योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-68

क्व पुंसा विहितैरर्कैः क्षपितं यामिनीतमः ।
क्व संकल्पमयैश्छाया क्रियते व्योमकाननैः ॥ ६८ ॥

kva puṃsā vihitairarkaiḥ kṣapitaṃ yāminītamaḥ ,
kva saṃkalpamayaiśchāyā kriyate vyomakānanaiḥ 68

68. kva puṃsā vihitaiḥ arkaiḥ kṣapitam yāminītamaḥ
kva saṅkalpamayaiḥ chāyā kriyate vyomakānanaiḥ

68. kva puṃsā vihitaiḥ arkaiḥ yāminītamaḥ kṣapitam
kva saṅkalpamayaiḥ vyomakānanaiḥ chāyā kriyate

68. How can the darkness of night be dispelled by suns created by a person? And how can shade be produced by sky-forests made of mere intention (saṅkalpa)?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - how can there be? (implying impossibility or unreality) (where? how? in what place?)

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man, by a person

• विहितैः (vihitaiḥ) - by those made, by those created, by those performed

• अर्कैः (arkaiḥ) - by suns, by rays of light

• क्षपितम् (kṣapitam) - dispelled, destroyed, consumed, made to pass away

• यामिनीतमः (yāminītamaḥ) - the darkness of night

• क्व (kva) - how can there be? (implying impossibility or unreality) (where? how? in what place?)

• सङ्कल्पमयैः (saṅkalpamayaiḥ) - by those consisting of resolve, intention, or imagination

• छाया (chāyā) - shade, shadow, reflection

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is performed, is created

• व्योमकाननैः (vyomakānanaiḥ) - by sky-forests, by ethereal forests

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - how can there be? (implying impossibility or unreality) (where? how? in what place?)

(indeclinable)

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man, by a person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male, spirit

विहितैः (vihitaiḥ) - by those made, by those created, by those performed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vihita

vihita - made, created, performed, established, arranged

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dhā (to place, make) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with arkaiḥ.

अर्कैः (arkaiḥ) - by suns, by rays of light

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, light, hymn

Root: arc (class 1)

क्षपितम् (kṣapitam) - dispelled, destroyed, consumed, made to pass away

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣapita

kṣapita - dispelled, destroyed, consumed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṣi (to destroy, consume, cause to pass)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Predicative participle.

यामिनीतमः (yāminītamaḥ) - the darkness of night

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yāminītamas

yāminītamas - night-darkness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yāminī+tamas)

• yāminī – night
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yā (class 2)
• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam (class 4)

Note: The ḥ ending indicates nominative singular neuter for tamas.

क्व (kva) - how can there be? (implying impossibility or unreality) (where? how? in what place?)

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पमयैः (saṅkalpamayaiḥ) - by those consisting of resolve, intention, or imagination

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅkalpamaya

saṅkalpamaya - consisting of saṅkalpa (resolve, intention, imagination)

derived with suffix maya (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+maya)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, mental concept, imagination
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root kḷp (to be suitable) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective

छाया (chāyā) - shade, shadow, reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shade, shadow, reflection, image, luster

Root: chā (class 2)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is performed, is created

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Middle voice ending used for passive.

व्योमकाननैः (vyomakānanaiḥ) - by sky-forests, by ethereal forests

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyomakānana

vyomakānana - sky-forest, forest in the atmosphere

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vyoman+kānana)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vī
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)