योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-35

न कस्यचित्सुखं किंचिद्दुःखं च नच कस्यचित् ।
सर्वमात्ममयं शान्तमनन्तं पश्य राघव ॥ ३५ ॥

na kasyacitsukhaṃ kiṃcidduḥkhaṃ ca naca kasyacit ,
sarvamātmamayaṃ śāntamanantaṃ paśya rāghava 35

35. na kasyacit sukham kiñcit duḥkham ca na ca kasyacit
sarvam ātmamayam śāntam anantam paśya rāghava

35. rāghava kasyacit kiñcit sukham na ca kasyacit
duḥkham na sarvam ātmamayam śāntam anantam paśya

35. O Rāghava, perceive that no one truly experiences any happiness or sorrow. Everything is intrinsically of the self (ātman), tranquil, and infinite.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone, of anyone

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any, something, a little

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone, of anyone

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• आत्ममयम् (ātmamayam) - pervaded by the self, consisting of the self

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

• पश्य (paśya) - see, perceive, behold

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone, of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, something, anything

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any, something, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - any, something, a little

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone, of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, something, anything

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आत्ममयम् (ātmamayam) - pervaded by the self, consisting of the self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmanmaya

ātmanmaya - consisting of the self, pervaded by the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+maya)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix/adjective (neuter)
  suffix forming adjectives from nouns

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

Past Passive Participle

from root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

पश्य (paśya) - see, perceive, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

root dṛś forms present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rama or Lakshmana

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