Sanskrit

निमित्तमप्रयोजकं प्रकृतीनां वरणभेदस्तु ततः क्षेत्रिकवत्

Transliteration (IAST)

nimittam aprayojakaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ varaṇa-bhedas tu tataḥ kṣetrikavat

Word by word

nimittam

the incidental cause

aprayojakam

does not directly impel

prakṛtīnām

of the natural (evolving) tendencies

varaṇa-bhedaḥ tu

but the removal of a barrier

kṣetrikavat

like a farmer (irrigating a field)

Translation

An incidental cause does not directly impel the natural tendencies; it merely removes a barrier, like a farmer letting water flow.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0