योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-25

अग्नेरौष्ण्यमपां शैत्यं प्राकाश्यं सर्वतेजसाम् ।
स्वभावो वाखिलार्थानां किमबुद्धस्य कारणम् ॥ २५ ॥

agnerauṣṇyamapāṃ śaityaṃ prākāśyaṃ sarvatejasām ,
svabhāvo vākhilārthānāṃ kimabuddhasya kāraṇam 25

25. agneḥ auṣṇyam apām śaityam prākāśyam sarvatejasām
svabhāvaḥ vā akhilārthānām kim abuddhasya kāraṇam

25. agneḥ auṣṇyam,
apām śaityam,
sarvatejasām prākāśyam,
vā akhilārthānām svabhāvaḥ,
abuddhasya kim kāraṇam?

25. The heat of fire, the coolness of water, the brilliance of all luminous things, or indeed the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of all phenomena – what (further) cause is there for one who is ignorant (to seek)?

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

• औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters, of water

• शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness, coldness

• प्राकाश्यम् (prākāśyam) - brilliance, luminosity, manifestation

• सर्वतेजसाम् (sarvatejasām) - of all luminous things, of all splendors

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent property, own being

• वा (vā) - or, indeed

• अखिलार्थानाम् (akhilārthānām) - of all things, of all objects/phenomena

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - for the ignorant, of the ignorant person

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Connects with auṣṇyam.

औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auṣṇya

auṣṇya - heat, warmth, hotness

Derived from uṣṇa (hot).

अपाम् (apām) - of waters, of water

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Always plural in this sense.

Note: Connects with śaityam.

शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness, coldness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coolness, coldness

Derived from śīta (cold).

प्राकाश्यम् (prākāśyam) - brilliance, luminosity, manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prākāśya

prākāśya - brilliance, luminosity, manifestation, visibility

Derived from prakāśa (light, splendor).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

सर्वतेजसाम् (sarvatejasām) - of all luminous things, of all splendors

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvatejas

sarvatejas - all luminous things, all splendors, all energies

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (sarva+tejas)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, light, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Connects with prākāśyam.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent property, own being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent property, own being, disposition

From sva (own) + bhāva (being, state).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• bhāva – being, state, nature, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous examples to svabhāvaḥ.

अखिलार्थानाम् (akhilārthānām) - of all things, of all objects/phenomena

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of akhilārtha

akhilārtha - all things, all objects, all phenomena

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (akhila+artha)

• akhila – whole, entire, all
  adjective
  From a (not) + khila (deficient).
• artha – object, thing, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Connects with svabhāvaḥ.

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied verb 'is'.

अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - for the ignorant, of the ignorant person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abuddha

abuddha - ignorant, unwise, deluded

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From a (not) + buddha (awakened, knowing, from √budh).

Compound type : navi-tatpuruṣa (a+buddha)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• buddha – awakened, known, wise
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √budh (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: This is an adjective used substantively, meaning 'for the ignorant person'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, means, instrument

From √kṛ (to do) + ana suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate to kim.