योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-16

कारणाभावतोद्वैतं चिद्व्योमाभाति केवलम् ।
किं नाम कारणं ब्रूहि सर्गादौ चिति वस्तुतः ॥ १६ ॥

kāraṇābhāvatodvaitaṃ cidvyomābhāti kevalam ,
kiṃ nāma kāraṇaṃ brūhi sargādau citi vastutaḥ 16

16. kāraṇābhāvataḥ advaitam citvyoma ābhāti kevalam
| kim nāma kāraṇam brūhi sargādau citi vastutaḥ

16. kāraṇābhāvataḥ advaitam citvyoma kevalam ābhāti
sargādau citi vastutaḥ kim nāma kāraṇam brūhi

16. Due to the absence of a cause, the non-dual consciousness-space (cidvyoman) alone truly manifests. Tell me, what indeed is the cause in consciousness (cit) at the beginning of creation, in reality?

Words meanings summery:

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

• अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - non-dual, non-duality

• चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

• आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, alone

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, forsooth, by name (particle)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• चिति (citi) - in consciousness (cit)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

Words meanings and morphology

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

(indeclinable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ + ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū with prefix a- (negative)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The suffix -taḥ indicates an ablative sense, making the word indeclinable.

अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - non-dual, non-duality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advaita

advaita - non-dual, without a second

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dvaita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dvaita – duality, distinction, state of being two
  noun (neuter)
  from dvi + ta

Note: Adjective modifying 'citvyoma'.

चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - consciousness-space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vi

आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā, Class 1, Parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, only, sole, mere, absolute

Note: Adjective modifying 'citvyoma'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which

नाम (nāma) - indeed, forsooth, by name (particle)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ + ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

root verb, Class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, first
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad

चिति (citi) - in consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

(indeclinable)

from vastu + tas (suffix indicating 'from' or 'in respect of')