योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-17

किं मे ध्यानदृशा कार्यं किं राज्यविभवश्रिया ।
यदायाति तदायातु नाहं किंचन मे क्वचित् ॥ १७ ॥

kiṃ me dhyānadṛśā kāryaṃ kiṃ rājyavibhavaśriyā ,
yadāyāti tadāyātu nāhaṃ kiṃcana me kvacit 17

17. kim me dhyāna-dṛśā kāryam kim rājya-vibhava-śriyā
yat āyāti tat āyātu na aham kiñcana me kvacit

17. dhyāna-dṛśā me kim kāryam? rājya-vibhava-śriyā kim (kāryam)? yat āyāti,
tat āyātu.
aham kiñcana na.
kvacit me (na asti).

17. What purpose do I have with the vision (dṛśā) of meditation (dhyāna)? What (purpose) is there with the splendor of royal opulence? Whatever comes, let it come. I am nothing; nothing is mine anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• ध्यान-दृशा (dhyāna-dṛśā) - by the vision of meditation (dhyāna) (by the vision of meditation)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, task, to be done

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

• राज्य-विभव-श्रिया (rājya-vibhava-śriyā) - by the splendor of royal opulence

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• आयाति (āyāti) - it comes, arrives

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• आयातु (āyātu) - let it come, may it come

• न (na) - not, nor, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, anything whatsoever, nothing (with negation)

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time, never (with negation)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle implying 'what use'

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Possessive or dative sense

ध्यान-दृशा (dhyāna-dṛśā) - by the vision of meditation (dhyāna) (by the vision of meditation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhyāna-dṛś

dhyāna-dṛś - vision of meditation, meditative sight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+dṛś)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, deep thought
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dhyā (to meditate)
  Root: dhyā (class 2)
• dṛś – sight, vision, eye, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, task, to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, purpose, effect

Gerundive / Noun of action

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what for?

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle implying 'what use'

राज्य-विभव-श्रिया (rājya-vibhava-śriyā) - by the splendor of royal opulence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rājya-vibhava-śrī

rājya-vibhava-śrī - splendor of kingdomly opulence

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+vibhava+śrī)

• rājya – kingdom, realm
  noun (neuter)
• vibhava – power, might, opulence, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• śrī – splendor, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 4)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Relative pronoun

आयाति (āyāti) - it comes, arrives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

present active

Third person singular present active indicative, with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'

आयातु (āyātu) - let it come, may it come

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of i

imperative active

Third person singular present imperative active, with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, nor, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, anything whatsoever, nothing (with negation)

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + cana (particle)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Possessive or dative sense

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time, never (with negation)

(indeclinable)

From kva (where) + cit (particle)

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