योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-15

स सर्गत्रितये कालो लीलाभर्तुर्हि योगतः ।
स क्वचित्किमहोरात्रः क्वचित्किं मासमात्रकः ॥ १५ ॥

sa sargatritaye kālo līlābharturhi yogataḥ ,
sa kvacitkimahorātraḥ kvacitkiṃ māsamātrakaḥ 15

15. sa sargatritaye kālaḥ līlābhartuḥ hi yogataḥ | sa
kvacit kim ahorātraḥ kvacit kim māsamātrakaḥ ||

15. sargatritaye līlābhartuḥ yogataḥ hi saḥ kālaḥ
kvacit kim ahorātraḥ kvacit kim māsamātrakaḥ

15. Indeed, that time (kāla), across the three creations, manifests differently due to the divine power (yoga) of the Lord of sport. Sometimes it is experienced as a day and night, and sometimes as merely a month.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that, he

• सर्गत्रितये (sargatritaye) - in the three creations, in the three types of creation

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• लीलाभर्तुः (līlābhartuḥ) - Refers to Brahman or the Supreme Being. (of the Lord of sport/play)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• योगतः (yogataḥ) - by means of the divine power (yoga). (due to connection, by means of divine power (yoga))

• स (sa) - Refers to kāla (time). (that, he)

• 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))

• अहोरात्रः (ahorātraḥ) - a day and night, a full day

• 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))

• मासमात्रकः (māsamātrakaḥ) - merely a month, only a month

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to kāla (time).

सर्गत्रितये (sargatritaye) - in the three creations, in the three types of creation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sargatritaya

sargatritaya - three creations

Compound type : dvigu (sarga+tritaya)

• sarga – creation, emission, flow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• tritaya – a group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

लीलाभर्तुः (līlābhartuḥ) - Refers to Brahman or the Supreme Being. (of the Lord of sport/play)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of līlābhartṛ

līlābhartṛ - Lord of sport/play

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (līlā+bhartṛ)

• līlā – sport, play, divine play
  noun (feminine)
• bhartṛ – lord, master, supporter, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

योगतः (yogataḥ) - by means of the divine power (yoga). (due to connection, by means of divine power (yoga))

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from yoga

स (sa) - Refers to kāla (time). (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to kāla (time).

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)

अहोरात्रः (ahorātraḥ) - a day and night, a full day

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night, a full day

Compound type : dvandva (ahan+rātra)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)
  Often derived from rātri (night).

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)

मासमात्रकः (māsamātrakaḥ) - merely a month, only a month

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsamātraka

māsamātraka - merely a month, only a month

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māsa+mātraka)

• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting of
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ka added to mātra