योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-25

सर्गादौ कारणाभावाद्यद्यथा कचितं चितौ ।
तत्तथास्ते चिरं रूपं स्वप्नसंकल्पपूर्यथा ॥ २५ ॥

sargādau kāraṇābhāvādyadyathā kacitaṃ citau ,
tattathāste ciraṃ rūpaṃ svapnasaṃkalpapūryathā 25

25. सर्ग आदौ कारण अभावात् यत् यथा कचितम् चितौ
तत् तथा आस्ते चिरम् रूपम् स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः यथा

25. सर्गादौ कारणाभावात् यत् यथा चितौ कचितम्,
तत् रूपम् तथा चिरम् आस्ते,
स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः यथा।

25. At the beginning of creation, due to the absence of an external cause, whatever is conceived in consciousness (cit), that form (or appearance) endures for a long time, just like a city born from a dream or an imagination.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्ग (सर्ग) - creation, emanation

• आदौ (आदौ) - at the beginning, primarily

• कारण (कारण) - cause, reason

• अभावात् (अभावात्) - due to absence, from lack

• यत् (यत्) - which, whatever

• यथा (यथा) - as, just as, in which way

• कचितम् (कचितम्) - conceived, painted, fixed, inlaid

• चितौ (चितौ) - in consciousness

• तत् (तत्) - that

• तथा (तथा) - thus, so, in that manner

• आस्ते (आस्ते) - remains, stays, sits

• चिरम् (चिरम्) - for a long time, long

• रूपम् (रूपम्) - form, shape, appearance

• स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः (स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः) - a city (created by) dream and imagination

• यथा (यथा) - just as

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ग (सर्ग) - creation, emanation

(noun)

masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

From root √sṛj (to emit, create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: First part of the compound 'sargādau'.

आदौ (आदौ) - at the beginning, primarily

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

Note: Locative singular of ādi, forming a compound sargādau = 'at the beginning of creation'.

कारण (कारण) - cause, reason

(noun)

neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: First part of compound 'kāraṇābhāvāt'.

अभावात् (अभावात्) - due to absence, from lack

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, lack

Compound of a (negation) + bhāva (existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

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

Note: Forms the compound 'kāraṇābhāvāt' meaning 'due to the absence of a cause'.

यत् (यत्) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Refers to the thing 'kacitam' (that which is conceived).

यथा (यथा) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tat tathā' later.

कचितम् (कचितम्) - conceived, painted, fixed, inlaid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacita

kacita - painted, depicted, conceived, fixed, inlaid

Past Passive Participle

From root √kac (to bind, paint, shine, appear) with -ta suffix.

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

चितौ (चितौ) - in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, knowledge

From root √cit (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (तत्) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yat'.

तथा (तथा) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

आस्ते (आस्ते) - remains, stays, sits

(verb)

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

Root: ās (class 2)

चिरम् (चिरम्) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative singular neuter form).

रूपम् (रूपम्) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Note: Subject of 'āste'.

स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः (स्वप्नसंकल्पपूः) - a city (created by) dream and imagination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svapnasaṅkalpapūr

svapnasaṅkalpapūr - city of dream and imagination

Compound noun: svapna (dream) + saṅkalpa (imagination) + pur (city).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+saṅkalpa+pur)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root √svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṅkalpa – imagination, intention, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- + root √kḷp (to be arranged, to imagine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pur – city, fortress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to a city that is a product of dream and imagination.

यथा (यथा) - just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.