योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-29

सर्गोऽवयववद्भाति सर्व एव परे शिवे ।
एवं तदुपमां विद्धि कार्यकारणवद्यथा ॥ २९ ॥

sargo'vayavavadbhāti sarva eva pare śive ,
evaṃ tadupamāṃ viddhi kāryakāraṇavadyathā 29

29. sargaḥ avayavavat bhāti sarvaḥ eva pare śive
evam tat upamām viddhi kāryakāraṇavat yathā

29. sarvaḥ sargaḥ avayavavat pare śive eva bhāti
evam tat upamām kāryakāraṇavat yathā viddhi

29. All of creation (sarga) appears as if it has parts within the supreme and auspicious (brahman). Understand this analogy (upamā) to be like the relationship between cause and effect.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

• अवयववत् (avayavavat) - as if having parts, endowed with parts

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the transcendent

• शिवे (śive) - in the auspicious, in the benevolent (referring to brahman)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तत् (tat) - that

• उपमाम् (upamām) - comparison, analogy

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• कार्यकारणवत् (kāryakāraṇavat) - like cause and effect

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, production, nature

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

अवयववत् (avayavavat) - as if having parts, endowed with parts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avayavavat

avayavavat - having parts, consisting of members

Compound type : tatpurusha (avayava+vat)

• avayava – part, member, component
  noun (masculine)
• vat – suffix meaning 'like', 'having'
  suffix

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

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

Root: √bhā (class 2)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the transcendent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, transcendent, other

शिवे (śive) - in the auspicious, in the benevolent (referring to brahman)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent; name of a deity

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

उपमाम् (upamām) - comparison, analogy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - comparison, simile, analogy

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: √vid (class 2)

कार्यकारणवत् (kāryakāraṇavat) - like cause and effect

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+kāraṇa+vat)

• kārya – effect, product, duty
  noun/participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• vat – suffix meaning 'like', 'having'
  suffix

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)