योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-44

येषां निमेषणोन्मेषैर्जगतां प्रलयोदयौ ।
तादृशाः पुरुषाः सन्ति मादृशां गणनैव का ॥ ४४ ॥

yeṣāṃ nimeṣaṇonmeṣairjagatāṃ pralayodayau ,
tādṛśāḥ puruṣāḥ santi mādṛśāṃ gaṇanaiva kā 44

44. yeṣām nimeṣaṇa-unmeṣaiḥ jagatām pralaya-udayau
tādṛśāḥ puruṣāḥ santi mādṛśām gaṇanā eva kā

44. There exist supreme cosmic beings (puruṣāḥ) whose mere winking and opening of eyes bring about the dissolution and creation of entire worlds. In comparison, what significance does the count of beings like us hold?

Words meanings summery:

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

• निमेषण-उन्मेषैः (nimeṣaṇa-unmeṣaiḥ) - by the winking and opening of eyes, by the closing and opening of eyes

• जगताम् (jagatām) - of the worlds, of the universe

• प्रलय-उदयौ (pralaya-udayau) - dissolution and origin, destruction and creation

• तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such, of that kind

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - supreme cosmic beings (persons, cosmic beings)

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• मादृशाम् (mādṛśām) - of those like me, of beings like us

• गणना (gaṇanā) - counting, enumeration, calculation, number

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• का (kā) - what?

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what, what kind of

Note: Relative pronoun.

निमेषण-उन्मेषैः (nimeṣaṇa-unmeṣaiḥ) - by the winking and opening of eyes, by the closing and opening of eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nimeṣaṇa-unmeṣa

nimeṣaṇa-unmeṣa - winking and opening of eyes

Compound type : dvandva (nimeṣaṇa+unmeṣa)

• nimeṣaṇa – closing of eyes, winking, blinking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root miṣ (to wink, to close eyes) with ni- prefix and -ana suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• unmeṣa – opening of eyes, blossoming, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root miṣ (to wink, to close eyes) with ud- prefix and -a suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 1)

जगताम् (jagatām) - of the worlds, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with -at suffix, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रलय-उदयौ (pralaya-udayau) - dissolution and origin, destruction and creation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pralaya-udaya

pralaya-udaya - dissolution and origin/creation

Compound type : dvandva (pralaya+udaya)

• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, merging
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lī (to dissolve, melt) with pra- prefix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• udaya – rise, origin, appearance, creation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root i (to go) with ud- prefix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar to that

Note: Refers to puruṣāḥ.

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - supreme cosmic beings (persons, cosmic beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, cosmic being, spirit

Note: One of the specific terms needing brackets in translation.

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मादृशाम् (mādṛśām) - of those like me, of beings like us

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of mādṛśa

mādṛśa - like me, similar to me

Note: Qualifies implicit 'beings' or 'persons'.

गणना (gaṇanā) - counting, enumeration, calculation, number

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṇanā

gaṇanā - counting, enumeration, calculation, number

Derived from root gaṇ (to count).

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: The subject of 'what'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

का (kā) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what? who?

Note: Interrogative pronoun, feminine singular, agreeing with gaṇanā.