योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-26

कस्मान्न किंचिच्च पृथगूर्म्यादीव महाम्भसः ।
कस्येच्छया पृथक्चास्ति वीचितेव महाम्भसः ॥ २६ ॥

kasmānna kiṃcicca pṛthagūrmyādīva mahāmbhasaḥ ,
kasyecchayā pṛthakcāsti vīciteva mahāmbhasaḥ 26

26. kasmāt na kiṃcit ca pṛthak ūrmyā-ādi iva mahā-ambhsaḥ
kasya icchayā pṛthak ca asti vīcitā iva mahā-ambhsaḥ

26. kasmāt kiṃcit ca pṛthak na (asti)? ūrmyādi iva mahāmbhasaḥ.
kasya icchayā ca mahāmbhasaḥ vīcitā iva pṛthak asti?

26. Why is it that nothing at all is separate (from the Ultimate Reality), just as waves and other forms are not separate from the great ocean? And by whose will does anything appear distinct, just as a ripple (appears distinct) from the great ocean?

Words meanings summery:

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause (from what, why, whence)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate (separate, distinct, apart)

• ऊर्म्या-आदि (ūrmyā-ādi) - waves and other forms (of water) (waves etc.)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• महा-अम्भ्सः (mahā-ambhsaḥ) - from the great ocean (from the great water, from the ocean)

• कस्य (kasya) - by whose (whose, of what)

• इच्छया (icchayā) - by the will (by will, by desire, by wish)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - distinct (separate, distinct, apart)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists, happens)

• वीचिता (vīcitā) - a ripple (a ripple, a wave)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• महा-अम्भ्सः (mahā-ambhsaḥ) - from the great ocean (from the great water, from the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause (from what, why, whence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the implied verb 'asti' (is).

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little

From kim + cid

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `kiṃcit` with `pṛthak` (or emphasizes).

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate (separate, distinct, apart)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

ऊर्म्या-आदि (ūrmyā-ādi) - waves and other forms (of water) (waves etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrmyādi

ūrmyādi - waves etc., ripple etc.

Compound type : dvandva (ūrmi+ādi)

• ūrmi – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: Treated as a single unit in the compound. External sandhi with `iva`.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

महा-अम्भ्सः (mahā-ambhsaḥ) - from the great ocean (from the great water, from the ocean)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahāmbhas

mahāmbhas - great water, ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)

कस्य (kasya) - by whose (whose, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In context with `icchayā` (instrumental), it indicates agency, hence 'by whose'.

इच्छया (icchayā) - by the will (by will, by desire, by wish)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - will, desire, wish

From root iṣ- 'to wish, desire'

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - distinct (separate, distinct, apart)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two questions.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root as- (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

वीचिता (vīcitā) - a ripple (a ripple, a wave)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīcitā

vīcitā - a ripple, a wave

Note: External sandhi with `iva`.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

महा-अम्भ्सः (mahā-ambhsaḥ) - from the great ocean (from the great water, from the ocean)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahāmbhas

mahāmbhas - great water, ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)