योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-24

किंवीर्या राक्षसास्ते तु कस्य पुत्राः कथं च ते ।
कियत्प्रमाणाः के चैव इति वर्णय मे स्फुटम् ॥ २४ ॥

kiṃvīryā rākṣasāste tu kasya putrāḥ kathaṃ ca te ,
kiyatpramāṇāḥ ke caiva iti varṇaya me sphuṭam 24

24. kiṃvīryāḥ rākṣasāḥ te tu kasya putrāḥ kathaṃ ca
te kiyatpramāṇāḥ ke ca eva iti varṇaya me sphuṭam

24. What is the prowess of those rākṣasas? Whose sons are they, and what are their characteristics? What is their size, and who exactly are they? Please describe all this clearly to me.

Words meanings summery:

• किंवीर्याः (kiṁvīryāḥ) - of what valor, of what prowess

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

• ते (te) - those, they

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• कथं (kathaṁ) - what are their characteristics? (how, in what manner)

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - those, they

• कियत्प्रमाणाः (kiyatpramāṇāḥ) - of what measure, of what size

• के (ke) - who, what

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the question 'who exactly are they?' (indeed, just, only)

• इति (iti) - thus, all this (thus, so, indicating direct speech or enumeration)

• वर्णय (varṇaya) - describe, explain

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly

Words meanings and morphology

किंवीर्याः (kiṁvīryāḥ) - of what valor, of what prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃvīrya

kiṁvīrya - of what strength or valor

compound formed with kim (what) and vīrya (valor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+vīrya)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• vīrya – valor, prowess, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil spirit, a rākṣasa

derived from rakṣas + a (patronymic or belonging to)

Root: rakṣ

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

कथं (kathaṁ) - what are their characteristics? (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

from kim + thaṃl suffix

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कियत्प्रमाणाः (kiyatpramāṇāḥ) - of what measure, of what size

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiyatpramāṇa

kiyatpramāṇa - of what measure or extent, of what size

compound formed with kiyat (how much) and pramāṇa (measure)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kiyat+pramāṇa)

• kiyat – how much, how many, of what size
  adjective
  root kim + pratyaya lyuṭ
  Root: kim
• pramāṇa – measure, extent, size, proof
  noun (neuter)
  pra + mā (to measure)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

के (ke) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the question 'who exactly are they?' (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, all this (thus, so, indicating direct speech or enumeration)

(indeclinable)

वर्णय (varṇaya) - describe, explain

(verb)

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

causative of vṛ (to cover/choose)

causative stem from root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of asmad

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle of sphuṭ (to burst)

from root sphuṭ (to burst open)

Root: sphuṭ (class 1)