योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-14

क्वचित्किं बहुवर्षाणि कस्यचित्किमु पेलवः ।
कस्यचित्किं महादीर्घः कस्यचित्किं क्षणः स्थितः ॥ १४ ॥

kvacitkiṃ bahuvarṣāṇi kasyacitkimu pelavaḥ ,
kasyacitkiṃ mahādīrghaḥ kasyacitkiṃ kṣaṇaḥ sthitaḥ 14

14. kvacit kim bahuvarṣāṇi kasyacit kim u pelavaḥ |
kasyacit kim mahādīrghaḥ kasyacit kim kṣaṇaḥ sthitaḥ ||

14. kvacit kim bahuvarṣāṇi kasyacit kim u pelavaḥ
kasyacit kim mahādīrghaḥ kasyacit kim kṣaṇaḥ sthitaḥ

14. For some, are many years experienced as fleeting? For another, is time perceived as brief? For yet another, is it immensely long? Or, for someone, does it exist as but a mere moment (kṣaṇa)?

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in some case

• किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

• बहुवर्षाणि (bahuvarṣāṇi) - many years

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

• किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

• उ (u) - Emphatic or adds to the interrogative nature. ((interrogative particle), indeed, moreover)

• पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - Qualifies implied 'time' or 'duration' as brief. (tender, soft, brief, slight, delicate)

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

• किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

• महादीर्घः (mahādīrghaḥ) - Qualifies implied 'time' or 'duration' as immensely long. (very long, immensely prolonged)

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

• किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

• क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, instant (kṣaṇa)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - Qualifies 'moment' as existing or enduring. (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in some case

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

बहुवर्षाणि (bahuvarṣāṇi) - many years

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahuvarṣa

bahuvarṣa - many years

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+varṣa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative, but nominative fits the 'subject of perception' context better.

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain person

Compound of kim + cit

Note: Often used with 'kim' to express 'for someone, is it...'

किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - Emphatic or adds to the interrogative nature. ((interrogative particle), indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - Qualifies implied 'time' or 'duration' as brief. (tender, soft, brief, slight, delicate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pelava

pelava - tender, soft, delicate, brief, slight

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain person

Compound of kim + cit

Note: Often used with 'kim' to express 'for someone, is it...'

किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

महादीर्घः (mahādīrghaḥ) - Qualifies implied 'time' or 'duration' as immensely long. (very long, immensely prolonged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādīrgha

mahādīrgha - very long, immensely prolonged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dīrgha)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• dīrgha – long, tall, deep
  adjective (masculine)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone, for a certain person

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain person

Compound of kim + cit

Note: Often used with 'kim' to express 'for someone, is it...'

किम् (kim) - Used here to express 'whether it is' or 'is it (perceived as)'. (what? (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, instant (kṣaṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - Qualifies 'moment' as existing or enduring. (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)