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?

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'.