योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-10

कस्मिंश्चिदण्डे त्र्यक्षोऽर्कः कस्मिंश्चिदपि वासवः ।
कस्मिंश्चित्पुण्डरीकाक्षः कस्मिंश्चित्त्र्यक्ष एव हि ॥ १० ॥

kasmiṃścidaṇḍe tryakṣo'rkaḥ kasmiṃścidapi vāsavaḥ ,
kasmiṃścitpuṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kasmiṃścittryakṣa eva hi 10

10. kasmincid aṇḍe tryakṣaḥ arkaḥ kasmincid api vāsavaḥ
kasmincit puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kasmincit tryakṣaḥ eva hi

10. kasmincid aṇḍe tryakṣaḥ arkaḥ kasmincid api vāsavaḥ
kasmincit puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kasmincit eva hi tryakṣaḥ

10. In one cosmic egg, the prominent deity is the three-eyed god (Tryakṣa, Śiva) or the sun god (Arka); in another, it is Indra (Vāsava); in yet another, it is Viṣṇu (Puṇḍarīkākṣa); and in still another, it is indeed only the three-eyed god (Tryakṣa, Śiva).

Words meanings summery:

• कस्मिन्चिद् (kasmincid) - in some, in a certain

• अण्डे (aṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg (universe) (in the egg, in the cosmic egg)

• त्र्यक्षः (tryakṣaḥ) - Lord Śiva (three-eyed (epithet of Śiva))

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun god (Sūrya) (sun, sun god (Sūrya), fire, praise)

• कस्मिन्चिद् (kasmincid) - in some, in a certain

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (Indra, chief of the gods)

• कस्मिन्चित् (kasmincit) - in some, in a certain

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - Viṣṇu (lotus-eyed (epithet of Viṣṇu))

• कस्मिन्चित् (kasmincit) - in some, in a certain

• त्र्यक्षः (tryakṣaḥ) - Lord Śiva (three-eyed (epithet of Śiva))

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, assuredly

Words meanings and morphology

कस्मिन्चिद् (kasmincid) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain, any

'kim' + 'cid' (indeclinable particle).

Note: Sandhi form of 'kasmin + cit'.

अण्डे (aṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg (universe) (in the egg, in the cosmic egg)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṇḍa

aṇḍa - egg, testicle, cosmic egg (universe)

त्र्यक्षः (tryakṣaḥ) - Lord Śiva (three-eyed (epithet of Śiva))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tryakṣa

tryakṣa - three-eyed (an epithet of Śiva)

'tri' (three) + 'akṣa' (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+akṣa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun god (Sūrya) (sun, sun god (Sūrya), fire, praise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun god (Sūrya), ray of light, fire, praise

कस्मिन्चिद् (kasmincid) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain, any

'kim' + 'cid' (indeclinable particle).

Note: Sandhi form of 'kasmin + cit'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (Indra, chief of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (chief of the gods)

कस्मिन्चित् (kasmincit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - some, a certain, any

'kim' + 'cit' (indeclinable particle).

Note: Sandhi form of 'kasmin + cit'.

पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - Viṣṇu (lotus-eyed (epithet of Viṣṇu))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed (an epithet of Viṣṇu)

'puṇḍarīka' (white lotus) + 'akṣa' (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

कस्मिन्चित् (kasmincit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - some, a certain, any

'kim' + 'cit' (indeclinable particle).

Note: Sandhi form of 'kasmin + cit'.

त्र्यक्षः (tryakṣaḥ) - Lord Śiva (three-eyed (epithet of Śiva))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tryakṣa

tryakṣa - three-eyed (an epithet of Śiva)

'tri' (three) + 'akṣa' (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+akṣa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, assuredly

(indeclinable)

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