योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-15

कार्यकारणयोरेकरूपतैवं यदा तदा ।
कार्यकारणताभावादैक्यमेवास्मदागमः ॥ १५ ॥

kāryakāraṇayorekarūpataivaṃ yadā tadā ,
kāryakāraṇatābhāvādaikyamevāsmadāgamaḥ 15

15. kārya-kāraṇayoḥ eka-rūpatā evam yadā tadā
kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāvāt aikyam eva asmat-āgamaḥ

15. yadā kārya-kāraṇayoḥ evam eka-rūpatā (asti),
tadā kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāvāt (hetoḥ) aikyam eva asmat-āgamaḥ.

15. When the effect and the cause share a single form, then, due to the absence of distinct states of 'effect' and 'cause,' our tradition (āgama) asserts nothing but unity.

15. כאשר הסיבה והתוצאה הן בעלות טבע אחיד, אזי בהיעדר יחס של סיבה ותוצאה, האחדות המוחלטת היא תורתנו.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्य-कारणयोः (kārya-kāraṇayoḥ) - of the effect and the cause

• एक-रूपता (eka-rūpatā) - singleness of form, identity of nature, homogeneity

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कार्य-कारणता-अभावात् (kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of the state of being effect and cause

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• अस्मत्-आगमः (asmat-āgamaḥ) - our doctrine, our tradition, our scripture

Words meanings and morphology

कार्य-कारणयोः (kārya-kāraṇayoḥ) - of the effect and the cause

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of kārya-kāraṇa

kārya-kāraṇa - effect and cause

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (kārya+kāraṇa)

• kārya – what is to be done, action, effect, product
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एक-रूपता (eka-rūpatā) - singleness of form, identity of nature, homogeneity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka-rūpatā

eka-rūpatā - singleness of form, identity of nature, homogeneity

Tatpuruṣa compound ('state of having one form')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka-rūpa+tā)

• eka-rūpa – of one form, uniform, identical
  adjective (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound
• tā – state of being, condition
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कार्य-कारणता-अभावात् (kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of the state of being effect and cause

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāva

kārya-kāraṇatā-abhāva - absence of the state of being effect and cause, non-distinction of cause and effect

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya-kāraṇatā+abhāva)

• kārya-kāraṇatā – the state of being effect and cause
  noun (feminine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound ('state of being kārya-kāraṇa')
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' and 'bhāva' (being)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates reason: 'due to the absence...'

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity, sameness

Derived from 'eka' (one) with suffix '-ya'

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

अस्मत्-आगमः (asmat-āgamaḥ) - our doctrine, our tradition, our scripture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmat-āgama

asmat-āgama - our doctrine, our tradition, our scripture, our coming

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+āgama)

• asmad – our, mine (genitive of asmad)
  pronoun
  First person plural pronoun, genitive stem (used in compounds)
• āgama – coming, arrival, tradition, doctrine, sacred text (āgama)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

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