योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-34

सर्गादावेव सर्गादि किंचनापीदमस्ति नो ।
कारणाभावतस्तेन जगत्किंमयमस्त्विदम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sargādāveva sargādi kiṃcanāpīdamasti no ,
kāraṇābhāvatastena jagatkiṃmayamastvidam 34

34. sargādau eva sargādi kiṃcana api idam asti no
kāraṇābhāvataḥ tena jagat kiṃmayam astu idam

34. sargādau eva idam sargādi kiṃcana api no asti.
tena kāraṇābhāvataḥ idam jagat kiṃmayam astu?

34. At the very beginning of creation, this primary (creation), anything whatsoever, does not exist. Therefore, due to the absence of a (material) cause, what, then, is this world (jagat) made of?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

• सर्गादि (sargādi) - primary (form of creation) (primary (creation), beginning of creation)

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything whatsoever

• अपि (api) - even, also

• इदम् (idam) - this (creation/world) (this)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• नो (no) - not, no

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

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe (jagat)

• किंमयम् (kiṁmayam) - made of what?, of what nature?

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, primary creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj 'to emit, create'.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first, foremost
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

(indeclinable)

सर्गादि (sargādi) - primary (form of creation) (primary (creation), beginning of creation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, primary creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj 'to emit, create'.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first, foremost
  noun (masculine)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything whatsoever

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize 'idam'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to intensify 'kiṃcana'.

इदम् (idam) - this (creation/world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नो (no) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from kāraṇa (cause) and abhāva (absence). 'taḥ' suffix indicates ablative sense 'from/due to'.

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, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  From a (negation) + bhāva (being).
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'due to the absence of a cause'.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe (jagat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living being

Present participle of root gam 'to go'.

Root: gam (class 1)

किंमयम् (kiṁmayam) - made of what?, of what nature?

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃmaya

kiṁmaya - consisting of what?, made of what?

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+maya)

• kim – what?, which?
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives of material or consisting of.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

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