योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-29

किं नाम तन्महेन्द्रत्वं यन्मुहूर्तं प्रजापतेः ।
विनश्यति न यत्कल्पे किं स्यात्तदिह शोभनम् ॥ २९ ॥

kiṃ nāma tanmahendratvaṃ yanmuhūrtaṃ prajāpateḥ ,
vinaśyati na yatkalpe kiṃ syāttadiha śobhanam 29

29. kim nāma tat mahendratvam yat muhūrtam prajāpateḥ |
vinaśyati na yat kalpe kim syāt tat iha śobhanam ||

29. yat muhūrtam prajāpateḥ tat mahendratvam kim nāma? yat kalpe na vinaśyati,
tat iha kim śobhanam syāt?

29. What indeed is that status of a great Indra (mahendratva), which is but a moment in the lifespan of a Prajāpati? That which does not perish even for an entire aeon (kalpa)—what else here could be considered truly auspicious?

29. מה שווה מעמד מלך האלים (מַהֵנְדְרַתְוָוה), שנמשך רק כהרף עין עבור פְּרַגָ'אָפַּתִי (יוצר הברואים)? ומה ביקום הזה אינו כלה בסופו של עידן (קַלְפָּה)? מה כבר יכול להיות מעולה וראוי כאן?

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to mahendratva) (that, it)

• महेन्द्रत्वम् (mahendratvam) - the status of a great Indra (mahendratva) (the state/status of a great Indra)

• यत् (yat) - which (refers to mahendratva) (which, that (relative pronoun))

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a mere moment (emphasizing brevity) (a moment, a short time (duration of 48 minutes))

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of a Prajāpati (in the sense of Brahma, the creator, whose day/night cycles are kalpas) (of Prajāpati (lord of creatures, Brahma))

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

• न (na) - not, no

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (relative pronoun))

• कल्पे (kalpe) - even for an entire aeon (kalpa) (in an aeon, in a kalpa)

• किम् (kim) - what else (could be) (what, how, why)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could be, would be (may be, let it be, would be)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इह (iha) - here (in this transient existence) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - truly auspicious, good (beautiful, excellent, auspicious, good)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'm' before 'n' in 'nāma'.

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to mahendratva) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: External sandhi undone: original 't' before 'm' in 'mahendratvam'.

महेन्द्रत्वम् (mahendratvam) - the status of a great Indra (mahendratva) (the state/status of a great Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahendratva

mahendratva - the state, condition, or status of being a great Indra

Derived from 'mahendra' with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+tva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief
  proper noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness', '-hood'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'm' before 'y' in 'yat'.

यत् (yat) - which (refers to mahendratva) (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 't' before 'm' in 'muhūrtam'.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a mere moment (emphasizing brevity) (a moment, a short time (duration of 48 minutes))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a traditional time unit (approx. 48 minutes)

Note: Neuter nominative/accusative singular, functioning as a predicate.

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of a Prajāpati (in the sense of Brahma, the creator, whose day/night cycles are kalpas) (of Prajāpati (lord of creatures, Brahma))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator, Brahma, a divine being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the temporal scale associated with Prajāpati.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinash

present active

Derived from root 'naś' (to disappear, perish) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation for the verb 'vinaśyati'.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to something imperishable, which will be identified as 'brahmatvam' in the next verse.

कल्पे (kalpe) - even for an entire aeon (kalpa) (in an aeon, in a kalpa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - a cosmic day of Brahma, an aeon, a very long period of time

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Used with 'na' and 'yat' to denote something that does not perish even in such a vast time.

किम् (kim) - what else (could be) (what, how, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'm' before 's'.

स्यात् (syāt) - could be, would be (may be, let it be, would be)

(verb)

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

optative active

3rd person singular optative active of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Corresponds to 'yat' from earlier in the line. External sandhi undone: original 't' before 'i'.

इह (iha) - here (in this transient existence) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - truly auspicious, good (beautiful, excellent, auspicious, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, good, fortunate

Derived from root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'yat' and 'tat'.

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