योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-10, verse-6

अत्यन्तं कारणाभावान्न किंचिज्जायते जगत् ।
मरावम्ब्विव नास्त्येव दृष्टमप्यग्रतो जगत् ॥ ६ ॥

atyantaṃ kāraṇābhāvānna kiṃcijjāyate jagat ,
marāvambviva nāstyeva dṛṣṭamapyagrato jagat 6

6. atyantam kāraṇābhāvāt na kiñcit jāyate jagat marau
ambu iva na asti eva dṛṣṭam api agrataḥ jagat

6. atyantam kāraṇābhāvāt jagat kiñcit na jāyate marau
ambu iva dṛṣṭam api agrataḥ jagat na asti eva

6. Absolutely, because there is no [ultimate] cause, nothing of this world (jagat) is truly born. Just like water in a mirage, the world (jagat), even though perceived directly before us, truly does not exist.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - absolutely, extremely, completely

• कारणाभावात् (kāraṇābhāvāt) - due to the absence of a cause, from lack of cause

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a mirage

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - absolutely, extremely, completely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+anta)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage

कारणाभावात् (kāraṇābhāvāt) - due to the absence of a cause, from lack of cause

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāraṇābhāva

kāraṇābhāva - absence of a cause

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun
  Derived from kṛ (to do) + ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything

Note: Used here as neuter nominative singular, 'anything/nothing'.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Root jan, class 4, middle voice present indicative third person singular

Root: jan (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present active participle of gam

From gam + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a mirage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sand, mirage

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root as, class 2, active voice present indicative third person singular

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from dṛś (to see) + kta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

Derived from agra (front) + tas (ablative suffix)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present active participle of gam

From gam + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

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