योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-42

अन्धकूपे निपतिता इवासन्सकलाः प्रजाः ।
कल्पान्त इव संशेमुर्व्यवहारा दिशं प्रतिं ॥ ४२ ॥

andhakūpe nipatitā ivāsansakalāḥ prajāḥ ,
kalpānta iva saṃśemurvyavahārā diśaṃ pratiṃ 42

42. andhakūpe nipatitāḥ iva āsan sakalāḥ prajāḥ
kalpānte iva saṃśemuḥ vyavahārāḥ diśam prati

42. sakalāḥ prajāḥ andhakūpe nipatitāḥ iva āsan
vyavahārāḥ diśam prati kalpānte iva saṃśemuḥ

42. All people (prajā) found themselves as if fallen into a dark well. All activities (vyavahāra) ceased, as if at the dissolution of a cosmic age (kalpānta), and the sense of direction was lost.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्धकूपे (andhakūpe) - in a dark well, in a blind well

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, having fallen

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, entire

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, subjects, creatures, beings

• कल्पान्ते (kalpānte) - at the end of a cosmic age (kalpa)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• संशेमुः (saṁśemuḥ) - they ceased, they came to a halt

• व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - activities, dealings, transactions, conduct

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• प्रति (prati) - with respect to, towards (towards, against, concerning, in every direction)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्धकूपे (andhakūpe) - in a dark well, in a blind well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of andhakūpa

andhakūpa - a dark well, a blind well

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (andha+kūpa)

• andha – blind, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen, having fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen down, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat- with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sakala

sakala - all, whole, complete, entire

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, subjects, creatures, beings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

कल्पान्ते (kalpānte) - at the end of a cosmic age (kalpa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpānta

kalpānta - end of a kalpa (cosmic age)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – a cosmic age, an aeon; rule, manner
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

संशेमुः (saṁśemuḥ) - they ceased, they came to a halt

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śam

Prefix: sam

Root: śam (class 1)

व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - activities, dealings, transactions, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - activity, transaction, conduct, usage, business

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

प्रति (prati) - with respect to, towards (towards, against, concerning, in every direction)

(indeclinable)