योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-83

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
योऽयं संसरणस्वप्नः स किंकारणको भवेत् ।
कार्यान्न कारणं भिन्नमिति दृष्टं विचारय ॥ ८३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yo'yaṃ saṃsaraṇasvapnaḥ sa kiṃkāraṇako bhavet ,
kāryānna kāraṇaṃ bhinnamiti dṛṣṭaṃ vicāraya 83

83. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yaḥ ayam saṃsaraṇasvapnaḥ saḥ kiṃkāraṇakaḥ
bhavet kāryāt na kāraṇam bhinnam iti dṛṣṭam vicāraya

83. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yaḥ ayam saṃsaraṇasvapnaḥ saḥ kim
kāraṇakaḥ bhavet kāryāt kāraṇam na bhinnam iti dṛṣṭam vicāraya

83. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: What could be the cause of this dream of transmigration (saṃsāra)? Consider this principle: the cause is not different from the effect.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (which, who)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• संसरणस्वप्नः (saṁsaraṇasvapnaḥ) - the dream-like experience of transmigration (saṃsāra) (dream of transmigration, dream of worldly existence)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the dream of transmigration) (he, that)

• किंकारणकः (kiṁkāraṇakaḥ) - having what fundamental cause (having what cause, caused by what, of what origin)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could be, might be (may be, should be, could be)

• कार्यात् (kāryāt) - from the effect

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason)

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different (different, separated, broken)

• इति (iti) - thus, this (principle) (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - observed, established (as a principle) (seen, observed, known, established)

• विचारय (vicāraya) - reflect upon, carefully consider (consider, reflect, investigate)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, glory, revered, sacred
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best, a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak). Irregular formation in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

संसरणस्वप्नः (saṁsaraṇasvapnaḥ) - the dream-like experience of transmigration (saṃsāra) (dream of transmigration, dream of worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsaraṇasvapna

saṁsaraṇasvapna - dream of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsaraṇa+svapna)

• saṃsaraṇa – transmigration, wandering through successive states of existence, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to flow) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• svapna – sleep, dream, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the dream of transmigration) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

किंकारणकः (kiṁkāraṇakaḥ) - having what fundamental cause (having what cause, caused by what, of what origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiṃkāraṇaka

kiṁkāraṇaka - having what cause, caused by what

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+kāraṇa)

• kim – what, which
  interrogative pronoun (neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - could be, might be (may be, should be, could be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

potential mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

Potential mood (vidhi liṅ) of root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्यात् (kāryāt) - from the effect

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, action, effect, result, what is to be done

Gerundive / Noun from root 'kṛ'

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ya' (potential passive participle). Here used as a noun meaning 'effect'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different (different, separated, broken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, divided, separated, different, varied

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhid' (to break, divide) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇam'.

इति (iti) - thus, this (principle) (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - observed, established (as a principle) (seen, observed, known, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, known, experienced, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the preceding statement as a known truth.

विचारय (vicāraya) - reflect upon, carefully consider (consider, reflect, investigate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vicār

imperative mood, active voice, 2nd person singular

Causative of 'car' (to move) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

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