योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-22

किं मे क्रियापरतया किं मे निष्क्रिययापि वा ।
न तदस्ति विनाशेन वर्जितं यत्किलोदितम् ॥ २२ ॥

kiṃ me kriyāparatayā kiṃ me niṣkriyayāpi vā ,
na tadasti vināśena varjitaṃ yatkiloditam 22

22. kim me kriyā-paratayā kim me niṣkriyayā api vā
na tat asti vināśena varjitam yat kila uditam

22. kriyā-paratayā me kim? niṣkriyayā api vā me kim? yat kila uditam,
tat vināśena varjitam na asti.

22. What concern is it of mine whether I am active or inactive? For nothing that is said to exist is truly free from destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

• मे (me) - to me, my

• क्रिया-परतया (kriyā-paratayā) - by being devoted to action, by activity

• किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

• मे (me) - to me, my

• निष्क्रियया (niṣkriyayā) - by inactivity, by cessation of action

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by perishing

• वर्जितम् (varjitam) - free from, abandoned, excluded

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, reportedly

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, spoken, mentioned

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle implying 'what use?' or 'what concern?'

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

क्रिया-परतया (kriyā-paratayā) - by being devoted to action, by activity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kriyā-paratā

kriyā-paratā - devotion to action, diligence in action, activeness

Derived from kriyā-para (devoted to action) with suffix -tā (feminine noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+para)

• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle implying 'what use?' or 'what concern?'

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

निष्क्रियया (niṣkriyayā) - by inactivity, by cessation of action

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of niṣkriyā

niṣkriyā - inactivity, cessation of action, idleness

Derived from niṣkriya (inactive) with feminine suffix -ā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kriyā)

• nis – out, away, without, absence of
  indeclinable
• kriyā – action, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by perishing

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, perishing

Derived from √naś (to perish) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

वर्जितम् (varjitam) - free from, abandoned, excluded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjita

varjita - avoided, abandoned, free from, excluded, deprived of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vṛj (to avoid)

Root: vṛj (class 5)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, reportedly

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, spoken, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, arisen, spoken, said, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vad (to speak) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: vad (class 1)