योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-24

संकल्पयन्तो यान्यांस्ते नानाभूतगणान्बहून् ।
भूतेष्वन्यांस्तु तेष्वन्यांस्तेष्वन्यान्विविधानपि ॥ २४ ॥

saṃkalpayanto yānyāṃste nānābhūtagaṇānbahūn ,
bhūteṣvanyāṃstu teṣvanyāṃsteṣvanyānvividhānapi 24

24. saṅkalpayantaḥ yān yān te nānābhūtagaṇān bahūn
bhūteṣu anyān tu teṣu anyān teṣu anyān vividhān api

24. te saṅkalpayantaḥ yān yān bahūn nānābhūtagaṇān tu
bhūteṣu anyān teṣu anyān teṣu api vividhān anyān

24. They, conceiving by their resolve (saṅkalpa), created many diverse hosts of beings. Then, among those beings, they created others; among those (new ones), still others; and among those (subsequent ones), even more diverse beings.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पयन्तः (saṅkalpayantaḥ) - conceiving by will, resolving, intending

• यान् (yān) - introducing a general category 'whichever' (which, whom (masculine plural accusative))

• यान् (yān) - emphasizing 'whichever', 'whatever kind' (which, whom (masculine plural accusative))

• ते (te) - they, those

• नानाभूतगणान् (nānābhūtagaṇān) - various hosts of beings/elements

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among the beings, regarding the elements

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

• तु (tu) - indicating a new step or contrast in the creation process (but, however, on the other hand)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among the previously mentioned 'others' (among those)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

• तेषु (teṣu) - among the previously mentioned 'others' (among those)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

• अपि (api) - emphasizing the diversity or continuation of creation (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पयन्तः (saṅkalpayantaḥ) - conceiving by will, resolving, intending

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅkalpayat

saṅkalpayat - one who wills, intends, resolves, mentally conceives

Present Active Participle

From causative root `saṃ-kḷp-` (to resolve, intend) + `-at` suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

यान् (yān) - introducing a general category 'whichever' (which, whom (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who; any (relative pronoun)

Note: Part of the `yān yān` correlative construction.

यान् (yān) - emphasizing 'whichever', 'whatever kind' (which, whom (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who; any (relative pronoun)

Note: Part of the `yān yān` correlative construction.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नानाभूतगणान् (nānābhūtagaṇān) - various hosts of beings/elements

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānābhūtagaṇa

nānābhūtagaṇa - diverse groups of beings, various hosts of spirits or elements

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nānā+bhūtagaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• bhūtagaṇa – group of beings, host of elements/spirits
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'created/conceived'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among the beings, regarding the elements

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle (from `bhū-`, to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a group out of which others are created.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of implied creation verb.

तु (tu) - indicating a new step or contrast in the creation process (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - among the previously mentioned 'others' (among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the objects of the previous creation step.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of implied creation verb.

तेषु (teṣu) - among the previously mentioned 'others' (among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the objects of the previous creation step.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of implied creation verb.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different sorts of

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अपि (api) - emphasizing the diversity or continuation of creation (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)