योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-15

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
कारणाज्जायते कार्यं नान्यथेत्येव निश्चयः ।
सर्वोपशान्तौ जगतामुत्पत्तौ नास्ति कारणम् ॥ १५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kāraṇājjāyate kāryaṃ nānyathetyeva niścayaḥ ,
sarvopaśāntau jagatāmutpattau nāsti kāraṇam 15

15. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca kāraṇāt jāyate kāryam na anyathā iti eva
niścayaḥ sarva upaśāntau jagatām utpattau na asti kāraṇam

15. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca kāryam kāraṇāt jāyate na anyathā iti eva
niścayaḥ jagatām sarva upaśāntau utpattau kāraṇam na asti

15. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: An effect is born from a cause, never otherwise; this is indeed the established principle. When the worlds undergo complete cessation (upaśānti), there is no cause for their re-manifestation.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha, the speaker (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (referring to Śrī Vasiṣṭha) (he said, spoke)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a fundamental cause (from a cause, due to a reason)

• जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence, manifests (is born, arises, originates)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the effect, the consequence (of a cause) (effect, work, deed, what is to be done)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - in any other way, implying 'never otherwise' (otherwise, in another way)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a statement, "thus" (thus, so)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing "indeed" or "certainly" (indeed, only, just)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - the established principle or conclusion (certainty, conviction, firm decision)

• सर्व (sarva) - complete (referring to cessation) (all, whole, complete)

• उपशान्तौ (upaśāntau) - in the complete cessation (of the worlds) (in the cessation, in the tranquility, in the quiescence)

• जगताम् (jagatām) - of the cosmic creations (of the worlds, of the universes)

• उत्पत्तौ (utpattau) - in their re-manifestation (in the arising, in the production, in the origin)

• न (na) - negation of existence (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there exists (is, exists)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (for arising) (cause, reason)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha, the speaker (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, divine grace; respectful prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (referring to Śrī Vasiṣṭha) (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect (liṭ)

root 'vac', 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a fundamental cause (from a cause, due to a reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence, manifests (is born, arises, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

present (laṭ)

root 'jan', 3rd person singular middle (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the effect, the consequence (of a cause) (effect, work, deed, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, effect, business

Gerundive

from root kṛ (to do) + ṇyat suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - in any other way, implying 'never otherwise' (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a statement, "thus" (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing "indeed" or "certainly" (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - the established principle or conclusion (certainty, conviction, firm decision)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion

from ni-ci (to determine)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

सर्व (sarva) - complete (referring to cessation) (all, whole, complete)

(adjective)

singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

उपशान्तौ (upaśāntau) - in the complete cessation (of the worlds) (in the cessation, in the tranquility, in the quiescence)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of upaśānti

upaśānti - cessation, tranquility, quiescence, calm

from upa-śam (to be quiet)

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

जगताम् (jagatām) - of the cosmic creations (of the worlds, of the universes)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

derived from root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

उत्पत्तौ (utpattau) - in their re-manifestation (in the arising, in the production, in the origin)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - birth, origin, production, arising

from ut-pad (to arise)

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

न (na) - negation of existence (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - there exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present (laṭ)

root 'as', 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a cause (for arising) (cause, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'na asti'.