योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-28

कियन्तमिदमक्षुण्णशक्तिनैव मयाधुना ।
साम्राज्यमिह कर्तव्यं विहर्तव्यं जगत्त्रये ॥ २८ ॥

kiyantamidamakṣuṇṇaśaktinaiva mayādhunā ,
sāmrājyamiha kartavyaṃ vihartavyaṃ jagattraye 28

28. kiyantam idam akṣuṇṇaśaktinā eva mayā adhunā
sāmrājyam iha kartavyam vihartavyam jagattraye

28. adhunā akṣuṇṇaśaktinā eva mayā iha jagattraye
kiyantam idam sāmrājyam kartavyam vihartavyam

28. How much of this empire, which is to be managed here, should now truly be enjoyed by me, whose power (śakti) is undiminished, throughout the three worlds?

Words meanings summery:

• कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how much, how great

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अक्षुण्णशक्तिना (akṣuṇṇaśaktinā) - by one whose power (śakti) is undiminished; by the one with unbroken energy

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, only, just)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

• साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - sovereignty, empire, imperial rule

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done, to be performed, to be managed

• विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - ought to be enjoyed, to be roamed about in

• जगत्त्रये (jagattraye) - in the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how much, how great

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiyant

kiyant - how much, how great, to what extent

derived from kim (what)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'sāmrājyam'.

अक्षुण्णशक्तिना (akṣuṇṇaśaktinā) - by one whose power (śakti) is undiminished; by the one with unbroken energy

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akṣuṇṇaśaktin

akṣuṇṇaśaktin - having undiminished power

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣuṇṇa+śakti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣuṇṇa – crushed, diminished, trodden
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṣuṇ (to crush) + ta suffix
  Root: kṣuṇ (class 1)
• śakti – power, energy, strength (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - sovereignty, empire, imperial rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmrājya

sāmrājya - sovereignty, empire, imperial rule

from samrāṭ (emperor) + ya suffix

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the gerundives 'kartavyam' and 'vihartavyam'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done, to be performed, to be managed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, ought to be done, proper to be done

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

root kṛ (to do) + tavya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - ought to be enjoyed, to be roamed about in

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihartavya

vihartavya - to be enjoyed, to be roamed, to be disported in

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

root hṛ (to carry, take) with vi prefix + tavya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

जगत्त्रये (jagattraye) - in the three worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  from root gam (to go) with prefix ja (often implying 'that which moves')
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, three
  noun (neuter)
  from tri (three)

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