योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-15

विना पुरुषयत्नेन दृश्यते चेज्जनार्दनः ।
मृगपक्षिगणं कस्मात्तदासौ नोद्धरत्यजः ॥ १५ ॥

vinā puruṣayatnena dṛśyate cejjanārdanaḥ ,
mṛgapakṣigaṇaṃ kasmāttadāsau noddharatyajaḥ 15

15. vinā puruṣayatnena dṛśyate cet janārdanaḥ
mṛgapakṣigaṇam kasmāt tadā asau na uddharati ajaḥ

15. cet janārdanaḥ vinā puruṣayatnena dṛśyate,
tadā kasmāt asau ajaḥ mṛgapakṣigaṇam na uddharati

15. If Janārdana is seen without human effort, then why does that unborn (aja) one not deliver the multitudes of beasts and birds?

Words meanings summery:

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except for, apart from)

• पुरुषयत्नेन (puruṣayatnena) - by human effort (by human effort, by the effort of a person (puruṣa))

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa)

• मृगपक्षिगणम् (mṛgapakṣigaṇam) - the multitudes of beasts and birds (the multitude of deer and birds, the group of animals and birds)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why? (why? from what reason?)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• असौ (asau) - that one (Janārdana) (that one, he)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उद्धरति (uddharati) - delivers, saves (lifts up, delivers, saves, recovers)

• अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn (aja) (the unborn, eternal (epithet of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva), a goat)

Words meanings and morphology

विना (vinā) - without (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case here.

पुरुषयत्नेन (puruṣayatnena) - by human effort (by human effort, by the effort of a person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣayatna

puruṣayatna - human effort, effort of a person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+yatna)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men; one who is sought by men (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

मृगपक्षिगणम् (mṛgapakṣigaṇam) - the multitudes of beasts and birds (the multitude of deer and birds, the group of animals and birds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgapakṣigaṇa

mṛgapakṣigaṇa - multitude of deer and birds

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+pakṣi+gaṇa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣi – bird
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, flock, troop
  noun (masculine)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why? (why? from what reason?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'why'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'tad'.

असौ (asau) - that one (Janārdana) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (remote demonstrative pronoun)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उद्धरति (uddharati) - delivers, saves (lifts up, delivers, saves, recovers)

(verb)

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

Derived from root dhṛ with prefix ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn (aja) (the unborn, eternal (epithet of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva), a goat)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, eternal; a goat (masculine)

Negative particle 'a' + 'ja' (born).

Note: Agrees with 'asau' (Janārdana).