योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-29

कच उवाच ।
त्रयस्त्रिंशन्महाकोटिप्रमाणस्य महामते ।
गुरो गीर्वाणवृन्दस्य कथमेतद्वदेति मे ॥ २९ ॥

kaca uvāca ,
trayastriṃśanmahākoṭipramāṇasya mahāmate ,
guro gīrvāṇavṛndasya kathametadvadeti me 29

29. kaca uvāca trayastriṃśat mahākoṭipramāṇasya mahāmate
guro gīrvāṇavṛndasya katham etat vada iti me

29. kaca uvāca mahāmate guro gīrvāṇavṛndasya trayastriṃśat
mahākoṭipramāṇasya etat katham iti me vada

29. Kaca said: "O greatly wise one, O preceptor (guru) of the hosts of gods, whose number is said to be thirty-three great crores (330 million)! How can this be? Please tell me this."

Words meanings summery:

• कच (kaca) - Kaca (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṁśat) - thirty-three

• महाकोटिप्रमाणस्य (mahākoṭipramāṇasya) - of the measure of thirty-three great crores (330 million) (referring to the number of gods) (of the measure of great crores (millions))

• महामते (mahāmate) - O greatly wise one, O one of great intellect

• गुरो (guro) - O preceptor (guru) (O preceptor, O teacher)

• गीर्वाणवृन्दस्य (gīrvāṇavṛndasya) - of the hosts of gods, of the assembly of deities

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one (neuter singular nominative/accusative)

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my (dative/genitive singular)

Words meanings and morphology

कच (kaca) - Kaca (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - name of a sage, son of Bṛhaspati

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṁśat) - thirty-three

(numeral)

Note: Indeclinable form, often acts as an adjective.

महाकोटिप्रमाणस्य (mahākoṭipramāṇasya) - of the measure of thirty-three great crores (330 million) (referring to the number of gods) (of the measure of great crores (millions))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahākoṭipramāṇa

mahākoṭipramāṇa - having the measure of great ten millions (crores), of immense quantity

Compound of mahā (great) + koṭi (ten million, crore) + pramāṇa (measure, extent).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+koṭi+pramāṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• koṭi – ten million, crore, peak, highest point
  noun (feminine)
• pramāṇa – measure, extent, standard, proof
  noun (neuter)
  From pra- (prefix) + root mā (to measure).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `gīrvāṇavṛndasya`.

महामते (mahāmate) - O greatly wise one, O one of great intellect

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - very intelligent, greatly wise, highly esteemed

Compound of mahā (great) + mat (mind, intellect). Vocative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

गुरो (guro) - O preceptor (guru) (O preceptor, O teacher)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important

Note: Addresses Bṛhaspati, who is the `guru` of the gods.

गीर्वाणवृन्दस्य (gīrvāṇavṛndasya) - of the hosts of gods, of the assembly of deities

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gīrvāṇavṛnda

gīrvāṇavṛnda - hosts of gods, assembly of deities

Compound of gīrvāṇa (god, deity) + vṛnda (multitude, host, collection).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gīrvāṇa+vṛnda)

• gīrvāṇa – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, collection, group
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `guro` ("preceptor *of* the hosts...").

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one (neuter singular nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative active

2nd person singular, Imperative mood, active voice.

Root: vad (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my (dative/genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic 1st person singular pronoun.