योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-2

तदकारणतः सिद्धेः संभवेऽन्यदकारणम् ।
कथं न जायते वस्तु क्वचित्किंचित्कदाचन ॥ २ ॥

tadakāraṇataḥ siddheḥ saṃbhave'nyadakāraṇam ,
kathaṃ na jāyate vastu kvacitkiṃcitkadācana 2

2. tat akāraṇataḥ siddheḥ saṃbhave anyat akāraṇam
katham na jāyate vastu kvacit kiñcit kadācana

2. If, therefore, the origination (siddhi) from a causeless state is possible, why then would no other causeless object ever arise anywhere or at any time?

2. ...אם כן, משהוצר ללא סיבה קיומי, מדוע לא נוצר דבר אחר ללא סיבה, באיזשהו מקום או בזמן כלשהו?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (then, therefore, that)

• अकारणतः (akāraṇataḥ) - from a causeless state (from a causeless state, without a cause)

• सिद्धेः (siddheḥ) - of the origination (of attainment, of accomplishment, of origination)

• संभवे (saṁbhave) - if the possibility (of origination) exists (in the possibility, in the existence, if there is a possibility)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (object) (another, other, different)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless (causeless, without a cause)

• कथम् (katham) - why (why, how, in what way)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जायते (jāyate) - would arise, comes into being (arises, is born, originates)

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing (object, thing, substance, reality)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, in any place (somewhere, in some place, at some time)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any (object/thing) (something, anything)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time, ever

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (then, therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

अकारणतः (akāraṇataḥ) - from a causeless state (from a causeless state, without a cause)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially, indicating 'from the causeless'.

सिद्धेः (siddheḥ) - of the origination (of attainment, of accomplishment, of origination)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power, origination

Root: sidh (class 1)

संभवे (saṁbhave) - if the possibility (of origination) exists (in the possibility, in the existence, if there is a possibility)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - possibility, existence, origin, birth, occurrence

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when there is a possibility'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (object) (another, other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless (causeless, without a cause)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, without a cause, uncaused

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'anyat'.

कथम् (katham) - why (why, how, in what way)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - would arise, comes into being (arises, is born, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in a passive sense 'is born/arises'.

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing (object, thing, substance, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, object, thing, matter, item

Root: vas (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, in any place (somewhere, in some place, at some time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'not anywhere'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any (object/thing) (something, anything)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'not anything'.

कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'never'.

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