योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-22

यन्न शक्नोमि तस्यार्थे यदि दुःखं करोम्यहम् ।
तदमारितमृत्योर्मे युक्तं प्रत्यहरोदनम् ॥ २२ ॥

yanna śaknomi tasyārthe yadi duḥkhaṃ karomyaham ,
tadamāritamṛtyorme yuktaṃ pratyaharodanam 22

22. yat na śaknomi tasya arthe yadi duḥkham karomi
aham tat amāritamṛtyoḥ me yuktam pratyaharodanam

22. yadi aham yat na śaknomi tasya arthe duḥkham
karomi tat me amāritamṛtyoḥ pratyaharodanam yuktam

22. If I grieve for something that I am unable to accomplish, then my daily weeping for unconquered death would indeed be appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (I cannot do) (which; that which)

• न (na) - not

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able; I can

• तस्य (tasya) - of that; for that

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; for the purpose of; concerning

• यदि (yadi) - if; in case

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; suffering; pain

• करोमि (karomi) - I make sorrow; I grieve (I do; I make)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तत् (tat) - then; therefore; that

• अमारितमृत्योः (amāritamṛtyoḥ) - of unconquered death; of death which is not killed

• मे (me) - my; for me; to me

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate; suitable; proper

• प्रत्यहरोदनम् (pratyaharodanam) - daily weeping; daily crying

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (I cannot do) (which; that which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever, whatever

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able; I can

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - of that; for that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; for the purpose of; concerning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

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

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'for the sake of' when in locative with genitive

यदि (yadi) - if; in case

(indeclinable)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; suffering; pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, difficulty

करोमि (karomi) - I make sorrow; I grieve (I do; I make)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

तत् (tat) - then; therefore; that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a correlative to 'yadi'

अमारितमृत्योः (amāritamṛtyoḥ) - of unconquered death; of death which is not killed

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amāritamṛtyu

amāritamṛtyu - unconquered death, death not killed

Compound type : tatpurusha (amārita+mṛtyu)

• amārita – un-killed, unconquered, not slain
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation 'a' + root 'mār' (to kill)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mār (class 10)
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)

मे (me) - my; for me; to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate; suitable; proper

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, proper, appropriate, fit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj'

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with pratyaharodanam

प्रत्यहरोदनम् (pratyaharodanam) - daily weeping; daily crying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyaharodana

pratyaharodana - daily weeping, daily crying

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratyaha+rodana)

• pratyaha – every day, daily
  indeclinable
• rodana – weeping, crying, lamentation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'rud'
  Root: rud (class 2)