योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-40

अन्यथानुपपत्त्या चेत्कारणं परिकल्प्यते ।
तत्स्वप्नाभो जगद्भावादन्यथा नोपपद्यते ॥ ४० ॥

anyathānupapattyā cetkāraṇaṃ parikalpyate ,
tatsvapnābho jagadbhāvādanyathā nopapadyate 40

40. anyathā anupapattyā cet kāraṇam parikalpyate tat
svapnābhaḥ jagat bhāvāt anyathā na upapadyate

40. cet kāraṇam anyathā anupapattyā parikalpyate,
tat svapnābhaḥ jagat bhāvāt anyathā na upapadyate

40. If a cause is hypothesized based on the principle of "otherwise impossibility" (anyathānupapatti), then the existence of this world, which resembles a dream, cannot be logically accounted for in any other way than its dream-like nature.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

• अनुपपत्त्या (anupapattyā) - by the principle of 'otherwise impossibility' (anyathānupapatti) (by the illogicality, by the inexplicability, by the impossibility)

• चेत् (cet) - if, should

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is imagined, is assumed, is posited

• तत् (tat) - refers to 'this world' (jagat) (that)

• स्वप्नाभः (svapnābhaḥ) - dream-like, resembling a dream

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• भावात् (bhāvāt) - from the existence, from the nature, from the state of being

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

• न (na) - not, no

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is logically established, is accounted for (is explained, is proven, is established, is appropriate)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

अनुपपत्त्या (anupapattyā) - by the principle of 'otherwise impossibility' (anyathānupapatti) (by the illogicality, by the inexplicability, by the impossibility)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anupapatti

anupapatti - impossibility, incongruity, non-occurrence, illogicality

From 'an-upa-pad' (not to be proper, not to occur) + ktin suffix

Prefixes: an+upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'anyathānupapatti'.

चेत् (cet) - if, should

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The object being hypothesized.

परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is imagined, is assumed, is posited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pari-kḷp

Present Passive

Present 3rd person singular, middle voice, passive, root kḷp with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 10)

तत् (tat) - refers to 'this world' (jagat) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वप्नाभः (svapnābhaḥ) - dream-like, resembling a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - dream-like, having the appearance of a dream

Compound of 'svapna' and 'ābha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – appearance, semblance, lustre
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-bhā (to shine, to appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root gam (to go), reduplicated

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world.

भावात् (bhāvāt) - from the existence, from the nature, from the state of being

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - existence, being, state, nature, disposition

From root bhū (to be) + a suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the reason or source.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is logically established, is accounted for (is explained, is proven, is established, is appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upa-pad

Present Middle

Present 3rd person singular, middle voice, root pad with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

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