योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-13

अन्यथानुपपत्त्यार्थकारणाभावतः स्वतः ।
सर्गादावेव स्वात्मैव दृश्यं चिद्व्योम पश्यति ॥ १३ ॥

anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ ,
sargādāveva svātmaiva dṛśyaṃ cidvyoma paśyati 13

13. anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ
sarga-ādau eva sva-ātmā eva dṛśyam cit-vyoma paśyati

13. anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ sarga-ādau eva sva-ātmā eva cit-vyoma dṛśyam paśyati.

13. Due to the absence of any other conceivable and logical cause (anyathānupapattyarthakāraṇābhāvataḥ), the Self (ātman) itself, which is consciousness-space (cidvyoma), spontaneously (svataḥ) perceives all that is to be perceived (dṛśya), right at the beginning of creation (sarga).

13. בהיעדר כל סיבה חומרית או הסבר אחר, כבר בראשית הבריאה רואה מרחב התודעה מעצמו את העצמי שלו כעולם הנגלה.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यथानुपपत्त्यार्थकारणाभावतः (anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of any other logical meaningful cause

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, naturally, from itself

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• स्व-आत्मा (sva-ātmā) - the supreme Self (ātman) itself (one's own Self)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the entire world of perception (dṛśya) (visible, the object of perception)

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यथानुपपत्त्यार्थकारणाभावतः (anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of any other logical meaningful cause

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anyathānupapattyarthakāraṇābhāva

anyathānupapattyarthakāraṇābhāva - absence of any other logical meaningful cause

Compound. Ablative suffix `taḥ`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyathā+anupapatti+artha+kāraṇa+abhāva)

• anyathā – otherwise, in another way, in other circumstances
  indeclinable
• anupapatti – non-occurrence, impossibility, incongruity, logical contradiction
  noun (feminine)
  Prefixes: an+upa
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Formed from root `kṛ` (to do) + suffix `ana`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  `a` (not) + `bhāva` (existence).
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverbial phrase of cause.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, naturally, from itself

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from `sva` (self) with the `tas` suffix (indicating origin or manner).

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound. Locative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Formed from root `sṛj` (to emit, create) + suffix `a`.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, initial, first
  noun (masculine)

Note: Temporal adverbial phrase.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

स्व-आत्मा (sva-ātmā) - the supreme Self (ātman) itself (one's own Self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own Self, the individual soul

Compound. Nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb `paśyati`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the entire world of perception (dṛśya) (visible, the object of perception)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Formed from root `dṛś` (to see) + suffix `ya`. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman

cit-vyoman - consciousness-space, the vastness of consciousness

Compound. Neuter nominative singular. `vyoman` is n-stem.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appositional to `svātmā`.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Irregular present stem `paśya` from root `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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