योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-44

याच्चयापि तया मह्यमित्थं दत्तं न किंचन ।
यत्नप्रार्थनया लक्ष्म्या यथा दुष्कृतिने धनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

yāccayāpi tayā mahyamitthaṃ dattaṃ na kiṃcana ,
yatnaprārthanayā lakṣmyā yathā duṣkṛtine dhanam 44

44. yāccayā api tayā mahyam ittham dattam na kiñcana
yatna-prārthanayā lakṣmyā yathā duṣkṛtine dhanam

44. tayā yāccayā api mahyam ittham kiñcana na dattam
yathā lakṣmyā yatna-prārthanayā duṣkṛtine dhanam

44. Even with such begging, nothing was given to me, just as the goddess of fortune (lakṣmī) does not grant wealth to a wicked person, even after great effort and prayer.

44. אך למרות תחנוניי, היא לא נתנה לי דבר, כפי שהאלת לַקְשְׁמִי (אלת העושר) אינה מעניקה עושר לחוטא, אף אם יתפלל בשקדה.

Words meanings summery:

• याच्चया (yāccayā) - by begging, by supplication

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तया (tayā) - by that (feminine)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing (anything, something; (with na) nothing)

• यत्न-प्रार्थनया (yatna-prārthanayā) - by effort and prayer

• लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by Lakṣmī, by the goddess of fortune

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• दुष्कृतिने (duṣkṛtine) - to a wicked person, to an evil-doer

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

Words meanings and morphology

याच्चया (yāccayā) - by begging, by supplication

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yāccā

yāccā - begging, request, solicitation

Root: yāc (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तया (tayā) - by that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

dā - to give

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā', past passive participle, neuter nominative/accusative singular

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing (anything, something; (with na) nothing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something (with na, nothing)

यत्न-प्रार्थनया (yatna-prārthanayā) - by effort and prayer

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yatnaprārthanā

yatnaprārthanā - effort and prayer

Compound type : dvandva (yatna+prārthanā)

• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yat (class 1)
• prārthanā – prayer, request, entreaty
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: arth (class 10)

लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by Lakṣmī, by the goddess of fortune

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - goddess of fortune, prosperity, wealth

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतिने (duṣkṛtine) - to a wicked person, to an evil-doer

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of duṣkṛtin

duṣkṛtin - evil-doer, wicked person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛtin)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  prefix
• kṛtin – doer, creator, clever (here implies doer of karma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

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