योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-13

इहैव कानि चित्राणि जगन्त्यन्यान्यथान्यथा ।
अन्यान्येकैकलोकानि निर्महांस्यपि कानिचित् ॥ १३ ॥

ihaiva kāni citrāṇi jagantyanyānyathānyathā ,
anyānyekaikalokāni nirmahāṃsyapi kānicit 13

13. iha eva kāni citrāṇi jaganti anyāni atha anyathā
anyāni ekaika-lokāni nirmahāṃsi api kānicit

13. iha eva kānicid jaganti kāni citrāṇi anyāni,
atha anyathā (santi),
anyāni ca ekaika-lokāni,
api ca kānicid nirmahāṃsi (santi)

13. In this very reality, what diverse and astonishing worlds exist! Some are different, others are strange in yet other ways, some worlds contain only a single entity, and some are even infinitesimally small.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - in this very reality (here, in this world, in this case)

• एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'iha') (indeed, only, just, very)

• कानि (kāni) - what (diverse) (what, which, some)

• चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - diverse and astonishing (diverse, wonderful, strange, variegated)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving beings)

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - different (worlds) (other, different)

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover (and, then, moreover)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - in yet other ways (otherwise, in another way)

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (worlds) (other, different)

• एकैक-लोकानि (ekaika-lokāni) - contain only a single entity (worlds with one entity each, single-inhabitant worlds)

• निर्महांसि (nirmahāṁsi) - infinitesimally small (insignificant, tiny, without greatness)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'nirmahāṃsi') (also, even, moreover)

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (some, a few)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - in this very reality (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'iha') (indeed, only, just, very)

(indeclinable)

कानि (kāni) - what (diverse) (what, which, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - diverse and astonishing (diverse, wonderful, strange, variegated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of citra

citra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange, picture

Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatṛ' suffix, in neuter nominative plural

Root: gam (class 1)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - different (worlds) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'

अथ (atha) - and, moreover (and, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - in yet other ways (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (worlds) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with implicit 'jaganti'

एकैक-लोकानि (ekaika-lokāni) - contain only a single entity (worlds with one entity each, single-inhabitant worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ekaika-loka

ekaika-loka - a world with one (entity/inhabitant) each

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ekaika+loka)

• ekaika – one by one, each one
  adjective
  Reduplication of 'eka'
• loka – world, region, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implicit 'jaganti'

निर्महांसि (nirmahāṁsi) - infinitesimally small (insignificant, tiny, without greatness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nirmahat

nirmahat - without greatness, insignificant, tiny

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+mahat)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implicit 'jaganti'

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'nirmahāṃsi') (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (some, a few)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

From 'ka' (what) + 'cid' (particle)

Note: Agrees with implicit 'jaganti'

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