योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-12

किं प्रयत्नशतप्राप्यं लब्ध्वापि बहुजन्मनि ।
लब्धं न किंचिद्भवति किंतु सर्वं न लभ्यते ॥ १२ ॥

kiṃ prayatnaśataprāpyaṃ labdhvāpi bahujanmani ,
labdhaṃ na kiṃcidbhavati kiṃtu sarvaṃ na labhyate 12

12. kim prayatnaśataprāpyam labdhvā api bahujanmani
labdham na kiṃcit bhavati kintu sarvam na labhyate

12. kim prayatnaśataprāpyam bahujanmani api labdhvā
kiṃcit na labdham bhavati kintu sarvam na labhyate

12. What is it that, although attainable by hundreds of efforts over many births (saṃsāra), when obtained, proves to be nothing at all, yet without it, everything remains unobtainable?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how

• प्रयत्नशतप्राप्यम् (prayatnaśataprāpyam) - attainable by hundreds of efforts

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• बहुजन्मनि (bahujanmani) - in many births

• लब्धम् (labdham) - that which is obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing at all (due to 'na') (anything, something, a little)

• भवति (bhavati) - it is, it becomes, it exists

• किन्तु (kintu) - but, however, on the contrary

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything else (implied by context of paradox) (all, everything, whole)

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - remains unobtainable (it is obtained, it can be obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, how

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why, how

Note: Here used as 'what' (nominative neuter singular).

प्रयत्नशतप्राप्यम् (prayatnaśataprāpyam) - attainable by hundreds of efforts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayatnaśataprāpya

prayatnaśataprāpya - attainable by hundreds of efforts

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Compound ending in 'prāpya' (gerundive from √āp with pra-)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prayatna+śata+prāpya)

• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• prāpya – to be obtained, attainable, obtainable
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √āp with pra- prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies the implied 'kim'.

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root labh (to obtain), with -tvā suffix

Root: labh (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `labdhvā` to mean 'even having obtained'.

बहुजन्मनि (bahujanmani) - in many births

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bahujanman

bahujanman - many births, multiple existences

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+janman)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective
• janman – birth, existence, life, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

लब्धम् (labdham) - that which is obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired, received

Past Passive Participle

From root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Here used as a noun meaning 'that which is obtained'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing at all (due to 'na') (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what
  pronoun
• cit – a particle implying indefiniteness, (when joined to interrogative pronouns, makes them indefinite, e.g. 'kaścit' = someone)
  indeclinable

भवति (bhavati) - it is, it becomes, it exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

From root bhū, 3rd person singular, present active

Root: bhū (class 1)

किन्तु (kintu) - but, however, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything else (implied by context of paradox) (all, everything, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire, complete

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - remains unobtainable (it is obtained, it can be obtained)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root labh, 3rd person singular, present passive

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: 'Na labhyate' means 'is not obtained' or 'remains unobtainable'.