योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-31

केचिच्छक्तत्वमप्युच्चैः प्राप्य तुच्छतया धिया ।
पुनस्तिर्यक्त्वमायान्ति तिर्यक्त्वान्नरकानपि ॥ ३१ ॥

kecicchaktatvamapyuccaiḥ prāpya tucchatayā dhiyā ,
punastiryaktvamāyānti tiryaktvānnarakānapi 31

31. kecit śaktatvam api uccaiḥ prāpya tucchatayā dhiyā
punaḥ tiryaktvam āyānti tiryaktvāt narakan api

31. kecit uccaiḥ śaktatvam api prāpya dhiyā tucchatayā
punaḥ tiryaktvam āyānti tiryaktvāt narakan api

31. Some beings, even after attaining a high state of power, descend again to an animal existence due to the triviality of their understanding. From that animal state, they even fall into hellish realms.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• शक्तत्वम् (śaktatvam) - state of power, ability

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, greatly, loudly, above

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• तुच्छतया (tucchatayā) - by triviality, due to worthlessness

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

• तिर्यक्त्वम् (tiryaktvam) - the state of being an animal, animality

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they attain, they go to

• तिर्यक्त्वात् (tiryaktvāt) - from the state of being an animal

• नरकन् (narakan) - to hells

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, some, certain

शक्तत्वम् (śaktatvam) - state of power, ability

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaktatva

śaktatva - state of power, ability, capability

Derived from śakta (able, powerful) + tva (suffix meaning 'state of being')

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, greatly, loudly, above

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix pra- and root āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (or Gerund) participle

तुच्छतया (tucchatayā) - by triviality, due to worthlessness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tucchatā

tucchatā - triviality, worthlessness, insignificance

Derived from tuccha (trivial, worthless) + tā (suffix meaning 'state of being')

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, mind, thought

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

(indeclinable)

तिर्यक्त्वम् (tiryaktvam) - the state of being an animal, animality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tiryaktva

tiryaktva - state of being an animal, animal existence

Derived from tiryak (animal, crosswise) + tva (suffix meaning 'state of being')

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they attain, they go to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āyā

Present Active

Root yā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

तिर्यक्त्वात् (tiryaktvāt) - from the state of being an animal

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tiryaktva

tiryaktva - state of being an animal, animal existence

Derived from tiryak (animal, crosswise) + tva (suffix meaning 'state of being')

नरकन् (narakan) - to hells

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naraka

naraka - hell, infernal region

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)