योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-18

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
कृत्रिमोऽकृत्रिमात्सर्गान्न कदाचन जायते ।
नहि कारणतः कार्यमुदेत्यसदृशं क्वचित् ॥ १८ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
kṛtrimo'kṛtrimātsargānna kadācana jāyate ,
nahi kāraṇataḥ kāryamudetyasadṛśaṃ kvacit 18

18. śrīdevī uvāca kṛtrimaḥ akṛtrimāt sargāt na kadācana
jāyate na hi kāraṇataḥ kāryam udeti asadṛśam kvacit

18. śrīdevī uvāca kṛtrimaḥ (kāryam) akṛtrimāt sargāt kadācana
na jāyate hi kāraṇataḥ asadṛśam kāryam kvacit na udeti

18. The Goddess said: An artificial creation never arises from a natural creation, because indeed, an effect dissimilar to its cause never arises anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - the Goddess Śrīdevī

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial, made, produced

• अकृत्रिमात् (akṛtrimāt) - from the non-artificial, from the natural, from the unmade

• सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation, from emanation, from origin

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with na)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कारणतः (kāraṇataḥ) - from the cause, by reason of the cause

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, what is to be done

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

• असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - dissimilar, unlike, not resembling

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, in any case

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - the Goddess Śrīdevī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - the Goddess Śrīdevī

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Form of √vac (to speak) in perfect active 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial, made, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtrima

kṛtrima - artificial, made, produced, false

From √kṛ (to make, do), suffix -trima

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject 'kāryam' (effect).

अकृत्रिमात् (akṛtrimāt) - from the non-artificial, from the natural, from the unmade

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of akṛtrima

akṛtrima - non-artificial, natural, unmade

Negated form of kṛtrima (artificial) with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛtrima)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to make, do), suffix -trima
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'sargāt'.

सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation, from emanation, from origin

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

From √sṛj (to emit, create), suffix -a

Root: sṛj (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with na)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative stem kadā (when) + cana

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Form of √jan (to be born) in present middle 3rd singular. Passive sense

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

कारणतः (kāraṇataḥ) - from the cause, by reason of the cause

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From √kṛ (to do, make), suffix -ana, with the ablative suffix -tas

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 'tas' suffix implies ablative meaning.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, result, deed, what is to be done

Gerundive

Gerundive (passive future participle) of √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as the subject of udeti.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Form of √i (to go) with prefix 'ud-' (up, forth) in present active 3rd singular

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - dissimilar, unlike, not resembling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asadṛśa

asadṛśa - dissimilar, unlike, not resembling

Negated form of sadṛśa (similar) with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• sadṛśa – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (neuter)
  From prefix 'sa-' (with) + √dṛś (to see)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kāryam'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, in any case

(indeclinable)

From interrogative stem 'kva' (where) + 'cit'