योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-55, verse-2

न त्वमूर्तो हि चिद्धातुः कारणं भवितुं क्वचित् ।
स्वात्मा शक्तः स मूर्तानां बीजमुर्वीरुहामिव ॥ २ ॥

na tvamūrto hi ciddhātuḥ kāraṇaṃ bhavituṃ kvacit ,
svātmā śaktaḥ sa mūrtānāṃ bījamurvīruhāmiva 2

2. na tu amūrtaḥ hi ciddhātuḥ kāraṇam bhavitum kvacit
svātmā śaktaḥ saḥ mūrtānām bījam urvīruhām iva

2. hi amūrtaḥ ciddhātuḥ kvacit kāraṇam bhavitum na
tu saḥ svātmā śaktaḥ mūrtānām bījam urvīruhām iva

2. Indeed, the consciousness-element (ciddhātu), being formless, cannot ever be a direct cause. However, that very Self (svātman) is capable of being the seed for all embodied (mūrta) entities, just as a seed is for plants.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, never

• तु (tu) - introducing a contrast or emphasis (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover, yet)

• अमूर्तः (amūrtaḥ) - describing the consciousness-element (ciddhātu) (formless, incorporeal, unmanifested)

• हि (hi) - emphasis (indeed, surely, because, for)

• चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - The ultimate underlying conscious principle. (the consciousness-element, the principle of consciousness)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become, to exist

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever or at all in a negative context (anywhere, sometimes, ever, in some place)

• स्वात्मा (svātmā) - the essential self, the Self (ātman) (one's own self, the supreme self, the soul (ātman))

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful, competent

• सः (saḥ) - refers to svātmā (which is ciddhātuḥ) (he, that, this)

• मूर्तानाम् (mūrtānām) - of all entities that have a form or body (of the formed, of the embodied, of material things)

• बीजम् (bījam) - The fundamental origin or generative principle. (seed, origin, cause, germ)

• उर्वीरुहाम् (urvīruhām) - Used in the simile to refer to flora. (of plants, of trees, of creepers)

• इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, never

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - introducing a contrast or emphasis (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover, yet)

(indeclinable)

अमूर्तः (amūrtaḥ) - describing the consciousness-element (ciddhātu) (formless, incorporeal, unmanifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amūrta

amūrta - formless, incorporeal, unmanifested

a (negation) + mūrta (formed, embodied)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mūrta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mūrta – formed, embodied, material
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mūrch + kta (ta)
  Root: mūrch (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ciddhātuḥ.

हि (hi) - emphasis (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - The ultimate underlying conscious principle. (the consciousness-element, the principle of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ciddhātu

ciddhātu - consciousness-element, principle of consciousness

from cit (consciousness) + dhātu (element, constituent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, root, mineral
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative with bhavitum.

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become, to exist

(verb)

active, infinitive of bhū

infinitive

root bhū + tumun suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever or at all in a negative context (anywhere, sometimes, ever, in some place)

(indeclinable)

From ka (who/what) + cit (particle)

Note: Intensifies the negation.

स्वात्मा (svātmā) - the essential self, the Self (ātman) (one's own self, the supreme self, the soul (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the supreme self, the soul (ātman)

From sva (own) + ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able) + kta (ta) suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for svātmā.

सः (saḥ) - refers to svātmā (which is ciddhātuḥ) (he, that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers back to the nature of the Self, likely equating it with the ciddhātu.

मूर्तानाम् (mūrtānām) - of all entities that have a form or body (of the formed, of the embodied, of material things)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mūrta

mūrta - formed, embodied, material

Past Passive Participle

From root mūrch + kta (ta)

Root: mūrch (class 1)

Note: Object of relation for 'bījam'.

बीजम् (bījam) - The fundamental origin or generative principle. (seed, origin, cause, germ)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Predicate noun for saḥ.

उर्वीरुहाम् (urvīruhām) - Used in the simile to refer to flora. (of plants, of trees, of creepers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of urvīruha

urvīruha - plant, tree, creeper

From urvī (earth) + ruh (to grow) + a (suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (urvī+ruha)

• urvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ruha – growing, arising
  adjective (masculine)
  from root ruh + a suffix
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of relation for 'bījam' in the simile.

इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)