योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-23

कारणस्येति बीजस्य सत्यासत्यैककारिणः ।
असंभवाज्जगत्सत्ता कथं केन कुतः क्व का ॥ २३ ॥

kāraṇasyeti bījasya satyāsatyaikakāriṇaḥ ,
asaṃbhavājjagatsattā kathaṃ kena kutaḥ kva kā 23

23. kāraṇasya iti bījasya satyāsatyaikakāriṇaḥ
asaṃbhavāt jagat sattā katham kena kutaḥ kva kā

23. satyāsatyaikakāriṇaḥ bījasya iti kāraṇasya
asaṃbhavāt jagat sattā katham kena kutaḥ kva kā

23. Since the existence of such a seed (bīja)—a singular cause bringing forth both reality and unreality—is impossible, then how, by whom, from where, where, and what kind of thing is this existence of the world (jagat)? Its very existence becomes inexplicable.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणस्य (kāraṇasya) - of the cause, of the reason, of the instrument

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote' marker

• बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed, of the origin

• सत्यासत्यैककारिणः (satyāsatyaikakāriṇaḥ) - of the one who makes/creates truth and untruth, of the single cause of reality and unreality

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility, from non-existence, owing to the absence

• जगत् (jagat) - the world

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

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

• केन (kena) - by whom? by what?

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

• क्व (kva) - where?

• का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)?

Words meanings and morphology

कारणस्य (kāraṇasya) - of the cause, of the reason, of the instrument

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

noun from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote' marker

(indeclinable)

बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed, of the origin

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, germ, element, cause

सत्यासत्यैककारिणः (satyāsatyaikakāriṇaḥ) - of the one who makes/creates truth and untruth, of the single cause of reality and unreality

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyāsatyaikakārin

satyāsatyaikakārin - that which makes truth and untruth one; the sole doer of reality and unreality

agent noun from kṛ, compounded with satyāsatyaika

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (satya+asatya+eka+kārin)

• satya – truth, reality, existent
  adjective
• asatya – untruth, unreality, non-existent
  adjective
• eka – one, single
  adjective
• kārin – doer, maker, agent
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility, from non-existence, owing to the absence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, absence

noun from root bhū with prefix sam and negative prefix a

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• saṃbhava – possibility, origin, birth, existence
  noun (masculine)
  noun from sam-bhū
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - the world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings

present active participle of gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

abstract noun from sat

Root: as (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

केन (kena) - by whom? by what?

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

interrogative pronoun

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb (ablative sense)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb (locative sense)

का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

interrogative pronoun