योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-22

क्व धनानि महीपानां ब्रह्मणः क्व जगन्ति वा ।
प्राक्तनानि प्रयातानि केयं विश्वस्तता मम ॥ २२ ॥

kva dhanāni mahīpānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ kva jaganti vā ,
prāktanāni prayātāni keyaṃ viśvastatā mama 22

22. kva dhanāni mahīpānām brahmaṇaḥ kva jaganti vā
prāktanāni prayātāni kā iyam viśvastatā mama

22. kva dhanāni mahīpānām brahmaṇaḥ kva jaganti vā
prāktanāni prayātāni kā iyam viśvastatā mama

22. Where are the riches of kings, and where are the worlds of Brahmā (brahman)? All things of the past have vanished. What is this trust (in permanence) that I hold?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where

• धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

• महीपानाम् (mahīpānām) - of kings, of rulers of the earth

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā, the creator god (brahman) (of Brahmā (the creator god), of a brahmin, of the Vedas)

• क्व (kva) - where

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

• वा (vā) - or

• प्राक्तनानि (prāktanāni) - things of the past, former things (ancient, former, past)

• प्रयातानि (prayātāni) - have vanished, passed away (gone away, departed, passed away)

• का (kā) - what (feminine)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• विश्वस्तता (viśvastatā) - trust (in permanence), confidence (in stability) (trust, confidence, faithfulness)

• मम (mama) - my, of me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property

Root: dhā (class 3)

महीपानाम् (mahīpānām) - of kings, of rulers of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīpa

mahīpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pa)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā, the creator god (brahman) (of Brahmā (the creator god), of a brahmin, of the Vedas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a brahmin, the Vedas, the Absolute (neuter)

Masculine noun form, referring to the deity.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the creator deity, Brahmā.

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle of 'gam' (to go) used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्राक्तनानि (prāktanāni) - things of the past, former things (ancient, former, past)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prāktana

prāktana - old, ancient, former, past

From 'prāk' (before) + 'tana' suffix

प्रयातानि (prayātāni) - have vanished, passed away (gone away, departed, passed away)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, passed away, dead

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

का (kā) - what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Sandhi 'keyam' becomes 'kā iyam'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

विश्वस्तता (viśvastatā) - trust (in permanence), confidence (in stability) (trust, confidence, faithfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśvastatā

viśvastatā - trustworthiness, confidence, trust, faithfulness

From 'viśvasta' (trusted) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)

मम (mama) - my, of me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself