योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-10

काश्चिचत्तृणवदुह्यन्ते दूरे ब्रह्ममहोदधेः ।
अप्राप्तभूमिका एता यथोरगनगादयः ॥ १० ॥

kāścicattṛṇavaduhyante dūre brahmamahodadheḥ ,
aprāptabhūmikā etā yathoraganagādayaḥ 10

10. kāścit tṛṇavat uhyante dūre brahma-mahodadheḥ
| aprāptabhūmikāḥ etāḥ yathā uraganagādayaḥ

10. kāścit tṛṇavat brahma-mahodadheḥ dūre uhyante.
etāḥ aprāptabhūmikāḥ yathā uraganagādayaḥ.

10. Some beings are swept away like blades of grass, far from the great ocean of (brahman). These have not reached any spiritual stage, just like snakes and mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some beings (feminine plural, referring to jīvas/souls) (some, certain ones)

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a blade of grass (like grass, as grass)

• उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - they are swept away (they are carried, they are swept away)

• दूरे (dūre) - far (far, at a distance)

• ब्रह्म-महोदधेः (brahma-mahodadheḥ) - far from the great ocean of (brahman) (from the great ocean of Brahman)

• अप्राप्तभूमिकाः (aprāptabhūmikāḥ) - (those who have) not reached any spiritual stage ((those who have) not attained stages)

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (beings) (these)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, like, as)

• उरगनगादयः (uraganagādayaḥ) - snakes, mountains, and so on (snakes, mountains, etc.)

Words meanings and morphology

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some beings (feminine plural, referring to jīvas/souls) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāścit

kāścit - some, a certain (one/thing)

Feminine form of the indefinite pronoun 'kaścid'.

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a blade of grass (like grass, as grass)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tṛṇa' (grass) with suffix '-vat' (like, possessed of).

Note: Functions as an adverbial modifier.

उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - they are swept away (they are carried, they are swept away)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of uhya

Present Passive

Passive form of root 'vah' (to carry, bear).

Root: vah (class 1)

दूरे (dūre) - far (far, at a distance)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular of 'dūra', used adverbially.

ब्रह्म-महोदधेः (brahma-mahodadheḥ) - far from the great ocean of (brahman) (from the great ocean of Brahman)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahmamahodadhi

brahmamahodadhi - great ocean of Brahman

Compound of 'brahman' and 'mahodadhi'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+mahodadhi)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• mahodadhi – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'udadhi' (ocean).

Note: Could also be genitive.

अप्राप्तभूमिकाः (aprāptabhūmikāḥ) - (those who have) not reached any spiritual stage ((those who have) not attained stages)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aprāptabhūmikā

aprāptabhūmikā - not having attained stages

Compound of 'a-' (negation), 'prāpta' (attained), and 'bhūmikā' (stage).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+prāpta+bhūmikā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• prāpta – attained, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• bhūmikā – stage, role, ground
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the feminine plural 'etāḥ'.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (beings) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, like, as)

(indeclinable)

उरगनगादयः (uraganagādayaḥ) - snakes, mountains, and so on (snakes, mountains, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraganagādi

uraganagādi - snakes, mountains, etc.

Compound of 'uraga' (snake), 'naga' (mountain), and 'ādi' (etc.).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (uraga+naga+ādi)

• uraga – snake, serpent (literally 'chest-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'uras' (chest) + 'ga' (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• naga – mountain, tree (literally 'not-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'na' (not) + 'ga' (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)