योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-83, verse-23

एवं यथा किराटेन कपर्दान्वेषणेन तत् ।
रत्नं लब्धं जगन्मूल्यमहोरात्रमखेदिना ॥ २३ ॥

evaṃ yathā kirāṭena kapardānveṣaṇena tat ,
ratnaṃ labdhaṃ jaganmūlyamahorātramakhedinā 23

23. evam yathā kirāṭena kapardānveṣaṇena tat
ratnam labdham jaganmūlyam ahorātram akhedinā

23. evam yathā akhedinā kirāṭena kapardānveṣaṇena
ahorātram tat jaganmūlyam ratnam labdham

23. Thus, just as that world-valuable gem was obtained by a tireless hunter who searched day and night, driven by the quest for mere cowries (kaparda).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• किराटेन (kirāṭena) - by the hunter, by the savage, by the mountaineer

• कपर्दान्वेषणेन (kapardānveṣaṇena) - by the search for cowries/shells

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - gem, jewel, precious object

• लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained, found

• जगन्मूल्यम् (jaganmūlyam) - having the value of the world, world-valuable

• अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - day and night

• अखेदिना (akhedinā) - by the untiring one, by the unwearied one

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

किराटेन (kirāṭena) - by the hunter, by the savage, by the mountaineer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirāṭa

kirāṭa - hunter, savage, mountaineer (a specific tribe or class of forest-dwellers)

कपर्दान्वेषणेन (kapardānveṣaṇena) - by the search for cowries/shells

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kapardānveṣaṇa

kapardānveṣaṇa - search for cowries/shells

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaparda+anveṣaṇa)

• kaparda – cowrie shell, a small coin (worth 20 kakini)
  noun (masculine)
• anveṣaṇa – searching, seeking, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root iṣ with prefixes anu and i
  Prefix: anu
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रत्नम् (ratnam) - gem, jewel, precious object

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - gem, jewel, treasure, precious object

लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained, found

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, found

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root labh

Root: labh (class 1)

जगन्मूल्यम् (jaganmūlyam) - having the value of the world, world-valuable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaganmūlya

jaganmūlya - having the value of the world, world-valuable

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+mūlya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• mūlya – value, price, worth
  noun (neuter)

अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - day and night

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially

अखेदिना (akhedinā) - by the untiring one, by the unwearied one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akhedin

akhedin - untiring, unwearied

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khedin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• khedin – wearied, sorrowful, dejected
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root khid
  Root: khid (class 1)