānte) - Refers to the empirical reality. (in the limit of space and time, within space and time)

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces the comparison. (just as, as)

• ऊर्म्यादि (ūrmyādi) - waves and the like

• स-कारणम् (sa-kāraṇam) - having a cause, with a cause

• परे (pare) - Refers to the ultimate reality (brahman). (in the Supreme, in the Highest (Reality))

• असत्-देशकालान्ते (asat-deśakālānte) - Refers to the transcendental, non-empirical nature of the Supreme reality. (in the state of unreal space and time, beyond the limits of (illusory) space and time)

• तथा (tathā) - Connects the analogy. (similarly, so, thus)

• जगत् (jagat) - Refers to the manifest universe. (world, universe)

• अ-कारणम् (a-kāraṇam) - without cause, causeless

Words meanings and morphology

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

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

present active

Root 'as', class 2.

Root: as (class 2)

देशकालान्ते (deśakālānte) - Refers to the empirical reality. (in the limit of space and time, within space and time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśakālānta

deśakālānta - limit/end of space and time

Compound of 'deśa' (space), 'kāla' (time), and 'anta' (end/limit).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+anta)

• deśa – space, place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - Introduces the comparison. (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

ऊर्म्यादि (ūrmyādi) - waves and the like

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrmi-ādi

ūrmi-ādi - waves and so forth, beginning with waves

Compound of 'ūrmi' (wave) and 'ādi' (beginning, and so on).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ūrmi+ādi)

• ūrmi – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  indeclinable

स-कारणम् (sa-kāraṇam) - having a cause, with a cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sa-kāraṇa

sa-kāraṇa - having a cause, with cause

Prefix 'sa' (with) + 'kāraṇa' (cause).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kāraṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kr̥' (to do) + 'lyuṭ' suffix.
  Root: kr̥ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'ūrmyādi'.

परे (pare) - Refers to the ultimate reality (brahman). (in the Supreme, in the Highest (Reality))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other

असत्-देशकालान्ते (asat-deśakālānte) - Refers to the transcendental, non-empirical nature of the Supreme reality. (in the state of unreal space and time, beyond the limits of (illusory) space and time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of asat-deśakālānta

asat-deśakālānta - limit of unreal space and time, state beyond empirical space and time

'asat' (non-existent, unreal) + 'deśakālānta' (limit of space and time).

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+deśakālānta)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  From root 'as' (to be) + 'śatr̥' suffix, with 'a' negative prefix.
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• deśakālānta – limit/end of space and time
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'deśa' (space), 'kāla' (time), and 'anta' (end/limit).

तथा (tathā) - Connects the analogy. (similarly, so, thus)

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - Refers to the manifest universe. (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatr̥' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

अ-कारणम् (a-kāraṇam) - without cause, causeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of a-kāraṇa

a-kāraṇa - without cause, causeless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'kāraṇa' (cause).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kr̥' (to do) + 'lyuṭ' suffix.
  Root: kr̥ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.