योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-201, verse-28

सर्वस्योपर्यपि सुखी सुखं नेहामि मे प्रभो ।
जनसाम्येन तिष्ठामि यथेच्छं मां नियोजय ॥ २८ ॥

sarvasyoparyapi sukhī sukhaṃ nehāmi me prabho ,
janasāmyena tiṣṭhāmi yathecchaṃ māṃ niyojaya 28

28. sarvasya upari api sukhī sukham na īhāmi me prabho
janasāmyena tiṣṭhāmi yatheccham mām niyojaya

28. prabho,
aham sarvasya upari api sukhī (asmi),
sukham na īhāmi,
janasāmyena tiṣṭhāmi; mām yatheccham niyojaya

28. O my Lord, I am blissful (sukhī) above all else; I do not desire (worldly) happiness. I remain in equanimity (samatva) towards all people; therefore, employ me as you wish.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (things) (of all, of everything)

• उपरि (upari) - above (above, on top of, over)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed)

• सुखी (sukhī) - blissful (happy, joyful, blissful)

• सुखम् (sukham) - (worldly) happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ईहामि (īhāmi) - I desire (I desire, I strive for, I wish)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O my Lord (O lord, O master)

• जनसाम्येन (janasāmyena) - in equanimity (samatva) towards all people (by means of equality/impartiality towards people)

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain (I stand, I remain, I exist)

• यथेच्छम् (yatheccham) - as you wish (as desired, according to wish)

• माम् (mām) - me

• नियोजय (niyojaya) - employ, direct (employ, direct, appoint, assign)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (things) (of all, of everything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

उपरि (upari) - above (above, on top of, over)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often takes genitive case.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सुखी (sukhī) - blissful (happy, joyful, blissful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, enjoying happiness, blissful

Derived from sukha (happiness) with suffix -in

Note: Implied 'I am' with 'aham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - (worldly) happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ईहामि (īhāmi) - I desire (I desire, I strive for, I wish)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root īh, 1st class verb (ātmanepada, but here active is implied or common usage)

Root: īh (class 1)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used as a possessive pronoun 'my' here, modifying 'prabho'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O my Lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

जनसाम्येन (janasāmyena) - in equanimity (samatva) towards all people (by means of equality/impartiality towards people)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of janasāmya

janasāmya - equality towards people, impartiality towards people

Compound of jana (people) and sāmya (equality/equanimity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sāmya)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• sāmya – equality, equanimity, impartiality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sama (equal)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain (I stand, I remain, I exist)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root sthā, 1st class verb, reduplicated stem tiṣṭha-

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथेच्छम् (yatheccham) - as you wish (as desired, according to wish)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of yathā (as) and icchā (wish)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+icchā)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• icchā – wish, desire, will
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नियोजय (niyojaya) - employ, direct (employ, direct, appoint, assign)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Root yuj, 7th class verb, causative form (yojaya), with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)