योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-14

ग्रामाण्यखिलराष्ट्राणि देशान्तर्गहनानि च ।
एवं भूमण्डलं भ्रान्त्वा न कुतश्चित्स कानिचित् ॥ १४ ॥

grāmāṇyakhilarāṣṭrāṇi deśāntargahanāni ca ,
evaṃ bhūmaṇḍalaṃ bhrāntvā na kutaścitsa kānicit 14

14. grāmāṇi akhila-rāṣṭrāṇi deśa-antara-gahanāni ca
evam bhūmaṇḍalam bhrāntvā na kutaścit saḥ kānicit

14. grāmāṇi akhila-rāṣṭrāṇi deśa-antara-gahanāni ca.
evam saḥ bhūmaṇḍalam bhrāntvā kutaścit kānicit na

14. He wandered through villages, all nations, and the remote, intricate parts of countries. Thus, having traversed the entire globe (bhūmaṇḍala), he could not find any (of the Brahmin's deeds) from anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रामाणि (grāmāṇi) - villages

• अखिल-राष्ट्राणि (akhila-rāṣṭrāṇi) - all kingdoms, entire nations

• देश-अन्तर-गहनानि (deśa-antara-gahanāni) - remote/intricate parts of countries, dense regions within countries

• च (ca) - and

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth's sphere, the globe, the world

• भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

• न (na) - not, no

• कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere, nowhere

• सः (saḥ) - he (Death) (he, that)

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - any (deeds/karma) (any (things), nothing (when with 'na'))

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रामाणि (grāmāṇi) - villages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of grāma

grāma - village, community, collection

अखिल-राष्ट्राणि (akhila-rāṣṭrāṇi) - all kingdoms, entire nations

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of akhilarāṣṭra

akhilarāṣṭra - entire kingdom/nation

Compound type : Karmadharaya (akhila+rāṣṭra)

• akhila – whole, entire, all
  adjective
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, nation, country
  noun (neuter)

देश-अन्तर-गहनानि (deśa-antara-gahanāni) - remote/intricate parts of countries, dense regions within countries

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of deśāntargahana

deśāntargahana - remote/intricate parts of countries

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deśa+antara+gahana)

• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
• antara – intermediate, inner, interior
  noun (neuter)
• gahana – dense, profound, intricate, impenetrable
  adjective (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth's sphere, the globe, the world

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmaṇḍala

bhūmaṇḍala - the earth's sphere, the globe, the world

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhū+maṇḍala)

• bhū – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, region
  noun (neuter)

भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from root √bhram (to wander) with ktvā suffix

Root: bhram (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere, nowhere

(indeclinable)

from 'kutra' (where) with 'cit' (indefinite particle)

सः (saḥ) - he (Death) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mṛtyu (Death).

कानिचित् (kānicit) - any (deeds/karma) (any (things), nothing (when with 'na'))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain

from 'kim' (what) + indefinite particle 'cid'

Note: Refers to 'karmāṇi' (deeds). When combined with 'na', it implies 'nothing'.

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