योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-83, verse-18

कार्पण्यात्स प्रयत्नेन सर्वं तृणतुषादिकम् ।
कपर्दकार्थमभितो दुधाव दिवसत्रयम् ॥ १८ ॥

kārpaṇyātsa prayatnena sarvaṃ tṛṇatuṣādikam ,
kapardakārthamabhito dudhāva divasatrayam 18

18. kārpaṇyāt saḥ prayatnena sarvaṃ tṛṇatuṣādikam .
kapardakārtham abhitaḥ dudhāva divasatrayam .

18. kārpaṇyāt saḥ prayatnena kapardakārtham abhitaḥ sarvaṃ tṛṇatuṣādikam divasatrayam dudhāva.

18. Out of miserliness, he diligently sifted through all the grass, husks, and similar debris all around for three days, just for that one cowrie shell.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, due to stinginess

• सः (saḥ) - the Kirāta (he)

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, diligently

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• तृणतुषादिकम् (tṛṇatuṣādikam) - grass, husks, and the like; debris of grass and husks

• कपर्दकार्थम् (kapardakārtham) - for the sake of the one lost cowrie shell (for the sake of a cowrie shell)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides

• दुधाव (dudhāva) - he shook, he sifted, he searched

• दिवसत्रयम् (divasatrayam) - for three days, a period of three days

Words meanings and morphology

कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, due to stinginess

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārpaṇya

kārpaṇya - miserliness, stinginess, meanness, wretchedness

सः (saḥ) - the Kirāta (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, diligently

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, diligence

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तृणतुषादिकम् (tṛṇatuṣādikam) - grass, husks, and the like; debris of grass and husks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇatuṣādika

tṛṇatuṣādika - grass, husks, etc.

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+tuṣa+ādika)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• tuṣa – husk, chaff
  noun (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so forth, etc.
  adjective (neuter)

कपर्दकार्थम् (kapardakārtham) - for the sake of the one lost cowrie shell (for the sake of a cowrie shell)

(indeclinable)

Compound 'kapardaka' (cowrie shell) + 'artha' (purpose, sake), used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapardaka+artha)

• kapardaka – cowrie shell
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, sake
  noun (masculine)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

दुधाव (dudhāva) - he shook, he sifted, he searched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dhū

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada) of the root 'dhū' (class 5).

Root: dhū (class 5)

दिवसत्रयम् (divasatrayam) - for three days, a period of three days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divasatraya

divasatraya - a duration of three days

Compound type : dvigu (divasa+traya)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• traya – group of three, triplet
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative case indicates duration of time.