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.

71. חלקן בעלות אורך חיים ממושך ביותר, וחלקן בעלות חיים קצרים מדויים; חלקן בעלות השפעה כבירה, וחלקן בעלות גוף זעיר וחסר חשיבות.

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.

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