योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-9

न ददाति फलं किंचिदर्थिने न च पल्लवम् ।
तालः स्तम्भतयाऽऽरम्भं ह्यरूपैव विनाऽऽकृतिः ॥ ९ ॥

na dadāti phalaṃ kiṃcidarthine na ca pallavam ,
tālaḥ stambhatayā''rambhaṃ hyarūpaiva vinā''kṛtiḥ 9

9. na dadāti phalam kiṃcit arthine na ca pallavam
tālaḥ stambhatayā ārambham hi arūpā eva vinā ākṛtiḥ

9. tālaḥ arthine kiṃcit phalam ca pallavam na dadāti.
hi ārambham stambhatayā (saḥ) arūpā eva vinā ākṛtiḥ.

9. The palm tree gives no fruit, nor even a leaf, to a supplicant. Indeed, in its early stage, it is merely a pillar, formless and without a distinct shape.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of the tree) (fruit, result)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (referring to fruit) (anything, something, a little)

• अर्थिने (arthine) - to a supplicant (of the tree) (to the seeker, to the one in need)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (in combination with na) (and, also)

• पल्लवम् (pallavam) - sprout, young leaf, bud

• तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree

• स्तम्भतया (stambhatayā) - by being a pillar, as a pillar

• आरम्भम् (ārambham) - in its beginning, at the start (of its growth) (beginning, commencement, undertaking)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely, for

• अरूपा (arūpā) - formless, shapeless

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - distinct shape (form, shape, figure, appearance)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives

(verb)

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

present active

3rd class verb (juhotyādi), reduplicated root, active voice

Root: dā (class 3)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of the tree) (fruit, result)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (referring to fruit) (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, anything, something

declined form of kim

Note: Often used adverbially. Here it modifies `phalam`.

अर्थिने (arthine) - to a supplicant (of the tree) (to the seeker, to the one in need)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of arthin

arthin - seeker, suitor, supplicant, one who desires something

from artha + -in

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in combination with na) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पल्लवम् (pallavam) - sprout, young leaf, bud

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pallava

pallava - sprout, shoot, young leaf

तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāla

tāla - palm tree (Borassus flabellifer)

स्तम्भतया (stambhatayā) - by being a pillar, as a pillar

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of stambhatā

stambhatā - state of being a pillar, column

feminine abstract noun from stambha + -tā

आरम्भम् (ārambham) - in its beginning, at the start (of its growth) (beginning, commencement, undertaking)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, commencement, undertaking, effort

from ā-√rabh

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Accusative often indicates time here, 'at the beginning'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अरूपा (arūpā) - formless, shapeless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arūpa

arūpa - formless, shapeless, ugly

compound: a- (negation) + rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+rūpa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Often governs accusative, instrumental, or ablative; here used with nominative 'ākṛtiḥ' in a less common construction.

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - distinct shape (form, shape, figure, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, figure, appearance, bodily frame

from ā-√kṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)