योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-11

कियन्मात्रमिदं नाम राज्यं सुखमिति स्थितम् ।
न प्रयोजनमेतेन ममेह क्षणभङ्गिना ॥ ११ ॥

kiyanmātramidaṃ nāma rājyaṃ sukhamiti sthitam ,
na prayojanametena mameha kṣaṇabhaṅginā 11

11. kiyanmātram idam nāma rājyam sukham iti sthitam
na prayojanam etena mama iha kṣaṇabhaṅginā

11. idam nāma rājyam sukham iti sthitam kiyanmātram
mama iha etena kṣaṇabhaṅginā na prayojanam

11. What little value this kingdom, supposedly bringing happiness, truly holds! For me, there is no purpose here with this ephemeral thing.

Words meanings summery:

• कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - how insignificant, of what little value (how little, how much, merely what)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• नाम (nāma) - supposedly, so-called (by name, indeed, truly, supposedly)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

• इति (iti) - (quotation marker), as (thus, so)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, established (as such) (standing, situated, existing, being)

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, use, object, motive

• एतेन (etena) - with this (kingdom) (by this)

• मम (mama) - for me (possessive or dative sense) (my, of me, for me)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• क्षणभङ्गिना (kṣaṇabhaṅginā) - by the momentary, by the transient, by the perishable

Words meanings and morphology

कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - how insignificant, of what little value (how little, how much, merely what)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiyanmātra

kiyanmātra - how much, how great, how little, merely consisting of what

Compound of `kiyat` (how much) and `mātra` (mere, measure).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kiyat+mātra)

• kiyat – how much, how great
  adjective
• mātra – measure, mere, only
  adjective

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

नाम (nāma) - supposedly, so-called (by name, indeed, truly, supposedly)

(indeclinable)

adverbial use.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, royalty, sovereignty, reign

From `rājan` (king).

Root: rāj

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort, ease

इति (iti) - (quotation marker), as (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

particle

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, established (as such) (standing, situated, existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, use, object, motive

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, aim, object, motive, use

From √yuj (to join) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

एतेन (etena) - with this (kingdom) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used with `prayojanam` (no purpose with this).

मम (mama) - for me (possessive or dative sense) (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun.

Note: `mama` can indicate dative function.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

adverb of place.

क्षणभङ्गिना (kṣaṇabhaṅginā) - by the momentary, by the transient, by the perishable

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣaṇabhaṅgin

kṣaṇabhaṅgin - momentary, perishable, transient, fragile

Compound of `kṣaṇa` (moment) and `bhaṅgin` (breaking, perishable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣaṇa+bhaṅgin)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, very short time
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgin – breaking, perishing, fragile, perishable
  adjective
  From √bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)