Sutra 35

यत्किंचनकारी न किंचिदासादयति ॥ कZ_०७.११.३५ ॥

yatkiṃcanakārī na kiṃcid āsādayati

One who does a little of everything achieves nothing.

यत्whatever; that which
यत्:
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; relative pronoun qualifying the following clause
किञ्चनकारीone who does something (only) petty; a trifling doer
किञ्चनकारी:
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootकृ
Formpuṃliṅga; prathamā ekavacana; -kārī (agent noun) from √कृ; ‘kincana’ used adverbially as qualifier
not
:
TypeParticle (negation)
Root
Formniṣedha; negates the finite verb
किञ्चित्anything; something (at all)
किञ्चित्:
TypePronoun (indefinite)
Rootकिम्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; dvitīyā ekavacana; object of the verb; ‘anything (at all)’
आसादयतिattains; obtains; achieves
आसादयति:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
Formlaṭ (present); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa ekavacana; causative not intended; meaning ‘to reach/obtain/achieve’

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