योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-19

काश्चित्कतिपयातीता मनोरमभवान्तराः ।
विहरन्ति जगत्यस्मिन्शुभकर्मपरायणाः ॥ १९ ॥

kāścitkatipayātītā manoramabhavāntarāḥ ,
viharanti jagatyasminśubhakarmaparāyaṇāḥ 19

19. kāścit katipaya-atītāḥ manorama-bhava-antarāḥ |
viharanti jagati asmin śubha-karma-parāyaṇāḥ ||

19. kāścit katipaya-atītāḥ manorama-bhava-antarāḥ
śubha-karma-parāyaṇāḥ asmin jagati viharanti

19. Some beings, having transcended a few (previous states), now dwell in charming (bhava) existences. Devoted to auspicious (karma) actions, they enjoy themselves in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• कतिपय-अतीताः (katipaya-atītāḥ) - having transcended a few (stages), whose few (transmigrations) have passed

• मनोरम-भव-अन्तराः (manorama-bhava-antarāḥ) - having delightful intermediate existences, whose next births are pleasing

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they roam, enjoy themselves, dwell

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• शुभ-कर्म-परायणाः (śubha-karma-parāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to auspicious (karma) actions, intent on good deeds

Words meanings and morphology

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

कतिपय-अतीताः (katipaya-atītāḥ) - having transcended a few (stages), whose few (transmigrations) have passed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of katipaya-atīta

katipaya-atīta - having passed through a few; few having passed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (katipaya+atīta)

• katipaya – few, some
  adjective (masculine)
• atīta – passed, gone beyond, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

मनोरम-भव-अन्तराः (manorama-bhava-antarāḥ) - having delightful intermediate existences, whose next births are pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manorama-bhava-antara

manorama-bhava-antara - whose next existence is pleasing to the mind; having charming intermediate states of existence

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (manorama+bhava+antara)

• manorama – charming, pleasing to the mind
  adjective (masculine)
• bhava – existence, state, being
  noun (masculine)
• antara – intermediate, another, different, interval, state
  noun (neuter)

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they roam, enjoy themselves, dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, mobile, moving

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शुभ-कर्म-परायणाः (śubha-karma-parāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to auspicious (karma) actions, intent on good deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śubha-karma-parāyaṇa

śubha-karma-parāyaṇa - devoted to good actions

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śubha+karma+parāyaṇa)

• śubha – auspicious, good
  adjective (masculine)
• karma – action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• parāyaṇa – intent on, devoted to, ultimate goal
  adjective (masculine)

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