योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-107, verse-10

सहकार्यादिपूर्वाणां कारणानामभावतः ।
यदादावेव नोत्पन्नं तन्नामाद्य भवेत्कुतः ॥ १० ॥

sahakāryādipūrvāṇāṃ kāraṇānāmabhāvataḥ ,
yadādāveva notpannaṃ tannāmādya bhavetkutaḥ 10

10. sahakāryādipūrvāṇām kāraṇānām abhāvataḥ yat
ādau eva na utpannam tat nāmādya bhavet kutaḥ

10. yat ādau eva na utpannam,
sahakāryādipūrvāṇām kāraṇānām abhāvataḥ,
tat nāmādya kutaḥ bhavet.

10. Due to the absence of prerequisite causes, such as auxiliary factors and so on, how could that which was never produced in the very beginning, have its name or other attributes exist now?

Words meanings summery:

• सहकार्यादिपूर्वाणाम् (sahakāryādipūrvāṇām) - of those having co-operating factors and so on as prior causes

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes, of reasons

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

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

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

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced, arisen, manifested

• तत् (tat) - that

• नामाद्य (nāmādya) - Refers to all attributes or characteristics beyond just the name. (name and so on, name etc.)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, exists

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - Expresses an interrogative of origin or manner. (from where, how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

सहकार्यादिपूर्वाणाम् (sahakāryādipūrvāṇām) - of those having co-operating factors and so on as prior causes

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sahakāryādipūrva

sahakāryādipūrva - having co-operating factors etc. as a prerequisite, preceded by auxiliaries

Compound formed from 'sahakārya' (co-operating factor), 'ādi' (etc.), and 'pūrva' (preceded by, prior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahakārya+ādi+pūrva)

• sahakārya – co-operating factor, auxiliary
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  From 'sahakṛ' (to co-operate).
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable
• pūrva – prior, preceding, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies `kāraṇānām`.

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes, of reasons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: `sahakāryādipūrvāṇām kāraṇānām` means "of causes having auxiliary factors as prior".

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

(indeclinable)

From 'a' (not) and 'bhāva' (being, existence); used with the suffix '-taḥ' to indicate cause/reason.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

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

Note: Acts adverbially, indicating cause.

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Subject of `utpannam`.

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

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of `ādi` used adverbially.

Note: Acts adverbially.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `utpannam`.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced, arisen, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, manifested

past passive participle

From root 'pad' with prefix 'ud'. Used here as a neuter singular noun or adjective.

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the relative clause, agreeing with `yat`.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, such

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Refers to "that which was not produced."

नामाद्य (nāmādya) - Refers to all attributes or characteristics beyond just the name. (name and so on, name etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāmādya

nāmādya - name and so on, name etc.

Compound of 'nāman' (name) and 'ādya' (beginning with, etc.); neuter singular nominative.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāman+ādya)

• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
• ādya – first, primary, beginning with, etc.
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `ādi` (beginning).

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative mood

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - Expresses an interrogative of origin or manner. (from where, how, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the interrogative pronoun 'kim' with the suffix '-taḥ' indicating origin.

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