योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-26

किं स्यादिह परं श्रेय ऊचुश्चेदं परस्परम् ।
किमिह स्यात्समुचितं भ्रातरः किमदुःखदम् ॥ २६ ॥

kiṃ syādiha paraṃ śreya ūcuścedaṃ parasparam ,
kimiha syātsamucitaṃ bhrātaraḥ kimaduḥkhadam 26

26. kim syāt iha paraṃ śreyaḥ ūcuḥ ca idaṃ parasparam
kim iha syāt samucitaṃ bhrātaraḥ kim aduḥkhadam

26. iha paraṃ śreyaḥ kim syāt ca idaṃ parasparam ūcuḥ
bhrātaraḥ iha kim samucitaṃ syāt kim aduḥkhadam

26. "What would be the ultimate good (śreyaḥ) here?" And they said this to each other: "O brothers, what here would be proper? What would cause no sorrow?"

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

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

• परं (paraṁ) - ultimate (supreme, ultimate, higher, excellent)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate good (welfare, good, ultimate good, excellence)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, this one)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to each other)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

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

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

• समुचितं (samucitaṁ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, appropriate)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - O brothers (brothers)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• अदुःखदम् (aduḥkhadam) - that which prevents suffering (that which causes no sorrow, causing no pain)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of as

Optative mood

Third person singular active Optative of as.

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from idam.

परं (paraṁ) - ultimate (supreme, ultimate, higher, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, higher, excellent, other, next

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate good (welfare, good, ultimate good, excellence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, ultimate good, excellence, better

Comparative adjective or noun derived from śrī or root śrā.

Note: Predicate nominative for syāt.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Third person plural active Perfect of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is the brahmins.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of ūcuḥ.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to each other)

(indeclinable)

Compound (para and apara).

Note: Acts as an adverb.

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.

Note: Part of direct speech question.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from idam.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of as

Optative mood

Third person singular active Optative of as.

Root: as (class 2)

समुचितं (samucitaṁ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samucita

samucita - proper, suitable, appropriate, right

Past Passive Participle

From root uc with prefix sam + suffix kta.

Prefix: sam

Root: uc (class 6)

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - O brothers (brothers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Direct address.

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.

Note: Part of direct speech question.

अदुःखदम् (aduḥkhadam) - that which prevents suffering (that which causes no sorrow, causing no pain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aduḥkhada

aduḥkhada - causing no sorrow, causing no pain, free from pain

Negative Bahuvrihi compound a-duḥkha-da.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+duḥkha+da)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dā (to give) + a suffix.
  Root: dā (class 3)