योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-29

काचिस्पर्शमुपादत्ते काचिद्वहति नासया ।
काचिदन्नं जरयति काचिद्वक्ति वचांसि च ॥ २९ ॥

kācisparśamupādatte kācidvahati nāsayā ,
kācidannaṃ jarayati kācidvakti vacāṃsi ca 29

29. kācit sparśam upādatte kācit vahati nāsayā
kācit annam jarayati kācit vakti vacāṃsi ca

29. kācit sparśam upādatte kācit nāsayā vahati
kācit annam jarayati kācit vacāṃsi vakti ca

29. Some (of this energy) perceives touch; some conveys through the nose; some digests food; and some speaks words.

Words meanings summery:

• काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

• स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, sense of touch

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, receives, perceives, grasps

• काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

• वहति (vahati) - carries, conveys, bears

• नासया (nāsayā) - by the nose, through the nose

• काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• जरयति (jarayati) - causes to digest, digests

• काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

• वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says

• वचांसि (vacāṁsi) - words, speeches

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, some, a certain

Note: Refers to śakti (implied from previous verse).

स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, sense of touch

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sense of touch

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Object of upādatte.

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, receives, perceives, grasps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upādā

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, some, a certain

Note: Refers to śakti (implied).

वहति (vahati) - carries, conveys, bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the function of prāṇa related to senses (e.g., smell).

नासया (nāsayā) - by the nose, through the nose

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nāsā

nāsā - nose

Note: Indicates the means or instrument.

काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, some, a certain

Note: Refers to śakti (implied).

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, meal

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of jarayati.

जरयति (jarayati) - causes to digest, digests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jaraya

Present Active Indicative (causative)

3rd person singular, causative of jṛ (to decay, grow old)

Root: jṛ (class 1)

काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (energy)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, some, a certain

Note: Refers to śakti (implied).

वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

वचांसि (vacāṁsi) - words, speeches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of vakti.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)