योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-13

अयत्नोऽप्यफलोऽप्येको ह्यपूर्णोऽप्यस्तसंगतिः ।
शुष्याम्यत्र वने साधो घुणक्षुण्ण इव द्रुमः ॥ १३ ॥

ayatno'pyaphalo'pyeko hyapūrṇo'pyastasaṃgatiḥ ,
śuṣyāmyatra vane sādho ghuṇakṣuṇṇa iva drumaḥ 13

13. ayatnaḥ api aphalaḥ api ekaḥ hi apūrṇaḥ api astasaṃgatiḥ
śuṣyāmi atra vane sādho ghuṇakṣuṇṇaḥ iva drumaḥ

13. sādho atra vane aham ayatnaḥ api aphalaḥ api ekaḥ api
apūrṇaḥ api astasaṃgatiḥ hi śuṣyāmi ghuṇakṣuṇṇaḥ drumaḥ iva

13. O virtuous one (sādho), I am here in this forest, making no effort, fruitless, utterly alone, indeed unfulfilled, and having lost all connections, I waste away, just like a tree eaten by termites.

Words meanings summery:

• अयत्नः (ayatnaḥ) - making no effort (effotless, without exertion, without endeavor)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

• अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, unproductive, useless)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (one, single, alone)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अपूर्णः (apūrṇaḥ) - unfulfilled (incomplete, unfulfilled, not full)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, although, too)

• अस्तसंगतिः (astasaṁgatiḥ) - having lost all connections/company (having lost connection, bereft of company)

• शुष्यामि (śuṣyāmi) - I waste away, I dry up (I dry up, I waste away, I become emaciated)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, thereupon)

• वने (vane) - in this forest (in the forest, in the wood)

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one (sādho) (O virtuous one, O good person, O sage)

• घुणक्षुण्णः (ghuṇakṣuṇṇaḥ) - gnawed by termites (gnawed by termites/worms, damaged by borers)

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree (tree)

Words meanings and morphology

अयत्नः (ayatnaḥ) - making no effort (effotless, without exertion, without endeavor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayatna

ayatna - without effort, effortless, unexerted, spontaneous

Negative compound. 'a' (not) + 'yatna' (effort).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa or nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+yatna)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yat (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes concession.

अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, unproductive, useless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aphala

aphala - fruitless, unproductive, useless, ineffective

Negative compound. 'a' (not) + 'phala' (fruit, result).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa or nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+phala)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes concession.

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अपूर्णः (apūrṇaḥ) - unfulfilled (incomplete, unfulfilled, not full)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apūrṇa

apūrṇa - incomplete, unfulfilled, not full, imperfect

Negative compound. 'a' (not) + 'pūrṇa' (full, complete).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa or nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+pūrṇa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pūrṇa – full, complete, perfect, fulfilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ 'to fill'.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes concession.

अस्तसंगतिः (astasaṁgatiḥ) - having lost all connections/company (having lost connection, bereft of company)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astasaṃgati

astasaṁgati - one whose company is gone, bereft of connections, having lost associates

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'asta' (gone, disappeared) + 'saṃgati' (association, connection, company).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asta+saṃgati)

• asta – set, gone, disappeared, thrown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root as 'to throw' or 'to exist, to set' (as in sun setting). Here, 'gone'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṃgati – association, company, connection, union
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam 'to go' with upasarga sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

शुष्यामि (śuṣyāmi) - I waste away, I dry up (I dry up, I waste away, I become emaciated)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuṣ

Present indicative, 1st person singular.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied 'aham'.

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb of place.

वने (vane) - in this forest (in the forest, in the wood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one (sādho) (O virtuous one, O good person, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, excellent, holy man, sage

From root sādh 'to accomplish, succeed'.

Root: sādh (class 5)

घुणक्षुण्णः (ghuṇakṣuṇṇaḥ) - gnawed by termites (gnawed by termites/worms, damaged by borers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghuṇakṣuṇṇa

ghuṇakṣuṇṇa - worm-eaten, gnawed by insects/termites

Tatpuruṣa compound. 'ghuṇa' (termite/worm) + 'kṣuṇṇa' (trodden, crushed, harmed). Here instrumental tatpuruṣa: 'harmed by termites'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghuṇa+kṣuṇṇa)

• ghuṇa – worm, termite, borer, insect
  noun (masculine)
• kṣuṇṇa – trodden, crushed, bruised, injured, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣuṇ 'to crush, to injure'.
  Root: kṣuṇ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree (tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, forest

Note: Subject of the comparison.