अन्वयः
इह here, स्वल्पस्य of a trivial task, अपि also, कर्मणः of the task, साधकः effective, हेतुः cause, एकः one, न हि is not, यः he who, अर्थम् as an object, बहुधा in many ways (means of doing), वेद knows, सः he, अर्थसाधने in achieving the task, समर्थः capable.
M N Dutt
He that dose a small work, is certainly not a worker, he it is that know to bring about success in diverse ways, is along capable of securing the same. (The commentator explains this passage thus:"He that by great pains accomplishes a small work, cannot be a great actor; but he that bring about his end in a variety of ways through the minimum of effort, in the actor.")
Summary
'There are ways more than one even to perform a small work. And the capable know it.
पदच्छेदः
| न | न (अव्ययः) |
| ह्येकः | हि (अव्ययः)–एक (१.१) |
| साधको | साधक (१.१) |
| हेतुः | हेतु (१.१) |
| स्वल्पस्यापीह | सु (अव्ययः)–अल्प (६.१)–अपि (अव्ययः)–इह (अव्ययः) |
| कर्मणः | कर्मन् (६.१) |
| यो | यद् (१.१) |
| ह्यर्थं | हि (अव्ययः)–अर्थ (२.१) |
| बहुधा | बहुधा (अव्ययः) |
| वेद | वेद (√विद् लिट् प्र.पु. एक.) |
| स | तद् (१.१) |
| समर्थो | समर्थ (१.१) |
| ऽर्थसाधने | अर्थ–साधन (७.१) |
छन्दोविश्लेषणम्
| १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ |
|---|
| न | ह्ये | कः | सा | ध | को | हे | तुः |
| स्व | ल्प | स्या | पी | ह | क | र्म | णः |
| यो | ह्य | र्थं | ब | हु | धा | वे | द |
| स | स | म | र्थो | ऽर्थ | सा | ध | ने |