योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-9

सर्गस्त्वयमजातत्वादज्ञज्ञातो न विद्यते ।
न जातः कारणाभावात्पूर्वमेव खवृक्षवत् ॥ ९ ॥

sargastvayamajātatvādajñajñāto na vidyate ,
na jātaḥ kāraṇābhāvātpūrvameva khavṛkṣavat 9

9. sargaḥ tu ayam ajātatvāt ajñajñātaḥ na vidyate |
na jātaḥ kāraṇābhāvāt pūrvam eva khavṛkṣavat ||

9. ayam sargaḥ tu ajātatvāt ajñajñātaḥ na vidyate
pūrvam eva kāraṇābhāvāt khavṛkṣavat na jātaḥ

9. This creation (sarga), however, does not truly exist because it is unborn, and it is known only to the ignorant. It was never born from the very beginning, due to the absence of any cause, just like a sky-tree (khavṛkṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अजातत्वात् (ajātatvāt) - due to unborn nature, from the state of not being born

• अज्ञज्ञातः (ajñajñātaḥ) - known by the ignorant, perceived by the unwise

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

• न (na) - not, no

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, created

• कारणाभावात् (kāraṇābhāvāt) - due to absence of cause, because there is no cause

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• खवृक्षवत् (khavṛkṣavat) - like a sky-tree (an illusion), like an aerial tree

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation (sarga), emanation

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

अजातत्वात् (ajātatvāt) - due to unborn nature, from the state of not being born

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajātatva

ajātatva - unborn state, non-origination

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jāta+tva)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• jāta – born, produced
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jan (class 4)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (neuter)

अज्ञज्ञातः (ajñajñātaḥ) - known by the ignorant, perceived by the unwise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñajñāta

ajñajñāta - known by the ignorant

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (ajña+jñāta)

• ajña – ignorant, unwise
  adjective
• jñāta – known, understood
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, created

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

कारणाभावात् (kāraṇābhāvāt) - due to absence of cause, because there is no cause

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāraṇābhāva

kāraṇābhāva - absence of cause

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

खवृक्षवत् (khavṛkṣavat) - like a sky-tree (an illusion), like an aerial tree

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat indicating similarity

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kha+vṛkṣa)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)