योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-26

य एव यत्नः क्रियते बाह्यार्थोपार्जने जनैः ।
स एव यत्नः कर्तव्यः पूर्वं प्रज्ञाविवर्धने ॥ २६ ॥

ya eva yatnaḥ kriyate bāhyārthopārjane janaiḥ ,
sa eva yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ pūrvaṃ prajñāvivardhane 26

26. yaḥ eva yatnaḥ kriyate bāhyārthopārjane janaiḥ
saḥ eva yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ pūrvam prajñāvīvardhane

26. janaiḥ bāhyārthopārjane yaḥ eva yatnaḥ kriyate,
saḥ eva yatnaḥ pūrvam prajñāvīvardhane kartavyaḥ

26. The very effort that is made by people in acquiring external things, that same effort should first be made in increasing wisdom (prajñā).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - the (effort) that (who, which, that)

• एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just, very)

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is performed

• बाह्यार्थोपार्जने (bāhyārthopārjane) - in the acquisition of external things, in earning external wealth

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by persons

• सः (saḥ) - that (effort) (that (masculine singular nominative))

• एव (eva) - same, very (only, indeed, just, very)

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

• प्रज्ञावीवर्धने (prajñāvīvardhane) - in the increase of wisdom, in augmenting intelligence (prajñā)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - the (effort) that (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is performed

(verb)

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

present passive

root kṛ (8th class) + ya + te (passive ending)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बाह्यार्थोपार्जने (bāhyārthopārjane) - in the acquisition of external things, in earning external wealth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhyārthopārjana

bāhyārthopārjana - acquisition of external things/wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhya+artha+upārjana)

• bāhya – external, outward
  adjective
  from bahis (out) + ya
• artha – object, purpose, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)
• upārjana – acquisition, earning, gain
  noun (neuter)
  from upa + ṛj (to acquire)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: ṛj (class 6)

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that (effort) (that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

एव (eva) - same, very (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done/made

gerundive

root kṛ + tavya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञावीवर्धने (prajñāvīvardhane) - in the increase of wisdom, in augmenting intelligence (prajñā)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prajñāvīvardhana

prajñāvīvardhana - increase of wisdom/intelligence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajñā+vivardhana)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  from pra + jñā (to know)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vivardhana – increasing, augmenting, promoting
  noun (neuter)
  from vi + vṛdh (to grow)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)