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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-27

किं महत्त्वं किमैश्वर्यं किं महाविभवं शुभम् ।
किं तदेतज्जनैश्वर्यं सामन्तो हि महेश्वर ॥ २७ ॥
kiṃ mahattvaṃ kimaiśvaryaṃ kiṃ mahāvibhavaṃ śubham ,
kiṃ tadetajjanaiśvaryaṃ sāmanto hi maheśvara 27
27. kim mahattvaṃ kim aiśvaryaṃ kim mahāvibhavaṃ śubham
kim tat etat janaiśvaryaṃ sāmantaḥ hi maheśvara
27. mahattvaṃ kim aiśvaryaṃ kim śubham mahāvibhavaṃ
kim janaiśvaryaṃ tat etat kim hi sāmantaḥ maheśvara
27. What is greatness? What is sovereignty? What is great, auspicious splendor? What is that, this sovereignty over people? Indeed, a feudal lord (sāmanta) is a great lord (Maheśvara)!

Words meanings summery:

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  • किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
  • महत्त्वं (mahattvaṁ) - greatness (greatness, majesty, importance)
  • किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
  • ऐश्वर्यं (aiśvaryaṁ) - (what is) sovereignty (sovereignty, lordship, power, dominion)
  • किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
  • महाविभवं (mahāvibhavaṁ) - great splendor (great prosperity, great splendor, immense power)
  • शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (splendor) (auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious)
  • किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
  • तत् (tat) - that (that, this)
  • एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)
  • जनैश्वर्यं (janaiśvaryaṁ) - sovereignty over people (sovereignty over people, human sovereignty)
  • सामन्तः (sāmantaḥ) - a feudal lord (feudal lord, chief, neighboring ruler)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
  • महेश्वर (maheśvara) - a great lord (referring to the status of a sāmanta) (great lord, mighty ruler, Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, who
Interrogative pronoun/adjective.
महत्त्वं (mahattvaṁ) - greatness (greatness, majesty, importance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahattva
mahattva - greatness, majesty, importance, dignity
From mahat (great) + tva suffix.
Note: Subject for implied 'is'.
किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, who
Interrogative pronoun/adjective.
ऐश्वर्यं (aiśvaryaṁ) - (what is) sovereignty (sovereignty, lordship, power, dominion)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - sovereignty, lordship, power, dominion, wealth
From īśvara (lord) + ya suffix.
Note: Subject for implied 'is'.
किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, who
Interrogative pronoun/adjective.
महाविभवं (mahāvibhavaṁ) - great splendor (great prosperity, great splendor, immense power)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāvibhava
mahāvibhava - great prosperity, great splendor, immense power, vast wealth
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+vibhava)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • vibhava – power, might, splendor, prosperity, wealth
    noun (masculine)
    From vi + bhū.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject for implied 'is'.
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (splendor) (auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious, splendid
किम् (kim) - what (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, who
Interrogative pronoun/adjective.
तत् (tat) - that (that, this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to something already mentioned or implied.
एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one (nearer)
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Reinforces tat, making it 'this very (thing)'.
जनैश्वर्यं (janaiśvaryaṁ) - sovereignty over people (sovereignty over people, human sovereignty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of janaiśvarya
janaiśvarya - sovereignty over people, human sovereignty, rule over men
Tatpurusha compound jana-aiśvarya.
Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+aiśvarya)
  • jana – person, people, mankind
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • aiśvarya – sovereignty, lordship, power, dominion
    noun (neuter)
    From īśvara.
Note: Subject for implied 'is'.
सामन्तः (sāmantaḥ) - a feudal lord (feudal lord, chief, neighboring ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmanta
sāmanta - a neighboring ruler, chief, feudal lord, vassal
From samanta (near) + a suffix.
Note: Subject.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing affirmation or causation.
महेश्वर (maheśvara) - a great lord (referring to the status of a sāmanta) (great lord, mighty ruler, Shiva)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara
maheśvara - great lord, mighty ruler, chief, Shiva (as Great Lord)
Tatpurusha compound mahā-īśvara.
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+īśvara)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
    noun (masculine)
    From īś (to rule) + vara suffix.
    Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative for sāmantaḥ.