योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-53

न विशेषग्रहः कश्चिन्न च कश्चिन्न कश्चन ।
जन्तुष्वभ्यवहार्येषु प्राक्रम्य कालभोगिनः ॥ ५३ ॥

na viśeṣagrahaḥ kaścinna ca kaścinna kaścana ,
jantuṣvabhyavahāryeṣu prākramya kālabhoginaḥ 53

53. na viśeṣagrahaḥ kaścit na ca kaścit na kaścana
jantuṣu abhyavahāryeṣu prākramya kālabhoginaḥ

53. kālabhoginaḥ prākramya abhyavahāryeṣu jantuṣu
kaścit viśeṣagrahaḥ na ca kaścit na kaścana na

53. Time, the devourer, makes no specific distinctions among creatures destined for consumption; no one, whether particular or general, is excluded when its power is exerted.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विशेषग्रहः (viśeṣagrahaḥ) - specific distinction, particular grasping, specific apprehension

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any specific being (someone, anyone, a certain one, something)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and, also, but, moreover)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any specific being (someone, anyone, a certain one, something)

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone at all, no one at all (with na) (any, anyone, anything)

• जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among creatures, in beings

• अभ्यवहार्येषु (abhyavahāryeṣu) - among creatures destined for consumption (among those to be eaten, among those to be consumed, among those to be dealt with)

• प्राक्रम्य (prākramya) - when its power is exerted (absolutive) (having begun, having undertaken, having exerted power, having proceeded)

• कालभोगिनः (kālabhoginaḥ) - of time, the devourer (of the enjoyer of time, of the devourer of time, of one experiencing time)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विशेषग्रहः (viśeṣagrahaḥ) - specific distinction, particular grasping, specific apprehension

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣagraha

viśeṣagraha - specific apprehension, particular distinction, special grasp

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśeṣa+graha)

• viśeṣa – distinction, specific, particular
  noun (masculine)
• graha – grasping, seizing, taking, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  From root grah- 'to seize'
  Root: grah (class 9)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any specific being (someone, anyone, a certain one, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one, something

Compound of kim + cid

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also, but, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any specific being (someone, anyone, a certain one, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one, something

Compound of kim + cid

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone at all, no one at all (with na) (any, anyone, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, a certain one

Compound of kim + cana

Note: Often used with na to mean 'no one at all'.

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among creatures, in beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

From root jan- 'to be born'

Root: jan (class 4)

अभ्यवहार्येषु (abhyavahāryeṣu) - among creatures destined for consumption (among those to be eaten, among those to be consumed, among those to be dealt with)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of abhyavahārya

abhyavahārya - to be eaten, to be consumed, suitable for food, to be dealt with

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry) with prefixes abhi- and ava-, plus suffix -ya

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jantuṣu.

प्राक्रम्य (prākramya) - when its power is exerted (absolutive) (having begun, having undertaken, having exerted power, having proceeded)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kram- 'to step, proceed' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating an action that happens concurrently or prior to the main action.

कालभोगिनः (kālabhoginaḥ) - of time, the devourer (of the enjoyer of time, of the devourer of time, of one experiencing time)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kālabhogin

kālabhogin - one who enjoys time, one who experiences time, one who devours time (i.e. Time/Death)

Compound of kāla and bhogin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+bhogin)

• kāla – time, death, black
  noun (masculine)
• bhogin – enjoyer, consumer, experiencer, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj- 'to enjoy, consume'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to Kāla, the personification of Time and Death.