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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-27

कालोऽयं भूतमशकघुंघुमानां प्रपातिनाम् ।
ब्रह्माण्डोदुम्बरौघानां बृहत्पादपतां गतः ॥ २७ ॥
kālo'yaṃ bhūtamaśakaghuṃghumānāṃ prapātinām ,
brahmāṇḍodumbaraughānāṃ bṛhatpādapatāṃ gataḥ 27
27. kālaḥ ayam bhūtamaśakaghuṃghumānām prapātinām
brahmāṇḍodumbaraoghānām bṛhatpādapatām gataḥ
27. ayam kālaḥ bhūtamaśakaghuṃghumānām prapātinām
brahmāṇḍodumbaraoghānām bṛhatpādapatām gataḥ
27. This (momentous) Time (kāla) has become the ultimate destination for the continually perishing, buzzing swarms of creatures (bhūta) (like mosquitoes), and for the vast, falling leaves of the countless universes (brahmāṇḍa) which resemble fig trees (udumbara).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कालः (kālaḥ) - Time, appointed time, destiny, death
  • अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he
  • भूतमशकघुंघुमानाम् (bhūtamaśakaghuṁghumānām) - of the buzzing mosquitoes of beings/creatures
  • प्रपातिनाम् (prapātinām) - of those falling, of the perishing, of those who perish
  • ब्रह्माण्डोदुम्बरओघानाम् (brahmāṇḍodumbaraoghānām) - of the multitudes of fig trees that are universes
  • बृहत्पादपताम् (bṛhatpādapatām) - of those whose great leaves fall
  • गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, become, attained, fallen to (as a fate)

Words meanings and morphology

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time, appointed time, destiny, death
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, black, dark, destiny, death
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
भूतमशकघुंघुमानाम् (bhūtamaśakaghuṁghumānām) - of the buzzing mosquitoes of beings/creatures
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūtamaśakaghuṃghumāna
bhūtamaśakaghuṁghumāna - buzzing mosquitoes among living beings
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+maśaka+ghuṃghumāna)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root bhū.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • maśaka – mosquito, gnat
    noun (masculine)
  • ghuṃghumāna – buzzing, humming
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Middle Participle
    Derived from the onomatopoeic root ghuṃghum.
    Root: ghuṃghum
प्रपातिनाम् (prapātinām) - of those falling, of the perishing, of those who perish
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prapātin
prapātin - falling, perishable, perishing
Agent Noun / Adjective
Derived from root pat with prefix pra, denoting an agent or one who habitually performs the action.
Prefix: pra
Root: pat (class 1)
ब्रह्माण्डोदुम्बरओघानाम् (brahmāṇḍodumbaraoghānām) - of the multitudes of fig trees that are universes
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmāṇḍodumbaraogha
brahmāṇḍodumbaraogha - multitudes of universe-like fig trees
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+udumbara+ogha)
  • brahmāṇḍa – universe, cosmic egg
    noun (neuter)
  • udumbara – fig tree (Ficus racemosa)
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass, heap
    noun (masculine)
बृहत्पादपताम् (bṛhatpādapatām) - of those whose great leaves fall
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bṛhatpādapata
bṛhatpādapata - having a great fall of leaves/feet
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+pāda+pata)
  • bṛhat – great, large, vast, mighty
    adjective
  • pāda – foot, ray, leaf (of a tree), chapter
    noun (masculine)
  • pata – falling, fall, flight
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pat (class 1)
गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, become, attained, fallen to (as a fate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, moved, obtained, known, reached, become
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam.
Root: gam (class 1)