योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-42, verse-22

शिलापुत्रकसेनायां पाषाणत्व इवास्थिते ।
कार्यकारणवैचित्र्यं कथं संभवति क्व वा ॥ २२ ॥

śilāputrakasenāyāṃ pāṣāṇatva ivāsthite ,
kāryakāraṇavaicitryaṃ kathaṃ saṃbhavati kva vā 22

22. śilāputrakasenāyām pāṣāṇatve iva āsthite
kāryakāraṇavaicitryam katham sambhavati kva vā

22. śilāputrakasenāyām pāṣāṇatve iva āsthite
kāryakāraṇavaicitryam katham vā kva sambhavati

22. Just as in an army composed of stone figures, where everything is established in the state of being mere stone, how or where can the diversity of cause and effect (kāryakāraṇa) possibly arise?

Words meanings summery:

• शिलापुत्रकसेनायाम् (śilāputrakasenāyām) - in an army of stone figures, in a toy army made of stone

• पाषाणत्वे (pāṣāṇatve) - in the state of being stone, in stoneness

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• आस्थिते (āsthite) - being situated, existing, standing

• कार्यकारणवैचित्र्यम् (kāryakāraṇavaicitryam) - the diversity/variety of cause and effect

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• सम्भवति (sambhavati) - is possible, arises, originates

• क्व (kva) - where? in what place?

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

Words meanings and morphology

शिलापुत्रकसेनायाम् (śilāputrakasenāyām) - in an army of stone figures, in a toy army made of stone

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śilāputrakasenā

śilāputrakasenā - an army of stone figures/dolls, a toy army made of stone

Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā+putraka+senā)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• putraka – small boy, doll, figure, puppet
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

पाषाणत्वे (pāṣāṇatve) - in the state of being stone, in stoneness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pāṣāṇatva

pāṣāṇatva - stoniness, state of being stone

Derived from pāṣāṇa (stone) with suffix -tva (abstract noun forming suffix).

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

आस्थिते (āsthite) - being situated, existing, standing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, standing, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pāṣāṇatve

कार्यकारणवैचित्र्यम् (kāryakāraṇavaicitryam) - the diversity/variety of cause and effect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāryakāraṇavaicitrya

kāryakāraṇavaicitrya - diversity of cause and effect

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāryakāraṇa+vaicitrya)

• kāryakāraṇa – cause and effect
  noun (neuter)
• vaicitrya – diversity, variety, manifoldness, wonder
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vicitra (various, diverse) with suffix -ya (abstract noun forming suffix).

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

सम्भवति (sambhavati) - is possible, arises, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sambhav

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Root bhū with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where? in what place?

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)