योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-97

क्वचित्फलावलीपाकैः क्वचित्काष्ठानलादिभिः ।
क्वचिच्छैत्यहिमद्वारि क्वचित्खादि न किंचन ॥ ९७ ॥

kvacitphalāvalīpākaiḥ kvacitkāṣṭhānalādibhiḥ ,
kvacicchaityahimadvāri kvacitkhādi na kiṃcana 97

97. kvacit phalāvalīpākaiḥ kvacit kāṣṭhānalādibhiḥ
kvacit śaityahimadvāri kvacit khādi na kiṃcana

97. kvacit phalāvalīpākaiḥ kvacit kāṣṭhānalādibhiḥ
kvacit śaityahimadvāri kvacit kiṃcana na khādi

97. At times, (sustenance was obtained) from the ripening of fruit clusters, or by wood fires and the like. At other times, (one was) at the threshold of cold and ice. And sometimes, nothing at all was eaten.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

• फलावलीपाकैः (phalāvalīpākaiḥ) - by the ripening of fruit clusters, by ripe fruits

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

• काष्ठानलादिभिः (kāṣṭhānalādibhiḥ) - by wood-fires and so on, by means of wood, fire, etc.

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

• शैत्यहिमद्वारि (śaityahimadvāri) - at the door of cold and ice (in cold, ice, and (at the) door, or means of cold and ice)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

• खादि (khādi) - eaten, consumed

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing at all (anything, something, whatever, nothing (when with na))

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

(indeclinable)

From kim + cit, meaning 'some/any' combined with locative sense.

फलावलीपाकैः (phalāvalīpākaiḥ) - by the ripening of fruit clusters, by ripe fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of phalāvalīpāka

phalāvalīpāka - ripening of a fruit cluster

Compound of phala-āvalī and pāka.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+āvalī+pāka)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• āvalī – row, line, series, cluster
  noun (feminine)
• pāka – ripening, cooking, maturing, digestion
  noun (masculine)
  From root pac- to cook, ripen.
  Root: pac (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

(indeclinable)

From kim + cit, meaning 'some/any' combined with locative sense.

काष्ठानलादिभिः (kāṣṭhānalādibhiḥ) - by wood-fires and so on, by means of wood, fire, etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāṣṭhānalādi

kāṣṭhānalādi - wood-fire etc.

Compound of kāṣṭha, anala, and ādi.

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+anala+ādi)

• kāṣṭha – wood, stick, timber
  noun (neuter)
• anala – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

(indeclinable)

From kim + cit, meaning 'some/any' combined with locative sense.

शैत्यहिमद्वारि (śaityahimadvāri) - at the door of cold and ice (in cold, ice, and (at the) door, or means of cold and ice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaityahimadvāra

śaityahimadvāra - door of cold and ice

Compound of śaitya, hima, and dvāra.

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (śaitya+hima+dvāra)

• śaitya – coldness, chill
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śīta (cold).
• hima – snow, ice, frost, cold
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance, means, passage
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dvṛ (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, somewhere

(indeclinable)

From kim + cit, meaning 'some/any' combined with locative sense.

खादि (khādi) - eaten, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khāda

khāda - eaten, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root khād- (to eat).

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle acting as a noun here, meaning 'that which was eaten'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing at all (anything, something, whatever, nothing (when with na))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something

From kim + cana (indefinite particle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+cana)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
• cana – a particle indicating indefiniteness, 'some' or 'any'
  indeclinable