योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-61

सार्थैवानर्थिकाऽकालमाला विलसिता यथा ।
तथैवाऽकालमिज्जन्तौ सर्वं काले हि शोभते ॥ ६१ ॥

sārthaivānarthikā'kālamālā vilasitā yathā ,
tathaivā'kālamijjantau sarvaṃ kāle hi śobhate 61

61. sārthā eva anarthikā akālamālā vilasitā yathā
tathā eva akālam ijjantau sarvaṃ kāle hi śobhate

61. yathā sārthā eva anarthikā akālamālā vilasitā
tathā eva akālam ijjantau sarvaṃ hi kāle śobhate

61. Just as a garland of flowers blooming out of season, though it may be inherently beautiful, becomes ineffective when worn, similarly, performing things untimely is not appropriate. Indeed, everything is fitting only in its proper time.

Words meanings summery:

• सार्था (sārthā) - inherently beautiful or having intrinsic value (referring to the garland) (meaningful, effective, purposeful)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the appropriateness (indeed, only, certainly)

• अनर्थिका (anarthikā) - becomes useless (when displayed untimely) (useless, meaningless, ineffective, valueless)

• अकालमाला (akālamālā) - a garland made of flowers blooming out of season (garland of untimely flowers/untimely garland)

• विलसिता (vilasitā) - when displayed or worn (displayed, adorned, played)

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (as, just as, according to)

• तथा (tathā) - introduces the parallel statement (so, similarly, thus)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the appropriateness (indeed, only, certainly)

• अकालम् (akālam) - at an inappropriate moment (untimely, out of season, at the wrong time (adverbial))

• इज्जन्तौ (ijjantau) - (when actions are performed) untimely. (while doing/sacrificing (dual))

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (in general, actions, objects) (all, everything)

• काले (kāle) - at its due and appropriate time (in time, at the proper time)

• हि (hi) - introduces a reason or explanation (indeed, for, because)

• शोभते (śobhate) - looks appropriate (shines, looks good, is appropriate)

Words meanings and morphology

सार्था (sārthā) - inherently beautiful or having intrinsic value (referring to the garland) (meaningful, effective, purposeful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sārtha

sārtha - meaningful, effective, purposeful, valuable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+artha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `akālamālā`.

एव (eva) - emphasizes the appropriateness (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अनर्थिका (anarthikā) - becomes useless (when displayed untimely) (useless, meaningless, ineffective, valueless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anarthika

anarthika - useless, meaningless, ineffective

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+arthika)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• arthika – having an object, purposeful, meaningful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for `akālamālā`.

अकालमाला (akālamālā) - a garland made of flowers blooming out of season (garland of untimely flowers/untimely garland)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akālamālā

akālamālā - untimely garland

Compound type : tatpurusha (akāla+mālā)

• akāla – untimely, out of season
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• mālā – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'bhavati'.

विलसिता (vilasitā) - when displayed or worn (displayed, adorned, played)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilasita

vilasita - shining, playing, manifested, displayed, adorned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root las with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `akālamālā`.

यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - introduces the parallel statement (so, similarly, thus)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the appropriateness (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अकालम् (akālam) - at an inappropriate moment (untimely, out of season, at the wrong time (adverbial))

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbially used, meaning 'at the wrong time'.

इज्जन्तौ (ijjantau) - (when actions are performed) untimely. (while doing/sacrificing (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yaj

yaj - to sacrifice, to worship, to perform

Present Participle

Present participle, ātmanepada, from root yaj.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: The dual form is challenging for a general interpretation; taken to refer to performing actions in general in this context.

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (in general, actions, objects) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Subject of `śobhate`.

काले (kāle) - at its due and appropriate time (in time, at the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Note: Indicates 'at the time'.

हि (hi) - introduces a reason or explanation (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

शोभते (śobhate) - looks appropriate (shines, looks good, is appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the second sentence.