कार्यम् task, कथम् how, न विनश्येत् may not be spoilt, वैक्लब्यम् failure, कथम् how, न भवेत् not be allowed to take place, समुद्रस्य ocean's, लङ्घनं च crossing, कथं नु how indeed, वृथा wasteful, न भवेत् not to be.

"How can the mission succeed? How can failure of mission be avoided? How can the crossing of the great ocean be not wasted?"