योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-37

किं श्रिया किं च राज्येन किं कायेन किमीहितैः ।
दिनैः कतिपयैरेव कालः सर्वं निकृन्तति ॥ ३७ ॥

kiṃ śriyā kiṃ ca rājyena kiṃ kāyena kimīhitaiḥ ,
dinaiḥ katipayaireva kālaḥ sarvaṃ nikṛntati 37

37. kim śriyā kim ca rājyena kim kāyena kim īhitaiḥ
dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva kālaḥ sarvam nikṛntati

37. What is the point of wealth, or a kingdom, or this body, or all efforts? In just a few days, time destroys everything.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth, by prosperity, by beauty

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• च (ca) - and, also

• राज्येन (rājyena) - by kingdom, by sovereignty

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• कायेन (kāyena) - by the body

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• ईहितैः (īhitaiḥ) - by desires, by efforts, by endeavors

• दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - by days, in days

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few, by some

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - cuts down, destroys, severs

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'what is the use of...?'

श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth, by prosperity, by beauty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - wealth, prosperity, beauty, glory, well-being

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'what is the use of...?'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राज्येन (rājyena) - by kingdom, by sovereignty

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, dominion, sovereignty, realm

Root: rāj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'what is the use of...?'

कायेन (kāyena) - by the body

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection of elements, aggregate

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'what is the use of...?'

ईहितैः (īhitaiḥ) - by desires, by efforts, by endeavors

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of īhita

īhita - desired, wished, endeavored; effort, desire, endeavor

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'īh' (to strive, desire), here used as a noun.

Root: īh (class 1)

दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - by days, in days

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

Note: Temporal instrumental, meaning 'within a period of days'.

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few, by some

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time, death, god of death (Yama)

Root: kal (class 10)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - cuts down, destroys, severs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛnt

Present Active Indicative

From root 'kṛnt' with prefix 'ni'. Third person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 1)