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?

16. בהיעדר סיבה, הדואליות אינה קיימת, ושר רק חלל התודעה הטהור. אמור לי, איזה גורם או סיבה יכולים להיות לתודעה בראשית הבריאה?

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')

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