योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-44

सहकारिनिमित्तानि यथा स्वप्ने न सन्ति वै ।
पृथिव्यादीनि भूतानि तथैवादौ जगत्स्थितेः ॥ ४४ ॥

sahakārinimittāni yathā svapne na santi vai ,
pṛthivyādīni bhūtāni tathaivādau jagatsthiteḥ 44

44. sahakāri-nimittāni yathā svapne na santi vai
pṛthivī-ādīni bhūtāni tathā eva ādau jagat-sthiteḥ

44. yathā svapne sahakārinimittāni vai na santi tathā
eva ādau jagat-sthiteḥ pṛthivī-ādīni bhūtāni

44. Just as auxiliary causes are certainly not present in a dream, similarly, the fundamental elements beginning with earth (pṛthivī) are not present at the origin of the world's existence.

44. כשם שבחלום אין גורמים מסייעים ממשיים כמו אדמה ושאר אלמנטים, כך היה הדבר גם בראשית קיומו של העולם.

Words meanings summery:

• सहकारि-निमित्तानि (sahakāri-nimittāni) - auxiliary causes, contributing factors

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• पृथिवी-आदीनि (pṛthivī-ādīni) - referring to the five great elements (mahābhūtas): earth, water, fire, air, and ether. (beginning with earth, earth and others)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - The fundamental material elements (elements, beings, created things)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

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

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• जगत्-स्थितेः (jagat-sthiteḥ) - of the world's existence, of the creation of the world

Words meanings and morphology

सहकारि-निमित्तानि (sahakāri-nimittāni) - auxiliary causes, contributing factors

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahakārinimitta

sahakārinimitta - auxiliary cause, contributing factor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahakārin+nimitta)

• sahakārin – co-worker, assistant, auxiliary, helping
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From 'sahakāra' (cooperation) + suffix '-in'
• nimitta – cause, reason, sign, instrumental cause
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of as

present indicative

Root verb 'as' (to be), Parasmaipada, Present tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

पृथिवी-आदीनि (pṛthivī-ādīni) - referring to the five great elements (mahābhūtas): earth, water, fire, air, and ether. (beginning with earth, earth and others)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pṛthivīādi

pṛthivīādi - beginning with earth, earth and the like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthivī+ādi)

• pṛthivī – earth, the earth
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - The fundamental material elements (elements, beings, created things)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - element, creature, being, past (as PPP of 'bhū')

Past Passive Participle (when used as adjective)

From root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, origin

Note: Used adverbially.

जगत्-स्थितेः (jagat-sthiteḥ) - of the world's existence, of the creation of the world

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - existence of the world, creation of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go) used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – standing, existing, state, existence, creation, position
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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