योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-7

पिपीलिकायाश्चेष्टाभिर्ग्रासावासात्मबन्धुभिः ।
अस्मद्दिवसकल्पोऽपि न पर्याप्तः क्षणो यथा ॥ ७ ॥

pipīlikāyāśceṣṭābhirgrāsāvāsātmabandhubhiḥ ,
asmaddivasakalpo'pi na paryāptaḥ kṣaṇo yathā 7

7. pipīlikāyāḥ ceṣṭābhiḥ grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhubhiḥ
asmat-divasa-kalpaḥ api na paryāptaḥ kṣaṇaḥ yathā

7. pipīlikāyāḥ ceṣṭābhiḥ grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhubhiḥ yathā kṣaṇaḥ api na paryāptaḥ,
[tathā] asmat-divasa-kalpaḥ api na paryāptaḥ

7. Just as for the activities of an ant concerning food, dwelling, and its own (ātman) relatives, even a single moment (kṣaṇa) is insufficient; similarly, even a duration equivalent to our human day would not be enough [for our own ceaseless efforts].

Words meanings summery:

• पिपीलिकायाः (pipīlikāyāḥ) - of an ant

• चेष्टाभिः (ceṣṭābhiḥ) - by activities, by efforts

• ग्रास-आवास-आत्म-बन्धुभिः (grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhubhiḥ) - by food, dwelling, and one's own relatives

• अस्मत्-दिवस-कल्पः (asmat-divasa-kalpaḥ) - a duration equivalent to our day

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient, enough

• क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, instant

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

पिपीलिकायाः (pipīlikāyāḥ) - of an ant

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

चेष्टाभिः (ceṣṭābhiḥ) - by activities, by efforts

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ceṣṭā

ceṣṭā - activity, effort, movement

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

ग्रास-आवास-आत्म-बन्धुभिः (grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhubhiḥ) - by food, dwelling, and one's own relatives

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhu

grāsa-āvāsa-ātma-bandhu - food, dwelling, and one's own relatives (as a compound)

Compound type : dvandva (grāsa+āvāsa+ātman+bandhu)

• grāsa – food, morsel
  noun (masculine)
  from √gras
  Root: gras (class 1)
• āvāsa – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (masculine)
  from √vas with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, ātman
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: The compound is a listing of objects of efforts, hence instrumental plural.

अस्मत्-दिवस-कल्पः (asmat-divasa-kalpaḥ) - a duration equivalent to our day

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmat-divasa-kalpa

asmat-divasa-kalpa - a measure/duration (kalpa) like our (asmat) day (divasa)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (asmat+divasa+kalpa)

• asmat – our, of us (first person pronoun stem)
  pronoun
• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – a measure, duration, like; (also: cosmic eon)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient, enough

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryāpta

paryāpta - sufficient, enough, complete

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √āp with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with kṣaṇaḥ and asmat-divasa-kalpaḥ.

क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, instant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Subject of 'na paryāptaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.