योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-28

सामन्तसंपत्किंनाम राजानो हि महेश्वराः ।
का नाम संपद्भूपानां सम्राडिह महेश्वरः ॥ २८ ॥

sāmantasaṃpatkiṃnāma rājāno hi maheśvarāḥ ,
kā nāma saṃpadbhūpānāṃ samrāḍiha maheśvaraḥ 28

28. sāmanta-saṃpat kim nāma rājānaḥ hi maheśvarāḥ |
kā nāma saṃpat bhūpānām samrāṭ iha maheśvaraḥ ||

28. sāmanta-saṃpat kim nāma? rājānaḥ hi maheśvarāḥ.
bhūpānām saṃpat kā nāma? iha samrāṭ maheśvaraḥ.

28. What is this so-called wealth of feudatories? Kings are indeed great lords. And what is the wealth of kings? For here, an emperor is the supreme lord.

Words meanings summery:

• सामन्त-संपत् (sāmanta-saṁpat) - wealth of feudatories, resources of vassals

• किम् (kim) - what indeed, what is the value of (what, how, why)

• नाम (nāma) - so-called, indeed (emphasizing a rhetorical question) (by name, indeed, called)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, for, because)

• महेश्वराः (maheśvarāḥ) - great lords, supreme rulers

• का (kā) - what indeed, what is the value of (what, which (feminine singular))

• नाम (nāma) - so-called, indeed (emphasizing a rhetorical question) (by name, indeed, called)

• संपत् (saṁpat) - wealth, prosperity, success

• भूपानाम् (bhūpānām) - of kings, of rulers

• सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, sovereign ruler

• इह (iha) - here (in this hierarchy of power/importance) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord, supreme ruler

Words meanings and morphology

सामन्त-संपत् (sāmanta-saṁpat) - wealth of feudatories, resources of vassals

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāmanta-saṃpad

sāmanta-saṁpad - wealth of feudatories, resources of vassals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāmanta+sampad)

• sāmanta – feudatory, vassal, neighboring ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sampad – wealth, prosperity, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: External sandhi undone: final 't' before 'k' remains 't' or becomes 'n' (as in 'kin'). Here, 't' from 'sampat' is preserved before 'kim'.

किम् (kim) - what indeed, what is the value of (what, how, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

नाम (nāma) - so-called, indeed (emphasizing a rhetorical question) (by name, indeed, called)

(indeclinable)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: External sandhi: 'ḥ' changes to 'o' before voiced consonants or 'h'.

हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

महेश्वराः (maheśvarāḥ) - great lords, supreme rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, supreme ruler, a name of Shiva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'īś' (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

का (kā) - what indeed, what is the value of (what, which (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Feminine form matching 'saṃpat'.

नाम (nāma) - so-called, indeed (emphasizing a rhetorical question) (by name, indeed, called)

(indeclinable)

संपत् (saṁpat) - wealth, prosperity, success

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sampad

sampad - wealth, prosperity, success, attainment

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: External sandhi: 'd' before a voiced consonant ('bh') becomes 'd'.

भूपानाम् (bhūpānām) - of kings, of rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of the earth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pa)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, sovereign ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samrāṭ

samrāṭ - emperor, sovereign ruler, universal monarch

Prefix: sam

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: External sandhi: final 'ṭ' changes to 'ḍ' before a vowel or voiced consonant.

इह (iha) - here (in this hierarchy of power/importance) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord, supreme ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, supreme ruler, a name of Shiva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'īś' (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'samrāṭ'.