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.

16. אף אחד מהדֵּוָוה (האלים), מן הָרִישִׁי (החכמים), מן הָאָסוּרָה (השדים), מן הָרָאקְשָׁאסָה (מפלצות), מן הַנָּאגָה (נחשי הענק), מן הַיָּאקְשָׁה או מן הַגַּנְדְהַרְוָוה אינם שווים יחד למומחיותו של הַמוּנִי (הפרוש השתקן).

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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