योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-22

केचिद्विशालाः ककुभः केचिन्नद्यो महारयाः ।
केचित्स्त्रियः कान्तदृशः केचित्पण्डनपुंसकाः ॥ २२ ॥

kecidviśālāḥ kakubhaḥ kecinnadyo mahārayāḥ ,
kecitstriyaḥ kāntadṛśaḥ kecitpaṇḍanapuṃsakāḥ 22

22. kecit viśālāḥ kakubhaḥ kecit nadyaḥ mahārayāḥ
kecit striyaḥ kāntadṛśaḥ kecit paṇḍanapuṃsakāḥ

22. kecit viśālāḥ kakubhaḥ kecit mahārayāḥ nadyaḥ
kecit kāntadṛśaḥ striyaḥ kecit paṇḍanapuṃsakāḥ

22. Some are vast directions, some are rivers with mighty currents. Some are women with beautiful eyes, and some are eunuchs (paṇḍanapuṃsaka).

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• विशालाः (viśālāḥ) - vast, extensive, large

• ककुभः (kakubhaḥ) - directions, quarters, regions

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• महारयाः (mahārayāḥ) - having mighty currents, with great speed

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• कान्तदृशः (kāntadṛśaḥ) - having beautiful eyes, beautiful-eyed

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• पण्डनपुंसकाः (paṇḍanapuṁsakāḥ) - eunuchs, impotent men

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cit

ka-cit - someone, something, certain

From the interrogative pronoun 'ka' (who/what) with the indeclinable 'cit'

Note: This form is nominative plural masculine.

विशालाः (viśālāḥ) - vast, extensive, large

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viśāla

viśāla - broad, vast, extensive, large, magnificent

ककुभः (kakubhaḥ) - directions, quarters, regions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kakubh

kakubh - direction, quarter of the sky, region, peak

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cit

ka-cit - someone, something, certain

From the interrogative pronoun 'ka' (who/what) with the indeclinable 'cit'

Note: This form is nominative plural masculine.

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river, stream

महारयाः (mahārayāḥ) - having mighty currents, with great speed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāraya

mahāraya - having a great current/speed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+raya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• raya – current, stream, speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rī (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cit

ka-cit - someone, something, certain

From the interrogative pronoun 'ka' (who/what) with the indeclinable 'cit'

Note: This form is nominative plural masculine.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

कान्तदृशः (kāntadṛśaḥ) - having beautiful eyes, beautiful-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāntadṛś

kāntadṛś - having beautiful eyes, lovely-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kānta+dṛś)

• kānta – desired, beloved, beautiful, lovely
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• dṛś – sight, eye, appearance, seeing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cit

ka-cit - someone, something, certain

From the interrogative pronoun 'ka' (who/what) with the indeclinable 'cit'

Note: This form is nominative plural masculine.

पण्डनपुंसकाः (paṇḍanapuṁsakāḥ) - eunuchs, impotent men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍanapuṃsaka

paṇḍanapuṁsaka - eunuch, impotent man

A compound of two synonyms, implying emphasis, or 'a neuter person who is also a eunuch'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (paṇḍa+napuṃsaka)

• paṇḍa – eunuch, impotent man
  noun (masculine)
• napuṃsaka – eunuch, impotent, neuter gender
  noun (masculine)