time cannot be bought....

आयुषः क्षण एकोऽपि सर्वरत्नैर्न लभ्यते।

नीयते तद् वृथा येन प्रमादः सुमहानहो॥

योगवासिष्ठे ६-३०-१७५-७८

āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko'pi sarvaratnairna labhyate|

nīyate tad vṛthā yena pramādaḥ sumahānaho||

yogavāsiṣṭhe 6-30-175-78

A very simple statement from Yogavasishtam..

But it reveals an indisputable face.

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meaning.

Even a tiny moment in our life cannot be purchased or obtained in exchange of all the rich gems in this world.

If such precious moment is spent in wasteful activities by someone, then he is committing a very grave mistake..

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Time is precious

Remember an old nursery song

Tick says the clock tick tick

Wait not for another tick

Time is running fast away

What we have to do do quick

Tick says the clock tick tick

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word analysis

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आयुषः of one's life

एकः single

क्षणः tiny moment

अपि even

सर्वरत्नैः by all gems

न लब्यते do not get

यदि if

तद् that

वृथा in vain, wastefully

नीयते spent

तर्हि then

अहो alas

सुमहान् very grave

प्रमादः mistake

भवति occurs