योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-10

कालः कवलनैकान्तमतिरत्ति गिरन्नपि ।
अनन्तैरपि लोकौघैर्नायं तृप्तो महाशनः ॥ १० ॥

kālaḥ kavalanaikāntamatiratti girannapi ,
anantairapi lokaughairnāyaṃ tṛpto mahāśanaḥ 10

10. kālaḥ kavalanāikāntamatiḥ atti giran api
anantaiḥ api lokaughaiḥ na ayam tṛptaḥ mahāśanaḥ

10. kālaḥ kavalanāikāntamatiḥ giran api atti.
ayam mahāśanaḥ anantaiḥ api lokaughaiḥ na tṛptaḥ.

10. Time, whose sole intention is to devour, continuously eats, even while swallowing. This great devourer is not satisfied even by countless multitudes of worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death

• कवलनाइकान्तमतिः (kavalanāikāntamatiḥ) - whose mind/intention is solely fixed on devouring

• अत्ति (atti) - eats, devours

• गिरन् (giran) - even while swallowing (with api) (swallowing, devouring)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनन्तैः (anantaiḥ) - by infinite, by endless, by countless

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• लोकौघैः (lokaughaiḥ) - by multitudes of worlds/beings

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this, he)

• तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, satiated, contented

• महाशनः (mahāśanaḥ) - great devourer (great eater, voracious)

Words meanings and morphology

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

कवलनाइकान्तमतिः (kavalanāikāntamatiḥ) - whose mind/intention is solely fixed on devouring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kavalanāikāntamati

kavalanāikāntamati - having the mind intent on swallowing, exclusively focused on eating

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kavalana+ekānta+mati)

• kavalana – swallowing, seizing, mouthful
  noun (neuter)
  From root kaval (to swallow)
  Root: kaval (class 10)
• ekānta – solitary, exclusive, absolute, devoted to one thing
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, thought, intellect, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kālaḥ.

अत्ति (atti) - eats, devours

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ad

Root verb

Root: ad (class 2)

गिरन् (giran) - even while swallowing (with api) (swallowing, devouring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of girat

girat - swallowing, devouring

Present Active Participle

From root gṛ (to swallow).

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Present participle, simultaneous action.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

अनन्तैः (anantaiḥ) - by infinite, by endless, by countless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, eternal

a (not) + anta (end).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

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

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

लोकौघैः (lokaughaiḥ) - by multitudes of worlds/beings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokaugha

lokaugha - flood/multitude of worlds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (loka+ogha)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of satisfaction (or lack thereof).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with kālaḥ.

तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, satiated, contented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, satiated, contented

Past Passive Participle

From root tṛp (to satisfy).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

महाशनः (mahāśanaḥ) - great devourer (great eater, voracious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśana

mahāśana - a great eater, voracious, gluttonous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+aśana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• aśana – eating, food, that which is eaten
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Agrees with ayam (kālaḥ).