योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-30

आलस्यं यदि न भवेज्जगत्यनर्थः को न स्याद्बहुधनको बहुश्रुतो वा ।
आलस्यादियमवनिः ससागरान्ता संपूर्णा नरपशुभिश्च निर्धनैश्च ॥ ३० ॥

ālasyaṃ yadi na bhavejjagatyanarthaḥ ko na syādbahudhanako bahuśruto vā ,
ālasyādiyamavaniḥ sasāgarāntā saṃpūrṇā narapaśubhiśca nirdhanaiśca 30

30. ālasyam yadi na bhavet jagati anarthaḥ
kaḥ na syāt bahudhanakaḥ bahuśrutaḥ
vā ālasyāt iyam avaniḥ sasāgarāntā
sampūrṇā narapaśubhiḥ ca nirdhanaiḥ ca

30. yadi ālasyam jagati na bhavet,
kaḥ anarthaḥ na syāt? kaḥ bahudhanakaḥ bahuśrutaḥ vā na syāt? ālasyāt iyam sasāgarāntā avaniḥ narapaśubhiḥ ca nirdhanaiḥ ca sampūrṇā.

30. If laziness (ālasya) were not present in the world, what adversity would remain? Who would not become wealthy or profoundly learned? It is due to laziness (ālasya) that this earth, bounded by its oceans, is filled with brutish humans (narapaśu) and the impoverished.

Words meanings summery:

• आलस्यम् (ālasyam) - laziness (ālasya) (laziness, idleness, indolence)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether, in case that)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - were (to be) (should be, would be, may be, would become)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, on the earth)

• अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - adversity (misfortune, calamity, evil, futility)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would remain (would be, should be, may be)

• बहुधनकः (bahudhanakaḥ) - wealthy (very wealthy, rich)

• बहुश्रुतः (bahuśrutaḥ) - profoundly learned (very learned, highly educated, widely heard)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• आलस्यात् (ālasyāt) - due to laziness (ālasya) (from laziness, because of laziness)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (earth) (this, she, it)

• अवनिः (avaniḥ) - earth (earth, ground, land)

• ससागरान्ता (sasāgarāntā) - bounded by its oceans (bounded by oceans, extending to the seas)

• सम्पूर्णा (sampūrṇā) - filled with (full, complete, filled with)

• नरपशुभिः (narapaśubhiḥ) - by brutish humans (narapaśu) (by human-beasts, by men like animals)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• निर्धनैः (nirdhanaiḥ) - by the impoverished (by the poor, by those without wealth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

आलस्यम् (ālasyam) - laziness (ālasya) (laziness, idleness, indolence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālasya

ālasya - laziness, idleness, indolence, apathy

Derived from alasa (lazy)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether, in case that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

भवेत् (bhavet) - were (to be) (should be, would be, may be, would become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for the conditional clause.

जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present active participle of gam (to go) used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - adversity (misfortune, calamity, evil, futility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, evil, adversity, futility, meaninglessness

Compound of a- (negation) and artha (purpose, wealth, meaning)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• artha – goal, purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

स्यात् (syāt) - would remain (would be, should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb for the rhetorical question.

बहुधनकः (bahudhanakaḥ) - wealthy (very wealthy, rich)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahudhanaka

bahudhanaka - very wealthy, rich in possessions

Compound of bahu (much) and dhanaka (possessing wealth, from dhana + ka)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+dhanaka)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• dhanaka – wealthy, rich, possessing wealth
  adjective (masculine)
  From dhana (wealth) with suffix -ka

Note: Predicate of implied subject kaḥ.

बहुश्रुतः (bahuśrutaḥ) - profoundly learned (very learned, highly educated, widely heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - very learned, highly educated, one who has heard much

Compound of bahu (much) and śruta (heard, learned)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• śruta – heard, learned, known from tradition
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicate of implied subject kaḥ.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects bahudhanakaḥ and bahuśrutaḥ.

आलस्यात् (ālasyāt) - due to laziness (ālasya) (from laziness, because of laziness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ālasya

ālasya - laziness, idleness, indolence, apathy

Derived from alasa (lazy)

Note: Indicates cause.

इयम् (iyam) - this (earth) (this, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near speaker)

Note: Refers to avaniḥ.

अवनिः (avaniḥ) - earth (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, land, stream, river

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

ससागरान्ता (sasāgarāntā) - bounded by its oceans (bounded by oceans, extending to the seas)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sasāgarānta

sasāgarānta - bounded by the ocean, extending to the sea

Compound of sa (with) and sāgarānta (ocean-boundary)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+anta)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with'
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with avaniḥ.

सम्पूर्णा (sampūrṇā) - filled with (full, complete, filled with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sampūrṇa

sampūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- + pṛ (to fill) with kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicate for avaniḥ.

नरपशुभिः (narapaśubhiḥ) - by brutish humans (narapaśu) (by human-beasts, by men like animals)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of narapaśu

narapaśu - man-animal, beastly man, brutish human

Compound of nara (man) and paśu (animal)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+paśu)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of sampūrṇā.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects narapaśubhiḥ and nirdhanaiḥ.

निर्धनैः (nirdhanaiḥ) - by the impoverished (by the poor, by those without wealth)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirdhana

nirdhana - poor, destitute, without wealth

Compound of nir (without) and dhana (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+dhana)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of sampūrṇā.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.