योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-3

सहकारिकारणानामभावे त्वङ्कुरोद्गतिः ।
वन्ध्याकन्येव दृष्टेह न कदाचन केनचित् ॥ ३ ॥

sahakārikāraṇānāmabhāve tvaṅkurodgatiḥ ,
vandhyākanyeva dṛṣṭeha na kadācana kenacit 3

3. sahakārikāraṇānām abhāve tu aṅkura udgatiḥ |
vandhyā kanyā iva dṛṣṭā iha na kadācana kenacit ||

3. The germination of a sprout, in the absence of auxiliary causes, is never observed by anyone, just like a barren girl (vandhyākanyā) is never seen giving birth.

Words meanings summery:

• सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of auxiliary causes, of assisting factors

• अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अङ्कुर (aṅkura) - sprout, germ, shoot

• उद्गतिः (udgatiḥ) - germination (emergence, rising, growth)

• वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren, sterile

• कन्या (kanyā) - girl, maiden, virgin

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• न (na) - not, no

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

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (by anyone, by someone)

Words meanings and morphology

सहकारिकारणानाम् (sahakārikāraṇānām) - of auxiliary causes, of assisting factors

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sahakārikāraṇa

sahakārikāraṇa - auxiliary cause, assisting factor

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sahakāri+kāraṇa)

• sahakāri – assisting, helping
  adjective
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ + anaT
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – existence, state, being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root bhū + ghañ
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुर (aṅkura) - sprout, germ, shoot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

Note: Part of compound 'aṅkurōdgatiḥ' in the original, here separated for no-sandhi list, implied nominative.

उद्गतिः (udgatiḥ) - germination (emergence, rising, growth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udgati

udgati - emergence, rising, going up, growth

From root gam with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'aṅkurōdgatiḥ' in the original, here separated for no-sandhi list.

वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren, sterile

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vandhyā

vandhyā - barren, sterile (woman or animal)

कन्या (kanyā) - girl, maiden, virgin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin, daughter

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (by anyone, by someone)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything