योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-39

किं मनो मे ममाशा का को मेऽहंकारको भवेत् ।
दिष्ट्या व्यर्थं कलत्रं मे नष्टमेतदशेषतः ॥ ३९ ॥

kiṃ mano me mamāśā kā ko me'haṃkārako bhavet ,
diṣṭyā vyarthaṃ kalatraṃ me naṣṭametadaśeṣataḥ 39

39. kim manaḥ me mama āśā kā kaḥ me ahaṅkārakaḥ bhavet
diṣṭyā vyartham kalatram me naṣṭam etat aśeṣataḥ

39. me manaḥ kim? mama āśā kā? me ahaṅkārakaḥ kaḥ bhavet? diṣṭyā me vyartham etat kalatram aśeṣataḥ naṣṭam.

39. What is my mind (manas)? What is my desire? What could my ego (ahaṅkāraka) possibly be? Fortunately, this entire useless entanglement (kalatra) of mine has been utterly destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, interrogative particle

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आशा (āśā) - desire, hope, wish, expectation

• का (kā) - what?, who?

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• अहङ्कारकः (ahaṅkārakaḥ) - ego, sense of 'I'

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, exists

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by luck, by destiny

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, in vain, pointless

• कलत्रम् (kalatram) - Metaphorically, all worldly attachments or entanglements that bind one to `saṃsāra`. (wife, woman, tool, property, possession, entanglement)

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely, entirely, without remainder

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, interrogative particle

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Interrogative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular; also used adverbially.

Note: Interrogative.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the question.

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

Dative/Genitive singular of the first person pronoun `aham`.

Note: Possessive.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

Genitive singular of the first person pronoun `aham`.

Note: Possessive.

आशा (āśā) - desire, hope, wish, expectation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - desire, hope, wish, expectation

Derived from root `aś` (to obtain, to reach) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of the question.

का (kā) - what?, who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Interrogative pronoun, feminine nominative singular of `kim`.

Note: Interrogative.

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Interrogative pronoun, masculine nominative singular of `kim`.

Note: Interrogative.

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

Dative/Genitive singular of the first person pronoun `aham`.

Note: Possessive.

अहङ्कारकः (ahaṅkārakaḥ) - ego, sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāraka

ahaṅkāraka - ego, sense of 'I', egoism

Diminutive or emphasized form of `ahaṅkāra`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the question.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

Root `bhū` (to be) in the optative mood, third person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for the question "who might my ego be?".

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by luck, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of diṣṭi

diṣṭi - fortune, luck, destiny

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'fortunately'.

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, in vain, pointless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, fruitless, vain, purposeless

Compound of `vi` (without) + `artha` (purpose, meaning).

Compound type : avyayībhāva / bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix `vi` can denote separation, negation, or intensification.
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `kalatram`.

कलत्रम् (kalatram) - Metaphorically, all worldly attachments or entanglements that bind one to `saṃsāra`. (wife, woman, tool, property, possession, entanglement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalatra

kalatra - wife, woman, tool, property, possessions, entanglement

Its primary meaning is "wife" but it's used broadly for anything that is possessed and can bind or be a source of entanglement. Sometimes considered to be of obscure etymology.

Note: Subject of the final statement.

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

Dative/Genitive singular of the first person pronoun `aham`.

Note: Possessive.

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, gone

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `naś` (to perish, to be lost) with suffix `kta` (past participle).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative singular.

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, subject.

अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely, entirely, without remainder

(indeclinable)

Derived from `a` (not) + `śeṣa` (remainder) with adverbial suffix `tas`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance, end
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `śiṣ` (to leave as a remainder).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adverb modifying `naṣṭam`.