योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-9

काश्चिदत्यन्तमोहस्था यथा तरुतृणादयः ।
काश्चिदज्ञानसंमूढाः कृमिकीटत्वमागताः ॥ ९ ॥

kāścidatyantamohasthā yathā tarutṛṇādayaḥ ,
kāścidajñānasaṃmūḍhāḥ kṛmikīṭatvamāgatāḥ 9

9. kāścit atyantamohasthāḥ yathā tarutṛṇādayaḥ
| kāścit ajñānasaṃmūḍhāḥ kṛmikīṭatvam āgatāḥ

9. kāścit tarutṛṇādayaḥ yathā atyantamohasthāḥ.
kāścit ajñānasaṃmūḍhāḥ kṛmikīṭatvam āgatāḥ.

9. Some beings are in a state of extreme delusion, like trees and grasses. Others, utterly bewildered by ignorance, have been born as worms and insects.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अत्यन्तमोहस्थाः (atyantamohasthāḥ) - (beings) situated in extreme delusion (situated in extreme delusion, in extreme ignorance)

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

• तरुतृणादयः (tarutṛṇādayaḥ) - trees and grasses, etc. (trees, grasses, and so on)

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

• अज्ञानसंमूढाः (ajñānasaṁmūḍhāḥ) - (beings) utterly bewildered by ignorance (completely bewildered by ignorance)

• कृमिकीटत्वम् (kṛmikīṭatvam) - the state of being worms and insects (the state of worms and insects)

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have attained, been born as (have come, arrived, attained)

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'.

अत्यन्तमोहस्थाः (atyantamohasthāḥ) - (beings) situated in extreme delusion (situated in extreme delusion, in extreme ignorance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of atyantamohastha

atyantamohastha - situated in extreme delusion

Compound of 'atyanta' (extreme), 'moha' (delusion), and 'stha' (standing/situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+moha+stha)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive
  adjective
  From 'ati' (over, beyond) + 'anta' (end).
  Prefix: ati
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be confused, deluded).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the feminine plural 'kāścit'.

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

(indeclinable)

तरुतृणादयः (tarutṛṇādayaḥ) - trees and grasses, etc. (trees, grasses, and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarutṛṇādi

tarutṛṇādi - trees, grasses, etc.

Compound of 'taru' (tree), 'tṛṇa' (grass), and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (taru+tṛṇa+ādi)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

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'.

अज्ञानसंमूढाः (ajñānasaṁmūḍhāḥ) - (beings) utterly bewildered by ignorance (completely bewildered by ignorance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ajñānasaṃmūḍha

ajñānasaṁmūḍha - completely deluded/bewildered by ignorance

Compound of 'ajñāna' (ignorance) and 'saṃmūḍha' (completely deluded).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+saṃmūḍha)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  From 'a-' (negation) + 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃmūḍha – completely deluded, bewildered, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'muh' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the feminine plural 'kāścit'.

कृमिकीटत्वम् (kṛmikīṭatvam) - the state of being worms and insects (the state of worms and insects)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛmikīṭatva

kṛmikīṭatva - the state or condition of being worms and insects

Compound of 'kṛmi' (worm), 'kīṭa' (insect), and the suffix '-tva' (state of being).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (kṛmi+kīṭa+tva)

• kṛmi – worm, grub
  noun (masculine)
• kīṭa – insect, beetle
  noun (masculine)
• tva – the state or condition of being, -ness
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

Note: Object of 'āgatāḥ'.

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have attained, been born as (have come, arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions here as a predicate, referring to 'kāścit'.