योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-15

अकाण्ड एवमेवं हि जगत्युपशमं गते ।
नेह श्रेयो न पश्यामि मन्ये जीवन्तु दानवाः ॥ १५ ॥

akāṇḍa evamevaṃ hi jagatyupaśamaṃ gate ,
neha śreyo na paśyāmi manye jīvantu dānavāḥ 15

15. akāṇḍe evam evam hi jagati upaśamam gate na
iha śreyaḥ na paśyāmi manye jīvantu dānavāḥ

15. hi akāṇḍe evam evam jagati upaśamam gate,
aham iha śreyaḥ na paśyāmi.
manye dānavāḥ jīvantu.

15. Indeed, now that the world has thus unexpectedly reached a state of tranquility, I see no benefit here. I believe the demons should live.

Words meanings summery:

• अकाण्डे (akāṇḍe) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, unseasonably, at the wrong time, suddenly)

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

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe)

• उपशमम् (upaśamam) - cessation, tranquility (cessation, peace, tranquility, suppression, quietude)

• गते (gate) - having reached, having attained (having gone, having attained, having reached)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इह (iha) - here, in this situation (here, in this world, in this matter)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - benefit, good (good, welfare, prosperity, benefit, ultimate good)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

• जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - let them live (let them live, may they live)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (demons, sons of Danu)

Words meanings and morphology

अकाण्डे (akāṇḍe) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, unseasonably, at the wrong time, suddenly)

(indeclinable)

From 'a' (negation) + 'kāṇḍa' (section, proper time).

Compound type : a-tatpuruṣa (a+kāṇḍa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāṇḍa – section, chapter, arrow, time, opportunity, proper measure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use derived from locative singular of an adjective.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes the manner or extent.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes the manner or extent.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, the world, the universe

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

उपशमम् (upaśamam) - cessation, tranquility (cessation, peace, tranquility, suppression, quietude)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśama

upaśama - cessation, peace, tranquility, quietude, suppression

From 'upa' + root 'śam' (to be calm, cease).

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used as the object of 'gate' (having gone to, having attained).

गते (gate) - having reached, having attained (having gone, having attained, having reached)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction ('jagati upaśamam gate' - 'when the world has attained peace').

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this situation (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from 'idam' (this).

Note: Refers to the current situation.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - benefit, good (good, welfare, prosperity, benefit, ultimate good)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, prosperity, benefit, ultimate good (comparative of 'śrī' or 'praśasya')

Comparative form of 'śrī' (beauty, prosperity) or 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, First Person Singular

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'I'.

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Tense, First Person Singular, Middle Voice

From root 'man'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The implied subject is 'I'.

जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - let them live (let them live, may they live)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of jīv

Imperative, Third Person Plural

From root 'jīv'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'dānavāḥ'.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (demons, sons of Danu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - demon, son of Danu

Patronymic from 'Danu'.

Note: Subject of 'jīvantu'.