योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-189, verse-21
न शाश्वतादन्यदिहास्ति कारणान्न कारणं तत्खलु कार्यतां विना ।
न कार्यताकारणतादिसंभवोऽस्त्यनामये तत्किमपीदमाततम् ॥ २१ ॥
न कार्यताकारणतादिसंभवोऽस्त्यनामये तत्किमपीदमाततम् ॥ २१ ॥
na śāśvatādanyadihāsti kāraṇānna kāraṇaṃ tatkhalu kāryatāṃ vinā ,
na kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavo'styanāmaye tatkimapīdamātatam 21
na kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavo'styanāmaye tatkimapīdamātatam 21
21.
na śāśvatāt anyat iha asti kāraṇāt
na kāraṇam tat khalu kāryatām vinā
na kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavaḥ asti
anāmaye tat kim api idam ātatam
na kāraṇam tat khalu kāryatām vinā
na kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavaḥ asti
anāmaye tat kim api idam ātatam
21.
iha śāśvatāt anyat kāraṇāt na asti tat
kāraṇam khalu kāryatām vinā na (asti)
anāmaye kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavaḥ
na asti idam tat kim api ātatam (asti)
kāraṇam khalu kāryatām vinā na (asti)
anāmaye kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhavaḥ
na asti idam tat kim api ātatam (asti)
21.
Here, no cause exists apart from the eternal. Indeed, a cause cannot exist without its effect. And the possibility of cause and effect relationships does not exist in the stainless (anāmaya) ultimate reality. Whatever this [reality] is, it is all-pervading.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- न (na) - not, no
- शाश्वतात् (śāśvatāt) - from the eternal, from the permanent
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another (neuter)
- इह (iha) - here, in this world/context
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, as a cause
- न (na) - not, no
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause, the cause
- तत् (tat) - that (neuter)
- खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly
- कार्यताम् (kāryatām) - effect-state, being an effect
- विना (vinā) - without
- न (na) - not, no
- कार्यताकारणतादिसंभवः (kāryatākāraṇatādisaṁbhavaḥ) - the possibility of cause and effect relationships (the possibility of effect-ness, cause-ness, and so on)
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- अनामये (anāmaye) - in the stainless, ultimate reality (in the stainless, in the healthy, in the ultimate reality)
- तत् (tat) - that (neuter)
- किम् (kim) - what, whatever
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
- आततम् (ātatam) - pervading, extended, stretched out
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शाश्वतात् (śāśvatāt) - from the eternal, from the permanent
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another (neuter)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another
इह (iha) - here, in this world/context
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as
Root: √as (class 2)
कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, as a cause
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause, the cause
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
तत् (tat) - that (neuter)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Refers to 'kāraṇam'.
खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
कार्यताम् (kāryatām) - effect-state, being an effect
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kāryatā
kāryatā - the state of being an effect, effect-ness
Derived from 'kārya' (effect, what is to be done) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कार्यताकारणतादिसंभवः (kāryatākāraṇatādisaṁbhavaḥ) - the possibility of cause and effect relationships (the possibility of effect-ness, cause-ness, and so on)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāryatākāraṇatādisaṃbhava
kāryatākāraṇatādisaṁbhava - the possibility of being an effect, being a cause, etc.; the existence of cause-effect relation and the like
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kāryatā+kāraṇatā+ādi+saṃbhava)
- kāryatā – the state of being an effect, effect-ness
noun (feminine)
Derived from 'kārya' (effect) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
Root: √kṛ (class 8) - kāraṇatā – the state of being a cause, cause-ness
noun (feminine)
Derived from 'kāraṇa' (cause) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
Root: √kṛ (class 8) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable - saṃbhava – origin, possibility, occurrence, existence
noun (masculine)
Derived from √bhū (to be, become) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: √bhū (class 1)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as
Root: √as (class 2)
अनामये (anāmaye) - in the stainless, ultimate reality (in the stainless, in the healthy, in the ultimate reality)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of anāmaya
anāmaya - stainless, free from illness, healthy, secure, ultimate reality, Brahman
Derived from 'a-' (negation) + 'āmaya' (sickness, pain).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable - āmaya – illness, disease, pain, infirmity
noun (masculine)
Derived from √am (to go, move, suffer) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: √am (class 1)
Note: Refers to Brahman or the ultimate reality.
तत् (tat) - that (neuter)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Refers to the ultimate reality or the subject of discussion.
किम् (kim) - what, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, whether (interrogative pronoun/indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to the universal manifestation or the reality itself.
आततम् (ātatam) - pervading, extended, stretched out
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ātat
ātat - pervading, extended, stretched, omnipresent, diffused
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: √tan (class 8)