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4,43

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-16

केचित्कलभमातङ्गवराहवृषगर्दभाः ।
केचिद्विरेफमशकाः पुत्तिकादंशवंशजाः ॥ १६ ॥
kecitkalabhamātaṅgavarāhavṛṣagardabhāḥ ,
kecidvirephamaśakāḥ puttikādaṃśavaṃśajāḥ 16
16. kecit kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabhāḥ
kecit virephamaśakāḥ puttikādaṃśavaṃśajāḥ
16. kecit kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabhāḥ
kecit virephamaśakāḥ puttikādaṃśavaṃśajāḥ
16. Some (beings) became young elephants, large elephants, boars, bulls, or donkeys. Others were born into the lineage of bees, mosquitoes, flies, and gnats.

Words meanings summery:

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  • केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
  • कलभमातङ्गवारहावृषगर्दभाः (kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabhāḥ) - young elephants, large elephants, boars, bulls, and donkeys
  • केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
  • विरेफमशकाः (virephamaśakāḥ) - bees and mosquitoes
  • पुत्तिकादंशवंशजाः (puttikādaṁśavaṁśajāḥ) - born in the lineage of flies and gnats

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcit
kimcit - some, a certain one
Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (an indeclinable particle meaning 'a certain', 'some')
कलभमातङ्गवारहावृषगर्दभाः (kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabhāḥ) - young elephants, large elephants, boars, bulls, and donkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabha
kalabhamātaṅgavārahāvṛṣagardabha - young elephant, large elephant, boar, bull, donkey (collectively)
Dvanda compound of various animal names
Compound type : dvandva (kalabha+mātaṅga+varāha+vṛṣa+gardabha)
  • kalabha – young elephant, elephant cub
    noun (masculine)
  • mātaṅga – large elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • varāha – boar, wild pig
    noun (masculine)
  • vṛṣa – bull
    noun (masculine)
  • gardabha – donkey, ass
    noun (masculine)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcit
kimcit - some, a certain one
Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (an indeclinable particle meaning 'a certain', 'some')
विरेफमशकाः (virephamaśakāḥ) - bees and mosquitoes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of virephamaśaka
virephamaśaka - bees and mosquitoes (collectively)
Dvanda compound
Compound type : dvandva (virepha+maśaka)
  • virepha – bee
    noun (masculine)
  • maśaka – mosquito, gnat
    noun (masculine)
पुत्तिकादंशवंशजाः (puttikādaṁśavaṁśajāḥ) - born in the lineage of flies and gnats
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puttikādaṃśavaṃśaja
puttikādaṁśavaṁśaja - born from the family/lineage of flies and gnats
Bahuvrihi compound: 'puttikā-daṃśa' (flies and gnats) + 'vaṃśaja' (born in the lineage)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puttikādaṃśa+vaṃśaja)
  • puttikādaṃśa – flies and gnats (collectively)
    noun (masculine)
    Dvanda compound
  • vaṃśaja – born of a race/family/lineage
    adjective (masculine)
    Compound 'vaṃśa' (lineage) + 'ja' (born from)
    Root: jan (class 4)