योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-21

रुद्राद्यास्तृणपर्यन्ताः संपद्यन्ते क्षणं प्रति ।
परमाणूपमाः सन्ति तथा केचिदणूपमाः ॥ २१ ॥

rudrādyāstṛṇaparyantāḥ saṃpadyante kṣaṇaṃ prati ,
paramāṇūpamāḥ santi tathā kecidaṇūpamāḥ 21

21. rudra-ādyāḥ tṛṇa-paryantāḥ sampadyante kṣaṇam
prati paramāṇu-upamāḥ santi tathā kecit aṇu-upamāḥ

21. rudra-ādyāḥ tṛṇa-paryantāḥ kṣaṇam prati sampadyante
kecit paramāṇu-upamāḥ santi tathā kecit aṇu-upamāḥ

21. From Rudra and other deities down to grass, all manifest every moment. Some are like atoms, and similarly, some are like minute particles.

Words meanings summery:

• रुद्र-आद्याः (rudra-ādyāḥ) - Rudra and others, headed by Rudra

• तृण-पर्यन्ताः (tṛṇa-paryantāḥ) - ending with grass, down to grass

• सम्पद्यन्ते (sampadyante) - they become, they manifest, they happen

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

• प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with `kṣaṇam` meaning 'every moment') (towards, every, for)

• परमाणु-उपमाः (paramāṇu-upamāḥ) - like atoms, atomic-sized

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• अणु-उपमाः (aṇu-upamāḥ) - like minute particles, atom-like

Words meanings and morphology

रुद्र-आद्याः (rudra-ādyāḥ) - Rudra and others, headed by Rudra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra-ādi

rudra-ādi - Rudra and other deities

Compound noun. `ādi` implies 'and so forth' or 'beginning with'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rudra+ādi)

• rudra – a Vedic deity, a form of Shiva, a roarer
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root `rud` (to cry, roar).
  Root: rud (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, foremost
  noun (masculine/neuter)

तृण-पर्यन्ताः (tṛṇa-paryantāḥ) - ending with grass, down to grass

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṇa-paryanta

tṛṇa-paryanta - ending with grass, extending to grass

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+paryanta)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• paryanta – end, boundary, limit, extending to
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From `pari-anta` (around the end).
  Prefix: pari

Note: Agrees with `rudra-ādyāḥ`.

सम्पद्यन्ते (sampadyante) - they become, they manifest, they happen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sampad

Root `pad` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, very short time

प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with `kṣaṇam` meaning 'every moment') (towards, every, for)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative.

परमाणु-उपमाः (paramāṇu-upamāḥ) - like atoms, atomic-sized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramāṇu-upamā

paramāṇu-upamā - resembling an atom, atomic

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paramāṇu+upamā)

• paramāṇu – supreme atom, ultimate particle
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `parama` (supreme) and `aṇu` (atom/minute particle).
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From `upa-mā` (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to some unspecified beings or entities.

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `yathā`.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, certain

Indefinite pronoun formed from `kim` + `cid`.

अणु-उपमाः (aṇu-upamāḥ) - like minute particles, atom-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇu-upamā

aṇu-upamā - resembling a minute particle, minute

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṇu+upamā)

• aṇu – minute, atomic, particle
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From `upa-mā` (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.