योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-7

किमर्थमिह तिष्ठन्ति देहास्तत्त्वविदामपि ।
दैवेनैव समाक्रान्ता दैवमत्र च किं भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

kimarthamiha tiṣṭhanti dehāstattvavidāmapi ,
daivenaiva samākrāntā daivamatra ca kiṃ bhavet 7

7. kimartham iha tiṣṭhanti dehāḥ tattvavidām api
daivena eva samākrāntāḥ daivam atra ca kim bhavet

7. iha kimartham tattvavidām api dehāḥ tiṣṭhanti
daivena eva samākrāntāḥ kim daivam atra ca kim bhavet

7. For what purpose do bodies persist in this world, even for those who truly know reality (tattva)? Are they indeed influenced by destiny (daiva)? And what exactly is this destiny (daiva) in this context?

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - do bodies remain/persist? (they stand, they remain, they exist)

• देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

• तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - of those who know the truth/reality

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny, by fate, by divine agency

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• समाक्रान्ताः (samākrāntāḥ) - overcome, seized, afflicted, pervaded

• दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power

• अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• किम् (kim) - what (is it)? (what, which, why)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could this destiny be? (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+artha)

• kim – what, who, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often functions as an interrogative adverb.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - do bodies remain/persist? (they stand, they remain, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

present active

Root verb, class 1, Parasmaipada, with reduplication

Root: sthā (class 1)

देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - of those who know the truth/reality

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tattvavid

tattvavid - knower of truth/reality

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'tattva' and 'vid' (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vid)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, wise, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny, by fate, by divine agency

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine, relating to gods

Derived from 'deva' (god)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

समाक्रान्ताः (samākrāntāḥ) - overcome, seized, afflicted, pervaded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samākrānta

samākrānta - overcome, seized, afflicted, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kram' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dehāḥ'

दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine, relating to gods

Derived from 'deva' (god)

अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (is it)? (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

भवेत् (bhavet) - could this destiny be? (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative active

Root verb, class 1, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)