योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-98, verse-6

उपादानात्मकादीनां कारणानामभावतः ।
अकारणं च भावानामशेषाणां त्वसंभवात् ॥ ६ ॥

upādānātmakādīnāṃ kāraṇānāmabhāvataḥ ,
akāraṇaṃ ca bhāvānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ tvasaṃbhavāt 6

6. upādānātmakādīnām kāraṇānām abhāvataḥ
akāraṇam ca bhāvānām aśeṣāṇām tu asaṃbhavāt

6. upādānātmakādīnām kāraṇānām abhāvataḥ ca
aśeṣāṇām bhāvānām akāraṇam tu asaṃbhavāt

6. Due to the absence of material (upādāna) and other inherent causes, and also due to the impossibility of all effects existing without any cause.

Words meanings summery:

• उपादानात्मकादीनाम् (upādānātmakādīnām) - of material, intrinsic, and other such (causes)

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

• अभावतः (abhāvataḥ) - due to the absence, from the non-existence

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - uncaused, without a cause

• च (ca) - and, also

• भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of effects, of existents, of things

• अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all, of boundless, of without remainder

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility, from the non-occurrence

Words meanings and morphology

उपादानात्मकादीनाम् (upādānātmakādīnām) - of material, intrinsic, and other such (causes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upādānātmakādi

upādānātmakādi - those that are material, intrinsic, and so on

Compound formed from upādāna (material cause), ātmaka (inherent), and ādi (etc.).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (upādāna+ātmaka+ādi)

• upādāna – material cause, substratum
  noun (neuter)
  from root dā (to give) with prefix upa- and ā-
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ātmaka – inherent, intrinsic, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  from ātman + ka (suffix)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇānām'.

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभावतः (abhāvataḥ) - due to the absence, from the non-existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation

a- (not) + bhāva (existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, being, state, effect
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Suffix -taḥ indicates ablative meaning 'from' or 'due to'.

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - uncaused, without a cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - uncaused, without cause, absence of cause

a- (not) + kāraṇa (cause)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun like 'bhāvam' or used adverbially to 'asaṃbhavāt' meaning 'the impossibility of being uncaused'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of effects, of existents, of things

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - existence, being, state, effect, thing

from root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all, of boundless, of without remainder

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - all, entire, without remainder, boundless

a- (not) + śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, rest
  noun (masculine)
  from root śiṣ (to leave, remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāvānām'.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility, from the non-occurrence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-occurrence, non-existence

a- (not) + saṃbhava (possibility, occurrence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃbhava – possibility, occurrence, origin, existence
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)