योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-71

सुदीर्घजीविताः काश्चित्काश्चिदत्यल्पजीविताः ।
अतुच्छकलनाः काश्चित्काश्चित्तुच्छशरीरकाः ॥ ७१ ॥

sudīrghajīvitāḥ kāścitkāścidatyalpajīvitāḥ ,
atucchakalanāḥ kāścitkāścittucchaśarīrakāḥ 71

71. sudīrghajīvitāḥ kāścit kāścit atyalpajīvitāḥ |
atucchakalanāḥ kāścit kāścit tucchśarīrakāḥ ||

71. kāścit sudīrghajīvitāḥ,
kāścit atyalpajīvitāḥ kāścit atucchakalanāḥ,
kāścit tucchśarīrakāḥ

71. Some [of these waves] have very long lives, while others have extremely short lives. Some have substantial forms or conceptions, while others have tiny or insignificant bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• सुदीर्घजीविताः (sudīrghajīvitāḥ) - having very long lives

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• अत्यल्पजीविताः (atyalpajīvitāḥ) - having very short lives

• अतुच्छकलनाः (atucchakalanāḥ) - having not insignificant forms/conceptions, having substantial forms

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• तुच्छ्शरीरकाः (tucchśarīrakāḥ) - having insignificant/tiny bodies

Words meanings and morphology

सुदीर्घजीविताः (sudīrghajīvitāḥ) - having very long lives

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sudīrghajīvita

sudīrghajīvita - having a very long life

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dīrgha+jīvita)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• dīrgha – long
  adjective (masculine)
• jīvita – life, living, lived
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implicit laharyaḥ.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (one)

Compound of indefinite pronoun ka- and particle cit

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (one)

Compound of indefinite pronoun ka- and particle cit

अत्यल्पजीविताः (atyalpajīvitāḥ) - having very short lives

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of atyalpajīvita

atyalpajīvita - having a very short life

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+alpa+jīvita)

• ati – very, excessively
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• alpa – small, little, short
  adjective (masculine)
• jīvita – life, living, lived
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implicit laharyaḥ.

अतुच्छकलनाः (atucchakalanāḥ) - having not insignificant forms/conceptions, having substantial forms

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of atucchakalanā

atucchakalanā - having not insignificant forms/conceptions

Bahuvrihi compound with Nañ-tatpurusha 'atuccha'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+tuccha+kalanā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tuccha – insignificant, trifling, empty, small
  adjective (masculine)
• kalanā – conception, form, calculation, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root kal (to calculate, perceive)
  Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Agrees with implicit laharyaḥ.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (one)

Compound of indefinite pronoun ka- and particle cit

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (one)

Compound of indefinite pronoun ka- and particle cit

तुच्छ्शरीरकाः (tucchśarīrakāḥ) - having insignificant/tiny bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tucchśarīraka

tucchśarīraka - having an insignificant/tiny body

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tuccha+śarīraka)

• tuccha – insignificant, trifling, empty, small
  adjective (masculine)
• śarīraka – body (diminutive/small)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śarīra with diminutive suffix -ka

Note: Agrees with implicit laharyaḥ.