योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-61, verse-10

कदाचित्परिघस्याभूदवर्षं मण्डले महत् ।
कल्पान्त इव संसारे प्रजादुष्कृतदोषजम् ॥ १० ॥

kadācitparighasyābhūdavarṣaṃ maṇḍale mahat ,
kalpānta iva saṃsāre prajāduṣkṛtadoṣajam 10

10. kadācit parighasya abhūt avarṣam maṇḍale mahat
| kalpāntaḥ iva saṃsāre prajāduṣkṛtadoṣajam ||

10. kadācit parighasya maṇḍale mahat avarṣam abhūt
kalpāntaḥ iva saṃsāre prajāduṣkṛtadoṣajam

10. Once, a severe drought occurred in Parigha's region, as if at the end of a cosmic age (kalpa), caused by the faults of the people's misdeeds within the cycle of existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, at some time

• परिघस्य (parighasya) - of Parigha

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

• अवर्षम् (avarṣam) - drought, no rain

• मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the district, in the dominion

• महत् (mahat) - great, severe

• कल्पान्तः (kalpāntaḥ) - end of a cosmic age

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the world, in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

• प्रजादुष्कृतदोषजम् (prajāduṣkṛtadoṣajam) - born from the fault of the people's misdeeds

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, at some time

(indeclinable)

परिघस्य (parighasya) - of Parigha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - bolt, bar, club; a particular country, king, or region (proper noun)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist 3rd singular

Root aorist, sigmatic aorist of bhū-

Root: bhū (class 1)

अवर्षम् (avarṣam) - drought, no rain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avarṣa

avarṣa - no rain, drought, absence of rain

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'varṣa' (rain).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+varṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• varṣa – rain, monsoon, year
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the district, in the dominion

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disk, orb; region, district, dominion

महत् (mahat) - great, severe

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive, powerful

Present active participle

Participle used as an adjective, from root mah (to grow).

Root: mah (class 1)

कल्पान्तः (kalpāntaḥ) - end of a cosmic age

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpānta

kalpānta - end of a kalpa (cosmic age); dissolution of the world

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – a cosmic age (eon), a day of Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in simile with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the world, in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, metempsychosis, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; the world

Derived from root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam-.

Verbal noun from sam-sṛ.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

प्रजादुष्कृतदोषजम् (prajāduṣkṛtadoṣajam) - born from the fault of the people's misdeeds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajāduṣkṛtadoṣaja

prajāduṣkṛtadoṣaja - originating from the fault (doṣa) of the misdeeds (duṣkṛta) of the people (prajā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+duṣkṛta+doṣa+ja)

• prajā – people, subjects, offspring
  noun (feminine)
• duṣkṛta – evil deed, misdeed, sin
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From duṣ (bad) + root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• doṣa – fault, defect, sin, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ja – born from, produced from, originating in
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix denoting origin.
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)