योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-16

न देवा नर्षयः केचिन्नासुरा न च राक्षसाः ।
न नागा यक्षगन्धर्वाः समेताः सदृशा मुनेः ॥ १६ ॥

na devā narṣayaḥ kecinnāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ ,
na nāgā yakṣagandharvāḥ sametāḥ sadṛśā muneḥ 16

16. na devāḥ na ṛṣayaḥ kecit na asurāḥ na ca rākṣasāḥ
na nāgāḥ yakṣa-gandharvāḥ sametāḥ sadṛśāḥ muneḥ

16. Neither the gods (devas), nor certain sages (ṛṣis), nor the asuras, nor the rākṣasas; neither the nāgas, yakṣas, nor the gandharvas, even when assembled, are equal to this sage.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• केचित् (kecit) - certain (some, certain ones)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, evil beings

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpent-deities, snakes

• यक्ष-गन्धर्वाः (yakṣa-gandharvāḥ) - yakṣas and gandharvas

• समेताः (sametāḥ) - even when assembled (assembled, gathered, united)

• सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - equal (equal, similar)

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of this sage (Viśvāmitra) (of the sage, of the ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - certain (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, any, certain

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god

Root: as (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, evil beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, monster

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpent-deities, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent-deity, elephant

यक्ष-गन्धर्वाः (yakṣa-gandharvāḥ) - yakṣas and gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa-gandharva

yakṣa-gandharva - yakṣas and gandharvas (classes of demigods)

Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+gandharva)

• yakṣa – a class of demigods
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• gandharva – a class of celestial musicians
  noun (masculine)

समेताः (sametāḥ) - even when assembled (assembled, gathered, united)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, met, joined

Past Passive Participle

formed from sam + i (to go) + kta (PPP suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: agrees with the preceding list of beings

सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - equal (equal, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - equal, similar, like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛś)

• sa – with, same
  indeclinable
• dṛś – sight, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: agrees with the subject (devāḥ, etc.)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of this sage (Viśvāmitra) (of the sage, of the ascetic)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)

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