योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-10

केचित्कूश्माण्डवेतालयक्षरक्षःपिशाचकाः ।
केचिद्ब्राह्मणभूपाला वैश्यशूद्रगणाः स्थिताः ॥ १० ॥

kecitkūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācakāḥ ,
kecidbrāhmaṇabhūpālā vaiśyaśūdragaṇāḥ sthitāḥ 10

10. kecit kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācakāḥ kecit
brāhmaṇabhūpālāḥ vaiśyaśūdragaṇāḥ sthitāḥ

10. kecit kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācakāḥ kecit
brāhmaṇabhūpālāḥ vaiśyaśūdragaṇāḥ sthitāḥ

10. Some individuals manifest as Kushmandas, Vetālas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, or Piśācas, while others exist as Brahmins, kings, or members of the Vaishya and Shudra classes.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain (people)

• कूश्माण्डवेतालयक्षरक्षःपिशाचकाः (kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācakāḥ) - Kushmandas, Vetālas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas (types of demons/spirits)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain (people)

• ब्राह्मणभूपालाः (brāhmaṇabhūpālāḥ) - Brahmins and kings

• वैश्यशूद्रगणाः (vaiśyaśūdragaṇāḥ) - groups of Vaishyas and Shudras

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining, existing, situated

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

Indeclinable 'cit' added to 'ka' to form an indefinite pronoun.

कूश्माण्डवेतालयक्षरक्षःपिशाचकाः (kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācakāḥ) - Kushmandas, Vetālas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas (types of demons/spirits)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācaka

kūśmāṇḍavetālayakṣarakṣaḥpiśācaka - Kushmandas, Vetālas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas

Compound type : dvandva (kūśmāṇḍa+vetāla+yakṣa+rakṣas+piśācaka)

• kūśmāṇḍa – Kushmanda (a class of demi-gods or demons)
  noun (masculine)
• vetāla – Vetāla (a vampire-like ghost)
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – Yakṣa (a class of benevolent or malevolent nature spirits)
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – Rakṣas (a demon, ogre)
  noun (masculine)
• piśācaka – Piśācaka (a class of flesh-eating demons, goblins)
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive form of piśāca.

Note: Compound of various supernatural beings.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

Indeclinable 'cit' added to 'ka' to form an indefinite pronoun.

ब्राह्मणभूपालाः (brāhmaṇabhūpālāḥ) - Brahmins and kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇabhūpāla

brāhmaṇabhūpāla - Brahmins and kings

Compound type : dvandva (brāhmaṇa+bhūpāla)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin (member of the priestly class)
  noun (masculine)
• bhūpāla – king, ruler (lit. 'earth protector')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: bhū (earth) + pāla (protector).
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Compound representing social classes.

वैश्यशूद्रगणाः (vaiśyaśūdragaṇāḥ) - groups of Vaishyas and Shudras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśyaśūdragaṇa

vaiśyaśūdragaṇa - groups of Vaishyas and Shudras

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśya+śūdra+gaṇa)

• vaiśya – Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
  noun (masculine)
• śūdra – Shudra (member of the worker/laborer class)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound representing social classes.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining, existing, situated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand, remain).

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.