योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-21

क्रमेणोपार्जितेऽप्यर्थे नष्टे कार्या न खेदिता ।
न बलं यत्र मे शक्तं तत्र का परिदेवना ॥ २१ ॥

krameṇopārjite'pyarthe naṣṭe kāryā na kheditā ,
na balaṃ yatra me śaktaṃ tatra kā paridevanā 21

21. krameṇa upārjite api arthe naṣṭe kāryā na kheditā
na balam yatra me śaktam tatra kā paridevanā

21. krameṇa upārjite arthe api naṣṭe kheditā na kāryā
yatra me balam na śaktam tatra kā paridevanā

21. When wealth, accumulated gradually, is lost, one should not grieve. Where my strength is not effective, what is the point of lamentation there?

Words meanings summery:

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually; in due course; by succession

• उपार्जिते (upārjite) - acquired; earned; accumulated

• अपि (api) - even; also; although

• अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter of wealth (in wealth; in the matter of; for the sake of)

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - lost; destroyed

• कार्या (kāryā) - to be done; should be done; should be made

• न (na) - not

• खेदिता (kheditā) - grief; sorrow; sadness

• न (na) - not

• बलम् (balam) - strength; power; force

• यत्र (yatra) - where; in which case

• मे (me) - my; to me; for me

• शक्तम् (śaktam) - capable; able; effective

• तत्र (tatra) - there; in that place; in that case

• का (kā) - what; what kind of; what is the point of

• परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation; wailing; complaint

Words meanings and morphology

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually; in due course; by succession

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, stride, order, series, method, gradual process

उपार्जिते (upārjite) - acquired; earned; accumulated

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of upārjita

upārjita - acquired, gained, earned, accumulated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'arj' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: arj (class 1)

Note: Modifies arthe

अपि (api) - even; also; although

(indeclinable)

अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter of wealth (in wealth; in the matter of; for the sake of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, cause, meaning, wealth, advantage

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - lost; destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'naś'

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies arthe

कार्या (kāryā) - to be done; should be done; should be made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, proper to be done, duty, action

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with kheditā

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

खेदिता (kheditā) - grief; sorrow; sadness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kheditā

kheditā - grief, sorrow, sadness

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - strength; power; force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

यत्र (yatra) - where; in which case

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my; to me; for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form

शक्तम् (śaktam) - capable; able; effective

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, competent, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śak'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with balam

तत्र (tatra) - there; in that place; in that case

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what; what kind of; what is the point of

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which, what kind of

Note: Interrogative pronoun

परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation; wailing; complaint

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paridevanā

paridevanā - lamentation, wailing, complaint

Derived from root 'div' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: div (class 4)