योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-10

कार्यस्य कस्यचिन्नाम तेन सर्गो न विद्यते ।
न चान्यथोपपत्तिर्हि सर्गस्यास्योपपद्यते ॥ १० ॥

kāryasya kasyacinnāma tena sargo na vidyate ,
na cānyathopapattirhi sargasyāsyopapadyate 10

10. kāryasya kasyacit nāma tena sargaḥ na vidyate na
ca anyathā upapattiḥ hi sargasya asya upapadyate

10. tena kāryasya kasyacit nāma sargaḥ na vidyate ca
anyathā asya sargasya upapattiḥ hi na upapadyate

10. Indeed, there is no creation (sarga) or production of any effect (kārya) by that (ultimate reality). And truly, no other explanation or possibility for this creation (sarga) exists.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of an effect, of a product, of an action to be done

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of any, of someone

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly, by name

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, therefore

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - possibility, explanation, justification, occurrence

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation, of emanation

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is possible, occurs, is explained, is justified

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of an effect, of a product, of an action to be done

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, an effect, a product, a business

Gerundive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of any, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kaścid

kaścid - any, some, someone, something

Formed from kim (who/what) + cit (indefinite particle)

Note: Refers to "any effect".

नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly, by name

(indeclinable)

Can also be nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'nāman' (name) but here used as an indeclinable.

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the nature of (brahman) described in the previous verse.

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, letting loose

Derived from root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix sa-.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to cosmic creation.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

Root vid (class 2) in the sense of existence, takes ātmanepada forms.

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

From anya (other) + thā (suffix for manner)

उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - possibility, explanation, justification, occurrence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upapatti

upapatti - possibility, explanation, justification, occurrence

Derived from upa-√pad (to go near, attain, occur)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation, of emanation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Derived from root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix sa-.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is possible, occurs, is explained, is justified

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

From root √pad (to go, fall) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)