योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-9

कियन्मात्रमिदं भोगजालं किमयमेव वा ।
कोऽहं कस्त्वं किमेते वा लोका इति वदाशु मे ॥ ९ ॥

kiyanmātramidaṃ bhogajālaṃ kimayameva vā ,
ko'haṃ kastvaṃ kimete vā lokā iti vadāśu me 9

9. kiyanmātram idam bhogajālam kim ayam eva vā kaḥ
aham kaḥ tvam kim ete vā lokāḥ iti vada āśu me

9. me āśu vada iti idam bhogajālam kiyanmātram kim
ayam eva vā aham kaḥ tvam kaḥ ete lokāḥ vā kim

9. What is the extent of this entanglement of pleasures (bhogajāla), or what is this (body) itself? Who am I? Who are you? And what are these worlds (loka)? Tell me quickly!

Words meanings summery:

• कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - of what measure, how much, how little, how small

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• भोगजालम् (bhogajālam) - net of enjoyments, entanglement of pleasures

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to the body or individual self. (this, this one)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• वा (vā) - or, either...or, as if

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, which?, what?

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, which?, what?

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

• एते (ete) - these

• वा (vā) - or, either...or, as if

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, people, realms

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - of what measure, how much, how little, how small

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiyanmātra

kiyanmātra - of what measure, how much, how little, of what kind, how small

From pronominal stem `kiyad` (how much) and noun `mātra` (measure, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiyad+mātra)

• kiyad – how much, how many
  pronoun (neuter)
  Pronominal stem.
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, only, mere
  noun (neuter)
  From root `mā` (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Neuter nominative singular.

Note: Refers to `bhogajālam`.

भोगजालम् (bhogajālam) - net of enjoyments, entanglement of pleasures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhogajāla

bhogajāla - net of enjoyments, entanglement of pleasures, snare of worldly pleasures

Neuter nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+jāla)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhuj` (to enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• jāla – net, snare, entanglement, illusion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to the body or individual self. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वा (vā) - or, either...or, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कः (kaḥ) - who?, which?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, which?, what?

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Interrogative pronoun for `aham`.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'am'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?, which?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, which?, what?

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Interrogative pronoun for `tvam`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'are'.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether?, an interrogative particle

Neuter nominative singular form of `ka`.

Note: Interrogative pronoun for `ete lokāḥ`.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Masculine nominative plural.

Note: Refers to `lokāḥ`.

वा (vā) - or, either...or, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, people, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community, space

Masculine nominative plural.

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'are'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the preceding questions as a quote.

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular.

`vad` (root, class 1 `bhvādi`) + `a` (stem) + `hi` (imperative ending, lost by `hi` deletion).

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Command verb.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of an adjective `āśu`.

Note: Adverb modifying `vada`.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/genitive singular enclitic form.

Note: Indirect object of `vada`.