योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-39

कदाचिदहमेकान्ते विन्ध्यकच्छकृतालयः ।
कदाचित्सह्यनिलयः कदाचिद्दर्दुरालयः ॥ ३९ ॥

kadācidahamekānte vindhyakacchakṛtālayaḥ ,
kadācitsahyanilayaḥ kadāciddardurālayaḥ 39

39. kadācit aham ekānte vindhyakacchakṛtālayaḥ
kadācit sahyanilayaḥ kadācit dardurālayaḥ

39. aham ekānte kadācit vindhyakacchakṛtālayaḥ
kadācit sahyanilayaḥ kadācit dardurālayaḥ

39. Sometimes I dwell in solitude, having made my home on the slopes of the Vindhya mountain; sometimes I reside in the Sahya mountain range, and sometimes in the Dardura mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a solitary place, in solitude

• विन्ध्यकच्छकृतालयः (vindhyakacchakṛtālayaḥ) - one who has made their abode on the slopes of the Vindhya mountains

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• सह्यनिलयः (sahyanilayaḥ) - one whose abode is the Sahya mountains

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• दर्दुरालयः (dardurālayaḥ) - one whose abode is the Dardura mountains

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a solitary place, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitude, a solitary place, secret

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral adjective (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

विन्ध्यकच्छकृतालयः (vindhyakacchakṛtālayaḥ) - one who has made their abode on the slopes of the Vindhya mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhyakacchakṛtālaya

vindhyakacchakṛtālaya - one who has made his abode on the slopes of the Vindhya

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vindhyakaccha+kṛta+ālaya)

• vindhyakaccha – slopes/valleys of the Vindhya mountains
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

सह्यनिलयः (sahyanilayaḥ) - one whose abode is the Sahya mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahyanilaya

sahyanilaya - one whose abode is the Sahya mountain range

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahya+nilaya)

• sahya – the Sahya mountain range (Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nilaya – abode, dwelling, home
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

दर्दुरालयः (dardurālayaḥ) - one whose abode is the Dardura mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dardurālaya

dardurālaya - one whose abode is the Dardura mountain range

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dardura+ālaya)

• dardura – the Dardura mountain range (part of the Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

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