योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-20

कस्यांचित्स्वयमात्मदुःस्थितिवशात्पुंसो दशायां शनै रङ्गुल्यग्रनिपीडितैकचुलुकादावापबिन्दुर्बहुः ।
कस्यांचिज्जलराशिपर्वतपुरद्वीपान्तरालीकृता भर्तव्योचितसंविभागकरणे पृथ्वी न पृथ्वी भवेत् ॥ २० ॥

kasyāṃcitsvayamātmaduḥsthitivaśātpuṃso daśāyāṃ śanai raṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculukādāvāpabindurbahuḥ ,
kasyāṃcijjalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛtā bhartavyocitasaṃvibhāgakaraṇe pṛthvī na pṛthvī bhavet 20

20. kasyāṃcit svayam ātmaduḥsthitivaśāt puṃsaḥ daśāyām
śanaiḥ aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculukāt āp binduḥ bahuḥ
kasyāṃcit jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛtā
bhartavyocitasaṃvibhāgakaraṇe pṛthvī na pṛthvī bhavet

20. kasyāṃcit puṃsaḥ ātmaduḥsthitivaśāt daśāyām,
aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculukāt āp binduḥ svayam śanaiḥ bahuḥ (bhavati).
kasyāṃcit (daśāyām),
jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛtā pṛthvī,
bhartavyocitasaṃvibhāgakaraṇe pṛthvī na bhavet.

20. In some situations, due to a person's own distressed condition, a single drop of water pressed from the fingertips may seem like a great abundance. However, in other situations, even the entire Earth, containing vast oceans, mountains, cities, and islands, would not be sufficient for providing suitable sustenance and making proper divisions for those to be maintained.

Words meanings summery:

• कस्यांचित् (kasyāṁcit) - in certain circumstances/situations (in some, in a certain)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by its own accord (the drop of water seems abundant) (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, by its own accord)

• आत्मदुःस्थितिवशात् (ātmaduḥsthitivaśāt) - due to a person's own distressed condition (due to one's own distressed condition)

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

• दशायाम् (daśāyām) - in the state/situation (in a state, condition, situation)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - (seems) gradually / slowly (slowly, gradually)

• अङ्गुल्यग्रनिपीडितैकचुलुकात् (aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculukāt) - from a single hollow of the hand pressed by the fingertips

• आप् (āp) - water (implied, as a drop of water) (water)

• बिन्दुः (binduḥ) - (water) drop (drop, point)

• बहुः (bahuḥ) - abundant (meaning 'seems like a great deal') (much, many, abundant)

• कस्यांचित् (kasyāṁcit) - in other circumstances/situations (in some, in a certain)

• जलराशिपर्वतपुरद्वीपान्तरालीकृता (jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛtā) - having vast oceans, mountains, cities, and islands interspersed (within it) (having oceans, mountains, cities, and islands interspersed)

• भर्तव्योचितसंविभागकरणे (bhartavyocitasaṁvibhāgakaraṇe) - in providing suitable sustenance and making proper divisions for those to be maintained (in making appropriate divisions for sustenance/those to be maintained)

• पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - the Earth (the Earth, vast, extensive)

• न (na) - not

• पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - sufficient / vast enough (vast, extensive, sufficient)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be / might be (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्यांचित् (kasyāṁcit) - in certain circumstances/situations (in some, in a certain)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: With 'cit' suffix for indefiniteness.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by its own accord (the drop of water seems abundant) (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, by its own accord)

(indeclinable)

आत्मदुःस्थितिवशात् (ātmaduḥsthitivaśāt) - due to a person's own distressed condition (due to one's own distressed condition)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātmaduḥsthitivaśa

ātmaduḥsthitivaśa - self-distressed state's power, dependence on one's own misery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+duḥsthiti+vaśa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• duḥsthiti – bad state, difficult situation, distress
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – control, power, subjection, due to
  noun (masculine)

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound ending in vaśa, used in ablative to denote cause.

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male

दशायाम् (daśāyām) - in the state/situation (in a state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of daśā

daśā - state, condition, situation, period of life

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - (seems) gradually / slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

अङ्गुल्यग्रनिपीडितैकचुलुकात् (aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculukāt) - from a single hollow of the hand pressed by the fingertips

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculuka

aṅgulyagranipīḍitaikaculuka - single palmful pressed by fingertips

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅguli+agra+nipīḍita+eka+culuka)

• aṅguli – finger
  noun (feminine)
• agra – tip, top, front
  noun (neuter)
• nipīḍita – pressed, squeezed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pīḍ with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pīḍ (class 1)
• eka – one, single
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• culuka – hollow of the hand (for drinking), mouthful
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound ending in culuka, used in ablative to denote source.

आप् (āp) - water (implied, as a drop of water) (water)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ap

ap - water

Note: The word `āp` itself is the nominative singular form of `ap` (water), though typically used in plural `āpaḥ`.

बिन्दुः (binduḥ) - (water) drop (drop, point)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bindu

bindu - drop, point, dot

बहुः (bahuḥ) - abundant (meaning 'seems like a great deal') (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous

Note: Adjective agreeing with `binduḥ`.

कस्यांचित् (kasyāṁcit) - in other circumstances/situations (in some, in a certain)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: With 'cit' suffix for indefiniteness.

जलराशिपर्वतपुरद्वीपान्तरालीकृता (jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛtā) - having vast oceans, mountains, cities, and islands interspersed (within it) (having oceans, mountains, cities, and islands interspersed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛta

jalarāśiparvatapuradvīpāntarālīkṛta - made to have oceans, mountains, cities, islands as intervals

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from jalarāśi, parvata, pura, dvīpa + antarālīkṛta (from antarālikṛ)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (jalarāśi+parvata+pura+dvīpa+antarālīkṛta)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, mass, collection, ocean
  noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• antarālīkṛta – made to have intervals, interspersed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From denominative verb antarālī-√kṛ, meaning to make something an interval.
  Prefixes: antar+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `pṛthvī`.

भर्तव्योचितसंविभागकरणे (bhartavyocitasaṁvibhāgakaraṇe) - in providing suitable sustenance and making proper divisions for those to be maintained (in making appropriate divisions for sustenance/those to be maintained)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhartavyocitasaṃvibhāgakaraṇa

bhartavyocitasaṁvibhāgakaraṇa - act of making suitable distributions for sustenance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartavya+ucita+saṃvibhāga+karaṇa)

• bhartavya – to be supported, to be maintained, sustenance
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ucita – proper, suitable, appropriate
  adjective
• saṃvibhāga – division, distribution, share
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj with prefix sam + vi
  Prefixes: sam+vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• karaṇa – act of making, doing, cause, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - the Earth (the Earth, vast, extensive)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - the Earth, land, extensive, vast (as an adjective)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - sufficient / vast enough (vast, extensive, sufficient)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - the Earth, land, extensive, vast

Feminine form of pṛthu (vast, extensive)

Note: The repetition `pṛthvī na pṛthvī bhavet` implies 'the Earth itself would not be extensive enough / sufficient'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be / might be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)