योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-77

कपर्दकार्धलाभेन कृपणो बहु मन्यते ।
दुरुच्छेदा हि भूतानामहंकारचमत्कृतिः ॥ ७७ ॥

kapardakārdhalābhena kṛpaṇo bahu manyate ,
durucchedā hi bhūtānāmahaṃkāracamatkṛtiḥ 77

77. kapardakārdhalābhena kṛpaṇaḥ bahu manyate
durucchedā hi bhūtānām ahaṅkāracamatkṛtiḥ

77. kṛpaṇaḥ kapardakārdhalābhena bahu manyate.
bhūtānām ahaṅkāracamatkṛtiḥ hi durucchedā.

77. A miser considers the acquisition of even half a cowrie shell to be a significant gain. Indeed, the compelling fascination of the ego (ahaṅkāra) is difficult for living beings to eradicate.

Words meanings summery:

• कपर्दकार्धलाभेन (kapardakārdhalābhena) - by the gain of half a cowrie shell

• कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - a miser, a wretched person

• बहु (bahu) - a significant gain (much, greatly, a lot)

• मन्यते (manyate) - considers (to be) (thinks, considers, believes)

• दुरुच्छेदा (durucchedā) - difficult to cut, hard to destroy/eradicate

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

• अहङ्कारचमत्कृतिः (ahaṅkāracamatkṛtiḥ) - the wonder/glamour/fascination of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Words meanings and morphology

कपर्दकार्धलाभेन (kapardakārdhalābhena) - by the gain of half a cowrie shell

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapardakārdhalābha

kapardakārdhalābha - gain of half a cowrie shell (a very small sum)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapardaka+ardha+lābha)

• kapardaka – cowrie shell (used as currency)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• ardha – half
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
  noun (masculine)

कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - a miser, a wretched person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - miserly, wretched, poor, pitiable

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'a miser'.

बहु (bahu) - a significant gain (much, greatly, a lot)

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - considers (to be) (thinks, considers, believes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

दुरुच्छेदा (durucchedā) - difficult to cut, hard to destroy/eradicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duruccheda

duruccheda - difficult to cut or destroy, hard to eradicate

Derived from dur- (difficult) + uc-cheda (cutting out, destruction, from ud-chid)

Note: Agrees with ahaṅkāracamatkṛtiḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost; happened, become

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū, often used as a noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहङ्कारचमत्कृतिः (ahaṅkāracamatkṛtiḥ) - the wonder/glamour/fascination of ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkāracamatkṛti

ahaṅkāracamatkṛti - the fascinating effect/wonder of ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+camatkṛti)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-consciousness, sense of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
• camatkṛti – wonder, marvel, astonishment, fascination, captivating effect
  noun (feminine)