योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-25

केचिद्ब्रह्मादिपुरुषाः केचिद्विष्ण्वादिसर्गपाः ।
केचिच्चान्यप्रजानाथाः केचिन्निर्नाथजन्तवः ॥ २५ ॥

kecidbrahmādipuruṣāḥ kecidviṣṇvādisargapāḥ ,
keciccānyaprajānāthāḥ kecinnirnāthajantavaḥ 25

25. kecit brahmādipuruṣāḥ kecit viṣṇvādisargapāḥ
kecit ca anyaprajānāthāḥ kecit nirnāthajantavaḥ

25. kecit brahmādipuruṣāḥ kecit viṣṇvādisargapāḥ
kecit ca anyaprajānāthāḥ kecit nirnāthajantavaḥ

25. Some are cosmic persons (puruṣa) like Brahmā, some are protectors of creation like Viṣṇu. And some are lords of other beings, while others are creatures without any protector.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• ब्रह्मादिपुरुषाः (brahmādipuruṣāḥ) - cosmic persons (puruṣa) like Brahmā and others, primary beings like Brahmā

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• विष्ण्वादिसर्गपाः (viṣṇvādisargapāḥ) - protectors of creation like Viṣṇu and others

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यप्रजानाथाः (anyaprajānāthāḥ) - lords of other beings, masters of other creatures

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• निर्नाथजन्तवः (nirnāthajantavaḥ) - creatures without a lord or protector

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kucid

kucid - some, someone, certain

From kim + cid

ब्रह्मादिपुरुषाः (brahmādipuruṣāḥ) - cosmic persons (puruṣa) like Brahmā and others, primary beings like Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmādipuruṣa

brahmādipuruṣa - primary cosmic person like Brahmā

Tatpuruṣa compound: Brahmā-ādi (Brahmā and others) + puruṣa (cosmic person)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmā+ādi+puruṣa)

• brahmā – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, chief
  indeclinable
• puruṣa – cosmic person (puruṣa), male, human being
  noun (masculine)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kucid

kucid - some, someone, certain

From kim + cid

विष्ण्वादिसर्गपाः (viṣṇvādisargapāḥ) - protectors of creation like Viṣṇu and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣṇvādisargapa

viṣṇvādisargapa - protectors of creation like Viṣṇu

Tatpuruṣa compound: Viṣṇu-ādi (Viṣṇu and others) + sarga-pā (protector of creation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣṇu+ādi+sarga+pā)

• viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (the preserver god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, chief
  indeclinable
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pā – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kucid

kucid - some, someone, certain

From kim + cid

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यप्रजानाथाः (anyaprajānāthāḥ) - lords of other beings, masters of other creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anyaprajānātha

anyaprajānātha - lord of other beings/creatures

Tatpuruṣa compound: anya (other) + prajā (creatures) + nātha (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+prajā+nātha)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• prajā – creatures, progeny, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nāth (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kucid

kucid - some, someone, certain

From kim + cid

निर्नाथजन्तवः (nirnāthajantavaḥ) - creatures without a lord or protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirnāthajantu

nirnāthajantu - creature without a lord/master/protector

Bahuvrīhi compound: nis (without) + nātha (lord) + jantu (creature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+nātha+jantu)

• nis – without, free from, out
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root nāth
  Root: nāth (class 1)
• jantu – creature, living being, animal
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

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