योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-92

किल यत्तस्य नाम स्यादाकाशादणुता कुतः ।
कारणाभावतोऽन्यस्य नाकार उपपद्यते ॥ ९२ ॥

kila yattasya nāma syādākāśādaṇutā kutaḥ ,
kāraṇābhāvato'nyasya nākāra upapadyate 92

92. kila yat tasya nāma syāt ākāśāt aṇutā kutaḥ
kāraṇābhāvataḥ anyasya na ākāraḥ upapadyate

92. kila yat tasya nāma ākāśāt aṇutā kutaḥ syāt
kāraṇābhāvataḥ anyasya ākāraḥ na upapadyate

92. Indeed, how could that (consciousness-space) be truly named 'minuteness compared to space'? Because due to the absence of any other cause, no distinct form for another entity can possibly exist.

Words meanings summery:

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, certainly, doubt (interrogative particle)

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

• नाम (nāma) - name, by name

• स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, it might be, it should be

• आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space, than space

• अणुता (aṇutā) - minuteness, subtlety, atomic nature

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, how?, whence?

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of another thing/entity

• न (na) - not, no

• आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - it is possible, it is produced, it is established

Words meanings and morphology

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, certainly, doubt (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the subtle consciousness-space discussed.

तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'consciousness-space'.

नाम (nāma) - name, by name

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, denomination, appellation

स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, it might be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of syāt

Optative Active

from root as (to be), 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space, than space

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

from root kāś (to shine) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with aṇutā, meaning 'minuteness compared to'.

अणुता (aṇutā) - minuteness, subtlety, atomic nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṇutā

aṇutā - minuteness, subtlety, atomic nature, smallness

derived from aṇu (minute) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, how?, whence?

(indeclinable)

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

(indeclinable)

from kāraṇa (cause) + abhāva (absence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)
  from a- (not) + bhāva (being, existence)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'for lack of cause'.

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of another thing/entity

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance

from root kṛ (to make) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - it is possible, it is produced, it is established

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

from root pad (to go, to befall) with prefix upa-, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)