योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-179, verse-8

न कारणं विना कार्यं भवतीत्युपपद्यते ।
यद्यथा येन निर्णीतं तत्तथा तेन लक्ष्यते ॥ ८ ॥

na kāraṇaṃ vinā kāryaṃ bhavatītyupapadyate ,
yadyathā yena nirṇītaṃ tattathā tena lakṣyate 8

8. na kāraṇam vinā kāryam bhavati iti upapadyate
yat yathā yena nirṇītam tat tathā tena lakṣyate

8. kāryam kāraṇam vinā na bhavati iti upapadyate.
yat yena yathā nirṇītam,
tat tena tathā lakṣyate.

8. It is logically established that an effect does not occur without a cause. Whatever is decided by someone in a particular manner, is perceived by that person in precisely that way.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, work, action

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, occurs, happens

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is established, is proven, is logically justified

• यत् (yat) - whatever, that which, who

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in whatever way, as

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• निर्णीतम् (nirṇītam) - determined, decided, ascertained

• तत् (tat) - that, that which

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is indicated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

agent noun/action noun

from root kṛ (to do) + ṇam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, work, action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, ought to be done; effect, result, business, work

gerundive/future passive participle

from root kṛ (to do) + ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, occurs, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is established, is proven, is logically justified

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

यत् (yat) - whatever, that which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

यथा (yathā) - just as, in whatever way, as

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

निर्णीतम् (nirṇītam) - determined, decided, ascertained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirṇīta

nirṇīta - determined, decided, ascertained, judged

past passive participle

from root nī (to lead) with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is indicated

(verb)

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

Root: lakṣ (class 10)