योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-65, verse-19

चिन्तयन्तो मुनिप्रोक्तं महीचरनभश्चराः ।
ज्ञानं क्षपां क्षणमिव निन्युः कल्पमिवापि च ॥ १९ ॥

cintayanto muniproktaṃ mahīcaranabhaścarāḥ ,
jñānaṃ kṣapāṃ kṣaṇamiva ninyuḥ kalpamivāpi ca 19

19. cintayantaḥ muniproktaṃ mahīcaranabhaścarāḥ
jñānaṃ kṣapām kṣaṇam iva ninyuḥ kalpam iva api ca

19. mahīcaranabhaścarāḥ muniproktaṃ jñānaṃ cintayantaḥ
kṣapām kṣaṇam iva kalpam iva api ca ninyuḥ

19. The earth-dwellers and sky-dwellers, contemplating the knowledge declared by the sage, passed the night. For them, it seemed as short as a moment and also as long as an eon.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयन्तः (cintayantaḥ) - thinking, contemplating, meditating, reflecting

• मुनिप्रोक्तं (muniproktaṁ) - declared by the sage, spoken by the sage

• महीचरनभश्चराः (mahīcaranabhaścarāḥ) - earth-dwellers and sky-dwellers

• ज्ञानं (jñānaṁ) - knowledge, spiritual wisdom, understanding

• क्षपाम् (kṣapām) - night

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• निन्युः (ninyuḥ) - they spent, they passed, they carried

• कल्पम् (kalpam) - eon, cosmic age, kalpa

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयन्तः (cintayantaḥ) - thinking, contemplating, meditating, reflecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'cit' (to perceive) in the 10th class 'cint' (to think).

Root: cit (class 10)

मुनिप्रोक्तं (muniproktaṁ) - declared by the sage, spoken by the sage

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muniprokta

muniprokta - declared by a sage, spoken by a sage

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (muni+prokta)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• prokta – spoken, declared, told
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak) with the prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'jñānaṃ'.

महीचरनभश्चराः (mahīcaranabhaścarāḥ) - earth-dwellers and sky-dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīcaranabhaścara

mahīcaranabhaścara - those who move on earth and in the sky

Compound type : Dvandva (mahīcara+nabhaścara)

• mahīcara – earth-mover, one who moves on earth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'mahī' (earth) and the root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)
• nabhaścara – sky-mover, one who moves in the sky
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'nabhas' (sky) and the root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

ज्ञानं (jñānaṁ) - knowledge, spiritual wisdom, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Derived from the root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

क्षपाम् (kṣapām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣapā

kṣapā - night

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Used adverbially to denote 'like a moment'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

निन्युः (ninyuḥ) - they spent, they passed, they carried

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

कल्पम् (kalpam) - eon, cosmic age, kalpa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - eon, cosmic age, a day of Brahmā

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to denote 'like an eon'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)