योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-3

तस्यातो संभवादन्ये जीवभेदाः सजीवकाः ।
सर्वे न संभवन्त्येव कारणाभावविक्षताः ॥ ३ ॥

tasyāto saṃbhavādanye jīvabhedāḥ sajīvakāḥ ,
sarve na saṃbhavantyeva kāraṇābhāvavikṣatāḥ 3

3. tasya ataḥ sambhavāt anye jīvabhedāḥ sajīvakāḥ
sarve na sambhavanti eva kāraṇābhāvavikṣatāḥ

3. ataḥ tasya sambhavāt anye sajīvakāḥ sarve
jīvabhedāḥ kāraṇābhāvavikṣatāḥ na sambhavanti eva

3. Therefore, because of the existence (of a cause), all other varieties of living beings, themselves endowed with life, certainly do not come into being if they are impaired by the absence of a cause.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (principle of causality / ultimate cause) (of that, from that)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• सम्भवात् (sambhavāt) - by reason of the existence (of a cause/causal principle) (from the origin, from the existence, by reason of the possibility)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (varieties) (other, different)

• जीवभेदाः (jīvabhedāḥ) - distinctions of living beings (distinctions of living beings, varieties of life)

• सजीवकाः (sajīvakāḥ) - endowed with life (having life, endowed with life, living)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, every)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - they come into being/exist (they exist, they are possible, they arise)

• एव (eva) - certainly (only, indeed, certainly, even)

• कारणाभावविक्षताः (kāraṇābhāvavikṣatāḥ) - impaired by the absence of a cause (wounded/damaged by the absence of a cause)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (principle of causality / ultimate cause) (of that, from that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Connects to 'sambhavāt' (from the existence of that).

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Suffixed with -tas indicating origin/reason.

Note: Introduces a logical consequence.

सम्भवात् (sambhavāt) - by reason of the existence (of a cause/causal principle) (from the origin, from the existence, by reason of the possibility)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sambhava

sambhava - birth, origin, possibility, existence

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the necessity of a cause for existence.

अन्ये (anye) - other (varieties) (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

जीवभेदाः (jīvabhedāḥ) - distinctions of living beings (distinctions of living beings, varieties of life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvabheda

jīvabheda - distinction of living beings, variety of life

Compound of jīva (living being) and bheda (distinction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+bheda)

• jīva – living, alive; living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  From √jīv 'to live'
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• bheda – difference, distinction, variety
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhid 'to break, divide'
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'na sambhavanti eva'.

सजीवकाः (sajīvakāḥ) - endowed with life (having life, endowed with life, living)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sajīvaka

sajīvaka - having life, living

Compound of sa (with) and jīvaka (living). -ka suffix can be diminutive or emphasize.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jīvaka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• jīvaka – living, endowed with life
  adjective (masculine)
  From jīva with -ka suffix
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvabhedāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - they come into being/exist (they exist, they are possible, they arise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sam-bhū

Present active

From root √bhū (1st conjugation) with prefix sam. 3rd person plural.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'jīvabhedāḥ'.

एव (eva) - certainly (only, indeed, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the negation.

कारणाभावविक्षताः (kāraṇābhāvavikṣatāḥ) - impaired by the absence of a cause (wounded/damaged by the absence of a cause)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāraṇābhāvavikṣata

kāraṇābhāvavikṣata - damaged/injured by the absence of a cause

Tatpuruṣa compound: kāraṇa-abhāva (absence of cause) + vikṣata (injured).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇābhāva+vikṣata)

• kāraṇābhāva – absence of a cause
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kāraṇa (cause) and abhāva (absence)
• vikṣata – injured, wounded, damaged, impaired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix vi + √kṣaṇ 'to hurt, injure'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)