योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-17

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदस्ति कारणे कार्यं तत्तस्मात्संप्रवर्तते ।
न त्वसज्जायते राम न घटाज्जायते पटः ॥ १७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yadasti kāraṇe kāryaṃ tattasmātsaṃpravartate ,
na tvasajjāyate rāma na ghaṭājjāyate paṭaḥ 17

17. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yat asti kāraṇe kāryam tat tasmāt
saṃpravartate na tu asat jāyate rāma na ghaṭāt jāyate paṭaḥ

17. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yat kāryam kāraṇe asti tat tasmāt
saṃpravartate rāma asat tu na jāyate na ghaṭāt paṭaḥ jāyate

17. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Whatever effect (kārya) truly exists within its cause (kāraṇa), that alone manifests from it. But, O Rāma, what is non-existent (asat) does not arise; a cloth, for instance, is not produced from a pot.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

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

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

• कारणे (kāraṇe) - within its inherent cause (in the cause, in the reason)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the effect, the product (effect, work)

• तत् (tat) - that (effect) (that, it)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (cause) (from that, therefore)

• संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - manifests, arises (from the cause) (proceeds, originates, manifests, acts)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but, introducing a contrasting idea (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

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

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• घटात् (ghaṭāt) - from an earthen pot (from a pot)

• जायते (jāyate) - is produced (is born, arises)

• पटः (paṭaḥ) - a piece of cloth (cloth, garment)

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)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

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

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

root 'as', 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

कारणे (kāraṇe) - within its inherent cause (in the cause, in the reason)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the causal state.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the effect, the product (effect, work)

(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)

तत् (tat) - that (effect) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (cause) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - manifests, arises (from the cause) (proceeds, originates, manifests, acts)

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

root 'vṛt', with upasargas 'sam' and 'pra', 3rd person singular middle (ātmanepada)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, introducing a contrasting idea (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle

negative prefix a- + root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to something that does not inherently exist.

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

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

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

Root: jan (class 4)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

Note: Addressing Śrī Rāma.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

घटात् (ghaṭāt) - from an earthen pot (from a pot)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

जायते (jāyate) - is produced (is born, arises)

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

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

Root: jan (class 4)

पटः (paṭaḥ) - a piece of cloth (cloth, garment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, screen

Note: Subject of the final clause.