योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-26

क्वचिन्मात्रेऽमले व्योम्नि कथं वा केन वा जगत् ।
किं जायते किमत्रास्ति कारणं सहकारि यत् ॥ २६ ॥

kvacinmātre'male vyomni kathaṃ vā kena vā jagat ,
kiṃ jāyate kimatrāsti kāraṇaṃ sahakāri yat 26

26. kvacit mātre amale vyomni katham vā kena vā jagat
kim jāyate kim atra asti kāraṇam sahakāri yat

26. amale mātre kvacit vyomni jagat kathaṁ vā kena
vā jāyate? atra kim kāraṇam yat sahakāri asti?

26. In the merely pure, unblemished space, how or by what means can the world possibly arise? What cause or cooperative agent could exist here for it?

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in what specific part or aspect (of the pure space) (anywhere, sometimes, in some way, somehow)

• मात्रे (mātre) - in the mere, pure essence of (merely, only, in the measure of)

• अमले (amale) - spotless, pure, unblemished

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the ultimate, unmanifest consciousness or absolute space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• वा (vā) - or, either

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• वा (vā) - or, either

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• अत्र (atra) - in this context or situation (here, in this matter)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the efficient or material cause for manifestation (cause, reason, instrument)

• सहकारि (sahakāri) - a subsidiary factor or condition that aids in manifestation (co-operator, helper, assistant, conducive)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in what specific part or aspect (of the pure space) (anywhere, sometimes, in some way, somehow)

(indeclinable)

मात्रे (mātre) - in the mere, pure essence of (merely, only, in the measure of)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - measure, quantity, mere, only, consisting only of

Root: mā (class 3)

अमले (amale) - spotless, pure, unblemished

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, unblemished

Negative prefix 'a' + 'mala' (dirt/impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, blemish, sin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 10)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the ultimate, unmanifest consciousness or absolute space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

Root: vyu

Note: Analogous to ākāśa, referring to a subtle, pervasive reality.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: In instrumental case, indicating agency or means.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

From root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative, 'what/why'.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

अत्र (atra) - in this context or situation (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'idam'

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the efficient or material cause for manifestation (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

सहकारि (sahakāri) - a subsidiary factor or condition that aids in manifestation (co-operator, helper, assistant, conducive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahakārin

sahakārin - co-operator, helper, assistant, conducive

From sahakāra (cooperation) + in (suffix)

Prefix: saha

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇam'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

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