योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-41

भोगादृते किमन्यत्स्यात्तद्भव्यमविनाशि यत् ।
एवं संचिन्तयाम्याशु दध्यौ मत्वेत्यसौ बलिः ॥ ४१ ॥

bhogādṛte kimanyatsyāttadbhavyamavināśi yat ,
evaṃ saṃcintayāmyāśu dadhyau matvetyasau baliḥ 41

41. bhogāt ṛte kim anyat syāt tat bhavyam avināśi yat
evam saṃcintayāmi āśu dadhyau matvā iti asau baliḥ

41. bhogāt ṛte yat bhavyam avināśi tat anyat kim syāt
evam āśu saṃcintayāmi iti matvā asau baliḥ dadhyau

41. What else could be, apart from (sensory) enjoyment (bhoga), that is both excellent and imperishable? "Thus I quickly consider," thinking this, Bali meditated.

Words meanings summery:

• भोगात् (bhogāt) - apart from (sensory) enjoyment (bhoga) (from enjoyment, from experience)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for, apart from (except for, without, apart from)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - else, other (other, another)

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

• तत् (tat) - that which (that, that one)

• भव्यम् (bhavyam) - excellent (excellent, good, future, becoming)

• अविनाशि (avināśi) - imperishable (imperishable, indestructible)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• संचिन्तयामि (saṁcintayāmi) - I quickly consider (I think, I ponder, I reflect)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• दध्यौ (dadhyau) - he meditated (he meditated, he reflected)

• मत्वा (matvā) - thinking this (having thought, having considered)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating quoted thought) (thus, so, in this way (quotes previous speech))

• असौ (asau) - he (Bali) (that one (masculine), he)

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (King Bali (a specific asura king))

Words meanings and morphology

भोगात् (bhogāt) - apart from (sensory) enjoyment (bhoga) (from enjoyment, from experience)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, experience, pleasure, possession

From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, eat) + `a` suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Used with `ṛte`.

ऋते (ṛte) - except for, apart from (except for, without, apart from)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

अन्यत् (anyat) - else, other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

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

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, Active Voice

Root `as`, 3rd singular.

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that which (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Correlates with `yat`.

भव्यम् (bhavyam) - excellent (excellent, good, future, becoming)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavya

bhavya - excellent, good, fitting, what is to be, future

Gerundive

From root `bhū` (to be) + `ya` suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tat` (implied `vastu`).

अविनाशि (avināśi) - imperishable (imperishable, indestructible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avināśin

avināśin - imperishable, indestructible, eternal

From `a` (privative) + `vināśin` (perishable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśin)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Privative prefix
• vināśin – perishable, destructible
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'vi' (upasarga) + root 'naś' (to perish) + 'in' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `tat`.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Correlates with `tat`.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

संचिन्तयामि (saṁcintayāmi) - I quickly consider (I think, I ponder, I reflect)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

From `sam` (upasarga) + root `cit` (to perceive, think) in causative (`cintaya`).

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

दध्यौ (dadhyau) - he meditated (he meditated, he reflected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dhyai

Perfect Tense (Liṭ), Active Voice

Root `dhyai`, 3rd singular.

Root: dhyai (class 1)

मत्वा (matvā) - thinking this (having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root `man` + `tvā` suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating quoted thought) (thus, so, in this way (quotes previous speech))

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (Bali) (that one (masculine), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one

Note: Refers to Bali.

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (King Bali (a specific asura king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - an offering, tribute; King Bali