योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-45

केवलं चिरकालेन मयात्यन्तानुगामिना ।
खण्डात्खण्डं निपतति च्छायाभूते पुरःस्थिते ॥ ४५ ॥

kevalaṃ cirakālena mayātyantānugāminā ,
khaṇḍātkhaṇḍaṃ nipatati cchāyābhūte puraḥsthite 45

45. kevalam cira-kālena mayā atyanta-anugāminā
khaṇḍāt khaṇḍam nipatati chāyā-bhūte puras-sthite

45. kevalam cira-kālena atyanta-anugāminā mayā
puras-sthite chāyā-bhūte khaṇḍāt khaṇḍam nipatati

45. Merely, over a long period, by me, who was an extremely devoted follower, it falls piece by piece, like a shadow existing in front.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• चिर-कालेन (cira-kālena) - for a long time, over a long period

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अत्यन्त-अनुगामिना (atyanta-anugāminā) - by an extremely devoted follower

• खण्डात् (khaṇḍāt) - from a piece, from a fragment

• खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - a piece, a fragment

• निपतति (nipatati) - falls down, drops

• छाया-भूते (chāyā-bhūte) - being like a shadow, having become a shadow

• पुरस्-स्थिते (puras-sthite) - standing in front, situated before

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

चिर-कालेन (cira-kālena) - for a long time, over a long period

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirakāla

cirakāla - long time, protracted period

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+kāla)

• cira – long (of time), lasting
  adjective
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

अत्यन्त-अनुगामिना (atyanta-anugāminā) - by an extremely devoted follower

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atyantānugāmin

atyantānugāmin - an extremely devoted follower

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+anugāmin)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much
  adjective (neuter)
• anugāmin – following, accompanying, a follower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix -in)
  From root 'gam' with prefix 'anu', agent noun
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

खण्डात् (khaṇḍāt) - from a piece, from a fragment

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍa

khaṇḍa - piece, part, fragment

खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - a piece, a fragment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍa

khaṇḍa - piece, part, fragment

निपतति (nipatati) - falls down, drops

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nipat

Root 'pat' with prefix 'ni', present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

छाया-भूते (chāyā-bhūte) - being like a shadow, having become a shadow

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of chāyābhūta

chāyābhūta - being like a shadow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (chāyā+bhūta)

• chāyā – shadow, shade, image
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, being, existing (past passive participle of bhū)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become), past passive participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरस्-स्थिते (puras-sthite) - standing in front, situated before

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of purasstha

purasstha - standing in front, situated before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+sthita)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, standing, situated (past passive participle of sthā)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand), past passive participle
  Root: sthā (class 1)