योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-3

किमाकाशमनाकाशं न किंचित्किंचिदेव किम् ।
कोऽहमेवासि संपन्नः को भवानप्यहं स्थितः ॥ ३ ॥

kimākāśamanākāśaṃ na kiṃcitkiṃcideva kim ,
ko'hamevāsi saṃpannaḥ ko bhavānapyahaṃ sthitaḥ 3

3. kim ākāśam anākāśam na kiñcit kiñcit eva kim | kaḥ
aham eva asi saṃpannaḥ kaḥ bhavān api aham sthitaḥ ||

3. ākāśam kim anākāśam kim kiñcit na kim kiñcit eva aham
eva saṃpannaḥ asi kaḥ api aham sthitaḥ bhavān kaḥ

3. What is space, and what is not space? Is something truly nothing, or is it indeed something? Who are you, having become myself? And who are you, while I also remain myself?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle introducing a question) (what?, whether, or, interrogative particle)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (space, ether, sky, vacuity)

• अनाकाशम् (anākāśam) - non-space (non-space, not space)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative particle) (what?, whether, or, interrogative particle)

• कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who?, which?)

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• असि (asi) - are (you are) (you are)

• संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - having become (accomplished, succeeded, become, obtained)

• कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who?, which?)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite form) (you (polite), your honor)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too, moreover)

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remaining, situated (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle introducing a question) (what?, whether, or, interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative particle in this context.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (space, ether, sky, vacuity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, vacuity

From ā (up) + kāś (to shine, appear). The 'shining' or 'appearing' medium.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

अनाकाशम् (anākāśam) - non-space (non-space, not space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāśa

anākāśa - non-space, that which is not space

Negative compound with a- prefix.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ākāśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From ā (up) + kāś (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

From kim + cid (an indefinite enclitic particle).

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

From kim + cid (an indefinite enclitic particle).

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative particle) (what?, whether, or, interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Masculine nominative singular form of the interrogative pronoun kim.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun, nominative form.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

असि (asi) - are (you are) (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

2nd person singular present indicative active.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject 'you' is implied (tvam).

संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - having become (accomplished, succeeded, become, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpanna

saṁpanna - accomplished, succeeded, become, obtained, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From sam-pad (to fall together, happen, become).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (tvam).

कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Masculine nominative singular form of the interrogative pronoun kim.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite form) (you (polite), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite), your honor, being, existent

Present Active Participle (from bhū)

Masculine nominative singular of the honorific pronoun bhavat.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun, nominative form.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remaining, situated (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

From sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to aham.