योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अकारणं महाबुद्धे न कार्यमुपलभ्यते ।
तज्जाग्रतः केवलस्य न कश्चिदिह संभवः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
akāraṇaṃ mahābuddhe na kāryamupalabhyate ,
tajjāgrataḥ kevalasya na kaścidiha saṃbhavaḥ 2

2. Śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca akāraṇam mahābuddhe na kāryam
upalabhyate tat jāgrataḥ kevalasya na kaścit iha sambhavaḥ

2. Śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca mahābuddhe akāraṇam kāryam na
upalabhyate tat kevalasya jāgrataḥ iha kaścit sambhavaḥ na

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O great-minded one, no effect is perceived without a cause. Therefore, for the mere waking consciousness, there is no possibility of existence here.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a venerable sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (Vasiṣṭha) (he said, spoke)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without a cause (causeless, without cause, groundless)

• महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O great-minded one (O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (effect, deed, work, purpose)

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is obtained, is found)

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, on account of that)

• जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - of the waking (consciousness/state) (of the waking (person/state), from the waking (person/state))

• केवलस्य (kevalasya) - of the mere (one/state) (of the mere, of the pure, of the absolute, of the isolated)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (possibility) (anyone, someone, something)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

• सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - possibility of existence (origin, birth, production, possibility, existence)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a venerable sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Śrīvasiṣṭha

Śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious; prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (Vasiṣṭha) (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

From root √vac (2nd conjugation). Perfect form, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without a cause (causeless, without cause, groundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of kāraṇa (cause).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ 'to do' + āna suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions adverbially or as predicate to 'kāryam'.

महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O great-minded one (O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intelligence, great intellect; highly intelligent

Compound of mahā (great) and buddhi (intellect).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh 'to know, awaken'
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used as an appellation for Rāma.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - an effect (effect, deed, work, purpose)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made; duty, work, effect

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root √kṛ 'to do' + -ya suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'upalabhyate'.

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is obtained, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of upa-labh

Present passive

From root √labh (1st conjugation) with prefix upa. Passive form, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, on account of that)

(indeclinable)

Used here as an indeclinable conjunction/adverb.

Note: Functions as 'therefore'.

जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - of the waking (consciousness/state) (of the waking (person/state), from the waking (person/state))

(noun)

Genitive, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, vigilant; the waking state

Present Active Participle

From root √jāgṛ 'to wake' (2nd conjugation).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kevalasya'.

केवलस्य (kevalasya) - of the mere (one/state) (of the mere, of the pure, of the absolute, of the isolated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - mere, pure, absolute, isolated, simple

Note: Used substantively to refer to the pure/mere state of waking consciousness.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (possibility) (anyone, someone, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, anyone, anything (indeclinable pronoun)

Formed from interrogative pronoun ka (who) and cid (an indefinite particle).

इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - possibility of existence (origin, birth, production, possibility, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambhava

sambhava - birth, origin, possibility, occurrence, existence

From prefix sam + √bhū 'to be, to exist' + a suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.