योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-26

अनर्थप्राप्तिकार्यैकप्रयत्नपरता तु या ।
प्रोक्ता प्रोन्मत्तचेष्टेति न किंचित्प्राप्यतेऽनया ॥ २६ ॥

anarthaprāptikāryaikaprayatnaparatā tu yā ,
proktā pronmattaceṣṭeti na kiṃcitprāpyate'nayā 26

26. anartha-prāpti-kārya-eka-prayatna-paratā tu yā | proktā
pro-unmatta-ceṣṭā iti na kiṃcit prāpyate anayā ||

26. yā tu anartha-prāpti-kārya-eka-prayatna-paratā,
(sā) pro-unmatta-ceṣṭā iti proktā; anayā kiṃcit na prāpyate

26. That single-minded devotion to activities that result in misfortune is indeed declared to be the action of an utterly mad person; nothing whatsoever is achieved by it.

Words meanings summery:

• अनर्थ-प्राप्ति-कार्य-एक-प्रयत्न-परता (anartha-prāpti-kārya-eka-prayatna-paratā) - devotion to the sole effort of achieving harmful results

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, said, spoken

• प्रो-उन्मत्त-चेष्टा (pro-unmatta-ceṣṭā) - activity of an utterly mad person, insane endeavor

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

• अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

अनर्थ-प्राप्ति-कार्य-एक-प्रयत्न-परता (anartha-prāpti-kārya-eka-prayatna-paratā) - devotion to the sole effort of achieving harmful results

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anarthaprāptikāryaikaprayatnaparatā

anarthaprāptikāryaikaprayatnaparatā - devotion/engrossment in the single effort for actions leading to misfortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+prāpti+kārya+eka+prayatna+paratā)

• anartha – misfortune, calamity, harm, useless, meaningless
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of artha (purpose, wealth, meaning)
• prāpti – obtaining, attainment, acquisition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra- and suffix -ktiN
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kārya – action, deed, work, purpose, that which is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ṇyat (gerundive)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• eka – one, single, sole, unique
  adjective (masculine)
• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √yat (to strive) with prefix pra- and suffix -na
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• paratā – devotion, engrossment, supremacy
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from para (supreme, devoted) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun suffix)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vac (to speak) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रो-उन्मत्त-चेष्टा (pro-unmatta-ceṣṭā) - activity of an utterly mad person, insane endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prounmattaceṣṭā

prounmattaceṣṭā - activity of an utterly mad person; frenzied action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praunmatta+ceṣṭā)

• praunmatta – utterly mad, extremely insane, frantic
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √mad (to be intoxicated, to be mad) with prefixes pra- and ud-
  Prefixes: pra+ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ceṣṭā – activity, movement, exertion, effort
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √ceṣṭ (to move, to act) with suffix -a
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + cid (particle for indefiniteness)

प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of prāp

Root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idaṃ

idaṁ - this, this one