योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-18

क एतेषां हताशानां दुःखस्यान्तो हतायुषाम् ।
स्यादिति क्षणमेकाग्रं चिन्तयामास भूतये ॥ १८ ॥

ka eteṣāṃ hatāśānāṃ duḥkhasyānto hatāyuṣām ,
syāditi kṣaṇamekāgraṃ cintayāmāsa bhūtaye 18

18. ka eteṣām hatāśānām duḥkhasya antaḥ hatāyuṣām
syāt iti kṣaṇam ekāgram cintayāmāsa bhūtaye

18. kaḥ eteṣām hatāśānām hatāyuṣām duḥkhasya antaḥ
syāt iti bhūtaye ekāgram kṣaṇam cintayāmāsa

18. "What could be the end of suffering (duḥkha) for these hopeless beings, whose lives are destroyed?" Thinking this, he pondered for a moment with a concentrated mind for the welfare of all creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• क (ka) - who, what

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• हताशानाम् (hatāśānām) - of the hopeless ones, of those whose hopes are destroyed

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering, of sorrow

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

• हतायुषाम् (hatāyuṣām) - of those whose lives are destroyed, of the short-lived

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech/thought

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, an instant

• एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - concentrated, with one-pointed attention

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, considered, meditated

• भूतये (bhūtaye) - for the welfare, for the well-being, for creation

Words meanings and morphology

क (ka) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

हताशानाम् (hatāśānām) - of the hopeless ones, of those whose hopes are destroyed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hatāśa

hatāśa - hopeless, despondent, disappointed (literally, 'destroyed hope')

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hata+āśā)

• hata – destroyed, killed, abandoned
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root han- 'to strike, kill'.
  Root: han (class 2)
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering, of sorrow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, distress

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, conclusion, limit, vicinity

हतायुषाम् (hatāyuṣām) - of those whose lives are destroyed, of the short-lived

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hatāyus

hatāyus - whose life is destroyed or ended, short-lived

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hata+āyus)

• hata – destroyed, killed, abandoned
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root han- 'to strike, kill'.
  Root: han (class 2)
• āyus – life, lifespan, vitality
  noun (neuter)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech/thought

(indeclinable)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a leisure time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - concentrated, with one-pointed attention

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - concentrated, one-pointed, attentive

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• agra – front, tip, chief, foremost
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the action of thinking (cintayāmāsa) adverbially.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, considered, meditated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (Lit) of cint

Denominative verb from 'cintā' (thought).

Root: cint (class 10)

भूतये (bhūtaye) - for the welfare, for the well-being, for creation

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - well-being, prosperity, welfare, creation, existence