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

यतः स्याद्ब्रह्मणस्त्वन्यत्क्वचित्किंचित्कदाचन ।
तत्कारणविकल्पेन संयोगस्तस्य युज्यते ॥ ७ ॥

yataḥ syādbrahmaṇastvanyatkvacitkiṃcitkadācana ,
tatkāraṇavikalpena saṃyogastasya yujyate 7

7. yataḥ syāt brahmaṇaḥ tu anyat kvacit kiñcit kadācana
tat kāraṇa vikalpena saṃyogaḥ tasya yujyate

7. yataḥ brahmaṇaḥ tu anyat kiñcit kvacit kadācana syāt,
(tasmāt) tasya tat-kāraṇa-vikalpena saṃyogaḥ yujyate.

7. Since, should anything else, however slight, exist anywhere, at any time, apart from Brahman (brahman), then Brahman's association with the distinctions of its (that other thing's) causes becomes justified.

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - since (introducing a hypothetical condition) (because, since, from which)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should exist (expressing a hypothetical possibility) (might be, should be, would be, exists)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - apart from Brahman (from/than Brahman)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

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

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, anywhere, in some way

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - however slight (something, anything, a little, however slight)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time, ever

• तत् (tat) - its (referring to 'anyat kiñcit' - the other thing's) (that, its)

• कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason

• विकल्पेन (vikalpena) - by the distinctions/varieties (by distinction, by choice, by variety)

• संयोगः (saṁyogaḥ) - connection, conjunction, association

• तस्य (tasya) - Brahman's (of that, his, its)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is connected, is appropriate, is justified

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - since (introducing a hypothetical condition) (because, since, from which)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'yad' (which) with the taddhita suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial).

स्यात् (syāt) - should exist (expressing a hypothetical possibility) (might be, should be, would be, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Class 2 verb (adādi).

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - apart from Brahman (from/than Brahman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (brahman), the ultimate reality, the absolute

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another thing, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, anywhere, in some way

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - however slight (something, anything, a little, however slight)

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time, ever

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (emphatic/indefinite particle).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (kadā+cana)

• kadā – when?
  indeclinable
• cana – even, also (emphatic/indefinite particle)
  indeclinable

तत् (tat) - its (referring to 'anyat kiñcit' - the other thing's) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ- (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'tat-kāraṇa-vikalpena'.

विकल्पेन (vikalpena) - by the distinctions/varieties (by distinction, by choice, by variety)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikalpa

vikalpa - option, alternative, distinction, variety, doubt, error

From prefix vi- and root kḷp- (to arrange, imagine).

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'tat-kāraṇa-vikalpena'.

संयोगः (saṁyogaḥ) - connection, conjunction, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyoga

saṁyoga - conjunction, connection, union, association

From prefix sam- and root yuj- (to join).

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

तस्य (tasya) - Brahman's (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is connected, is appropriate, is justified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of yuj

Class 7 verb (rudhādigana), often used in passive or middle voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)