योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-9

एवं प्रवर्तितमिदं महच्चक्रमिदं चिरम् ।
नच प्रवर्तितं किंचिन्न च शीघ्रं च नो चिरम् ॥ ९ ॥

evaṃ pravartitamidaṃ mahaccakramidaṃ ciram ,
naca pravartitaṃ kiṃcinna ca śīghraṃ ca no ciram 9

9. evam pravartitam idaṃ mahat cakram idaṃ ciram na
ca pravartitaṃ kiṃcit na ca śīghraṃ ca no ciram

9. evam idaṃ mahat cakram idaṃ ciram pravartitam ca
kiṃcit na pravartitam ca na śīghraṃ ca no ciram

9. Thus, this great cycle (cakra) has been set in motion for a long time. Yet, nothing is truly set in motion at all, neither quickly nor for a long time (i.e., it is timeless and motionless in ultimate reality).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed

• इदं (idaṁ) - this, this one

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, cycle, disk, sphere

• इदं (idaṁ) - this, this one

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long, lasting

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्रवर्तितं (pravartitaṁ) - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something, whatever)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly, swiftly, fast

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• नो (no) - nor, not

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long, lasting

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravartita

pravartita - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed, active

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इदं (idaṁ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun stem

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, vast, large, important, powerful

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, cycle, disk, sphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, cycle, disk, sphere, army formation

इदं (idaṁ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun stem

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long, lasting

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cira

cira - long, lasting, ancient

Note: Functions adverbially here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तितं (pravartitaṁ) - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravartita

pravartita - set in motion, commenced, caused to proceed, active

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, whatever, a little

Indefinite pronoun derived from kim (what)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly, swiftly, fast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīghra

śīghra - quick, swift, fast, rapid

Note: Functions adverbially here.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

नो (no) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

Combination of 'na u' or emphatic negation.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long, lasting

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cira

cira - long, lasting, ancient

Note: Functions adverbially here.