योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-8

केचिन्महादुःखसहाः केचिदल्पोदयाः स्थिताः ।
केचिदत्यन्तमुदिताः केचिदर्कादिवोदिताः ॥ ८ ॥

kecinmahāduḥkhasahāḥ kecidalpodayāḥ sthitāḥ ,
kecidatyantamuditāḥ kecidarkādivoditāḥ 8

8. kecit mahāduḥkhasahāḥ kecit alpodayāḥ sthitāḥ
kecit atyantam uditāḥ kecit arkāt iva uditāḥ

8. kecit mahāduḥkhasahāḥ sthitāḥ kecit alpodayāḥ
kecit atyantam uditāḥ kecit arkāt iva uditāḥ

8. Some endure great suffering, while others exist with meager beginnings. Some are extremely joyful, and some shine forth as if risen from the sun.

Words meanings summery:

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

• महादुःखसहाः (mahāduḥkhasahāḥ) - enduring great suffering, capable of bearing great pain

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

• अल्पोदयाः (alpodayāḥ) - having little rise, with small beginnings, having little prosperity

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining, existing, situated

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

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely, excessively, utterly

• उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen or manifested (risen, appeared, manifested)

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

• अर्कात् (arkāt) - from the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen or manifested (risen, appeared, manifested)

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.

महादुःखसहाः (mahāduḥkhasahāḥ) - enduring great suffering, capable of bearing great pain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāduḥkhasaha

mahāduḥkhasaha - enduring great suffering

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+duḥkha+saha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• saha – enduring, bearing, tolerant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derivative from root √sah
  Agent noun/adjective from √sah (to bear, endure).
  Root: √sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.

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.

अल्पोदयाः (alpodayāḥ) - having little rise, with small beginnings, having little prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpodaya

alpodaya - having little rise/manifestation, with small beginnings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+udaya)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• udaya – rise, ascent, prosperity, dawn
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-√i (to go up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.

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'.

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.

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely, excessively, utterly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective 'atyanta' used as an adverb.

उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen or manifested (risen, appeared, manifested)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root √i (to go) with prefix ud (up), or √vad (to speak) with prefix ud. Context suggests 'risen'.

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.

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.

अर्कात् (arkāt) - from the sun

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, crystal

Note: Used with 'iva' to mean 'like from the sun' or 'like the sun (in its origin)'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen or manifested (risen, appeared, manifested)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root √i (to go) with prefix ud (up), or √vad (to speak) with prefix ud. Context suggests 'risen'.

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.