योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-16

कारणाभावतः सृष्टिर्नोदिता न च शाम्यति ।
यादृशं कारणं वा स्यात्तादृग्भवति कार्यकम् ॥ १६ ॥

kāraṇābhāvataḥ sṛṣṭirnoditā na ca śāmyati ,
yādṛśaṃ kāraṇaṃ vā syāttādṛgbhavati kāryakam 16

16. kāraṇābhāvataḥ sṛṣṭiḥ na uditā na ca śāmyati
yādṛśam kāraṇam vā syāt tādṛk bhavati kāryakam

16. kāraṇābhāvataḥ sṛṣṭiḥ na uditā ca na śāmyati.
vā yādṛśam kāraṇam syāt,
tādṛk kāryakam bhavati

16. Creation (sṛṣṭi) does not arise, nor does it cease, because there is no (ultimate) cause. Whatever the nature of the cause, so too will be the effect (kāryakam).

Words meanings summery:

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from the non-existence of a cause

• सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation, emission, production

• न (na) - not

• उदिता (uditā) - manifested, arisen (risen, appeared, manifested)

• न (na) - nor, not

• च (ca) - nor (in combination with `na`) (and, also, but)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it ceases, it subsides, it is calmed

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• वा (vā) - indeed or then (or, either, indeed)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let there be, would be

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

• भवति (bhavati) - it becomes, it arises, it exists

• कार्यकम् (kāryakam) - the effect, the product

Words meanings and morphology

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from the non-existence of a cause

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `ana`.
  Prefix:
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  From `a` + `bhāva`.
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Derived from a noun by the suffix `tas` indicating cause or source.

सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation, emission, production

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, emission

Derived from root `sṛj` (to create, emit).

Prefix:

Root: sṛj (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उदिता (uditā) - manifested, arisen (risen, appeared, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vad` (to speak) with prefix `ud-`, or from `i` (to go) with prefix `ud-`.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `sṛṣṭiḥ`.

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in combination with `na`) (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `na` to form 'neither... nor...'.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it ceases, it subsides, it is calmed

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root `śam` (class 4, sometimes 1). Present stem `śāmya-`.

Prefix:

Root: śam (class 4)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what sort, such as

Correlative pronoun to `tādṛś`.

Note: Agrees with `kāraṇam`.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `ana`.

Prefix:

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - indeed or then (or, either, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to add emphasis or an alternative.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let there be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

Root `as` (to be). Optative form.

Prefix:

Root: as (class 2)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that sort, such

Correlative pronoun to `yādṛś`.

Note: Agrees with `kāryakam`.

भवति (bhavati) - it becomes, it arises, it exists

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root `bhū` (class 1). Present stem `bhava-`.

Prefix:

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्यकम् (kāryakam) - the effect, the product

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāryaka

kāryaka - effect, result, action, business

Gerundive/Nomen Agentis

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `ṇvuc` or `aka`.

Prefix:

Root: kṛ (class 8)