योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-15

कारणं कार्यमित्युक्तः स पूर्वः स विशिष्यते ।
संस्कार इति तेनैष संस्कारः कृतिरुच्यते ॥ १५ ॥

kāraṇaṃ kāryamityuktaḥ sa pūrvaḥ sa viśiṣyate ,
saṃskāra iti tenaiṣa saṃskāraḥ kṛtirucyate 15

15. kāraṇam kāryam iti uktaḥ saḥ pūrvaḥ saḥ viśiṣyate
saṃskāraḥ iti tena eṣaḥ saṃskāraḥ kṛtiḥ ucyate

15. saḥ uktaḥ kāraṇam kāryam iti saḥ pūrvaḥ
viśiṣyate tena eṣaḥ saṃskāraḥ iti kṛtiḥ ucyate

15. When something is designated as 'cause' and 'effect,' the former (the cause) is differentiated. Therefore, by this (logic), this subtle impression (saṃskāra) is called 'action' (kṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, what is to be done, action

• इति (iti) - thus, as

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, designated

• सः (saḥ) - that (principle/cause) (that, he)

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - the former (i.e., the cause) (former, prior, earlier)

• सः (saḥ) - that (former one) (that, he)

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is specified, is differentiated

• संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - the subtle impression left by an action (impression, mental trace, latent tendency, refinement (saṃskāra))

• इति (iti) - thus, as (introducing a qualification)

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, with that

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (saṃskāra) (this, this one)

• संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - impression, mental trace, latent tendency (saṃskāra)

• कृतिः (kṛtiḥ) - action, deed, work, creation

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, what is to be done, action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, result, what is to be done, duty, action

Gerundive (or potential participle)

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

इति (iti) - thus, as

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, designated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, stated, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (vikāra of vac)

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (principle/cause) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

masculine nominative singular

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - the former (i.e., the cause) (former, prior, earlier)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - prior, former, earlier, first

सः (saḥ) - that (former one) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

masculine nominative singular

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is specified, is differentiated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śiṣ

from vi-śiṣ (passive voice)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Root `śiṣ` can be 7th class. Here, passive form.

संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - the subtle impression left by an action (impression, mental trace, latent tendency, refinement (saṃskāra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - impression, mental trace, latent tendency, refinement, purification, a sacrament (saṃskāra)

from sam-kṛ (to make, to do, to prepare)

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, as (introducing a qualification)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

masculine/neuter instrumental singular

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (saṃskāra) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

masculine nominative singular

Note: Refers to `saṃskāraḥ`.

संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - impression, mental trace, latent tendency (saṃskāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - impression, mental trace, latent tendency, refinement, purification, a sacrament (saṃskāra)

from sam-kṛ (to make, to do, to prepare)

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतिः (kṛtiḥ) - action, deed, work, creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛti

kṛti - action, deed, work, creation, performance

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)