योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-17

चिता विना धराकोशादत्यन्तपरिपेलवात् ।
अङ्कुरान्वज्रसारांश्च क उल्लासयितुं क्षमः ॥ १७ ॥

citā vinā dharākośādatyantaparipelavāt ,
aṅkurānvajrasārāṃśca ka ullāsayituṃ kṣamaḥ 17

17. citā vinā dharākośāt atyantaparipelavāt
aṅkurān vajrasārān ca kaḥ ullāsayitum kṣamaḥ

17. citā vinā atyantaparipelavāt dharākośāt
vajrasārān ca aṅkurān ullāsayitum kaḥ kṣamaḥ

17. Without consciousness (cit), who indeed would be capable of causing the sprouts, even those as firm as a diamond (vajra), to emerge from the extremely delicate earthly sheath?

Words meanings summery:

• चिता (citā) - by consciousness

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• धराकोशात् (dharākośāt) - from the sheath/womb of the earth

• अत्यन्तपरिपेलवात् (atyantaparipelavāt) - from the extremely delicate/fragile

• अङ्कुरान् (aṅkurān) - sprouts

• वज्रसारान् (vajrasārān) - those firm/hard as a diamond (vajra)

• च (ca) - and

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• उल्लासयितुम् (ullāsayitum) - to cause to sprout, to make bloom, to bring forth

• क्षमः (kṣamaḥ) - capable, able

Words meanings and morphology

चिता (citā) - by consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

धराकोशात् (dharākośāt) - from the sheath/womb of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharākośa

dharākośa - earth's sheath or womb

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+kośa)

• dharā – earth, bearer
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kośa – sheath, container, treasury, womb
  noun (masculine)

अत्यन्तपरिपेलवात् (atyantaparipelavāt) - from the extremely delicate/fragile

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of atyantaparipelava

atyantaparipelava - extremely delicate or tender

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyanta+paripelava)

• atyanta – extremely, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• paripelava – very delicate, tender, fragile
  adjective (masculine)

अङ्कुरान् (aṅkurān) - sprouts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, new growth

वज्रसारान् (vajrasārān) - those firm/hard as a diamond (vajra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vajrasāra

vajrasāra - hard as a diamond, firm, strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+sāra)

• vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
  noun (neuter)
• sāra – essence, strength, hard, firm
  noun/adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उल्लासयितुम् (ullāsayitum) - to cause to sprout, to make bloom, to bring forth

(verb)

active

Infinitive (causative)

Infinitive form of the causative verb from 'ut' (prefix) + root 'las'

Prefix: ut

Root: las (class 1)

क्षमः (kṣamaḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣama

kṣama - capable, able, fit, patient

Root: kṣam (class 1)