योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-21

इति पृष्टेन कथितं तेन मे रघुनन्दन ।
नाहं कश्चिन्न चैवेदं मुने किंचित्करोम्यहम् ॥ २१ ॥

iti pṛṣṭena kathitaṃ tena me raghunandana ,
nāhaṃ kaścinna caivedaṃ mune kiṃcitkaromyaham 21

21. iti pṛṣṭena kathitam tena me raghunandana na aham
kaścit na ca eva idam mune kiñcit karomi aham

21. raghunandana iti pṛṣṭena tena me kathitam mune
aham kaścit na ca eva aham idam kiñcit na karomi

21. O scion of Raghu, the one who was questioned told me this: "O sage, I am no one, nor do I do anything at all."

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - introduces the subsequent statement (thus, so, in this manner)

• पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by the one questioned, by the asked

• कथितम् (kathitam) - was told, spoken, narrated

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - refers to Rāma (delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu, O scion of Raghu)

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, anything, something

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this activity or creation (this, this one)

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - introduces the subsequent statement (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by the one questioned, by the asked

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - questioned, asked

Past Passive Participle

from root √prach (to ask)

Root: √prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the person who was questioned.

कथितम् (kathitam) - was told, spoken, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated

Past Passive Participle

from root √kath (to tell, say)

Root: √kath (class 10)

Note: Used impersonally or referring to a statement.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'him', the one who was questioned.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - refers to Rāma (delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu, O scion of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a mythical king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, child
  noun (masculine)
  from root √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: √nand (class 1)

Note: Used as an address.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, anything, something

Indefinite pronoun derived from kim + cit.

Note: The 't' is the original form before sandhi.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'ca' to mean 'nor'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Used after the word it connects.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इदम् (idam) - this activity or creation (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Here, it refers to 'this (activity/creation)' implying 'this world' or 'these actions'.

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Used as an address.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable from kim + cit.

Note: Refers to 'anything' in the context of action.

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person, singular, active voice.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Emphasizes the subject 'I' again.