योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-29

स्वभावस्य स्वभावोऽसौ किल कारणमित्यपि ।
यदुच्यते स्वभावस्य सा पर्यायोक्तिकल्पना ॥ २९ ॥

svabhāvasya svabhāvo'sau kila kāraṇamityapi ,
yaducyate svabhāvasya sā paryāyoktikalpanā 29

29. svabhāvasya svabhāvaḥ asau kila kāraṇam iti api
yat ucyate svabhāvasya sā paryāya-ukti-kalpanā

29. yat svabhāvasya asau svabhāvaḥ kila kāraṇam iti
api ucyate sā svabhāvasya paryāya-ukti-kalpanā

29. If it is also said that the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) itself is the cause of something's intrinsic nature (svabhāva), that is merely a tautological statement.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of its intrinsic nature

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, own nature

• असौ (asau) - this, that

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of nature, of the intrinsic being

• सा (sā) - that, she

• पर्याय-उक्ति-कल्पना (paryāya-ukti-kalpanā) - a supposition of a synonym, a tautological statement, a restatement

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of its intrinsic nature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own being, natural disposition

Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being/state).

Compound type : Tatpurusha or Karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the nature of the thing whose cause is being discussed.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, own nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own being, natural disposition

Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being/state).

Compound type : Tatpurusha or Karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'this nature is the cause'.

असौ (asau) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that (demonstrative pronoun, often referring to something remote or specific)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'svabhāvaḥ'.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

Particle.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative, 'is the cause'.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Concludes the quoted statement.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, neuter nominative singular.

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Middle/Passive Indicative

Passive voice of root vac. Irregular form for passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The verbal predicate for 'yat'.

स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of nature, of the intrinsic being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own being, natural disposition

Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being/state).

Compound type : Tatpurusha or Karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Can be taken as modifying 'paryāya-ukti-kalpanā' (a tautological statement *about* nature) or simply for general context.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

Note: Refers back to the statement 'yat ucyate' (that which is said).

पर्याय-उक्ति-कल्पना (paryāya-ukti-kalpanā) - a supposition of a synonym, a tautological statement, a restatement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paryāya-ukti-kalpanā

paryāya-ukti-kalpanā - an imagination or supposition of a synonymous statement, a tautology

Compound noun. 'Paryāya-ukti' (statement of a synonym) is itself a Tatpurusha, and then 'Paryāyokti-kalpanā' (imagination of a synonymous statement) is another Tatpurusha.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nested compounds) (paryāya+ukti+kalpanā)

• paryāya – synonym, turn, mode, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From pari + i.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• ukti – saying, speech, statement
  noun (feminine)
  From vac + ktin.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kalpanā – imagination, supposition, arrangement, invention
  noun (feminine)
  From kḷp + ṇic + yuc.
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'sā'.