योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-16

केचिद्गीर्वाणनामान ऊर्ध्व एव नियोजिताः ।
नरनागादयः केचिदध एव नियोजिताः ॥ १६ ॥

kecidgīrvāṇanāmāna ūrdhva eva niyojitāḥ ,
naranāgādayaḥ kecidadha eva niyojitāḥ 16

16. kecit gīrvāṇanāmānaḥ ūrdhvam eva niyojitāḥ
naranāgādayaḥ kecit adhaḥ eva niyojitāḥ

16. kecit gīrvāṇanāmānaḥ ūrdhvam eva niyojitāḥ,
kecit naranāgādayaḥ adhaḥ eva niyojitāḥ

16. Some beings, designated by the name of 'gods', are appointed exclusively to the higher realms, while others, such as humans and nāgas (serpentine beings), are appointed exclusively to the lower realms.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• गीर्वाणनामानः (gīrvāṇanāmānaḥ) - designated by the name of 'gods' (those named gods, having the name 'god')

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - to the higher realms (upwards, above, in the sky)

• एव (eva) - exclusively (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, assigned, engaged

• नरनागादयः (naranāgādayaḥ) - such as humans and nāgas (humans, nāgas, and others; etc. (beginning with) humans and nāgas)

• केचित् (kecit) - others (some, certain ones)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - to the lower realms (below, beneath, downwards)

• एव (eva) - exclusively (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, assigned, engaged

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain (thing/person)

गीर्वाणनामानः (gīrvāṇanāmānaḥ) - designated by the name of 'gods' (those named gods, having the name 'god')

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gīrvāṇanāman

gīrvāṇanāman - one whose name is Gīrvāṇa (god)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (gīrvāṇa+nāman)

• gīrvāṇa – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - to the higher realms (upwards, above, in the sky)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - exclusively (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, assigned, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyojita

niyojita - appointed, assigned, engaged, employed, ordered

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (class 7) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

नरनागादयः (naranāgādayaḥ) - such as humans and nāgas (humans, nāgas, and others; etc. (beginning with) humans and nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naranāgādi

naranāgādi - human, nāga, and so on; etc.

Compound type : Dvandva + Bahuvrihi (nara+nāga+ādi)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – snake, serpent, a mythical serpent-demon, an elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, source, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

केचित् (kecit) - others (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain (thing/person)

अधः (adhaḥ) - to the lower realms (below, beneath, downwards)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - exclusively (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, assigned, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyojita

niyojita - appointed, assigned, engaged, employed, ordered

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (class 7) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)