योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-8, verse-29

क्वचित्खगतयोड्डीना क्वचिद्देवतयोत्थिता ।
क्वचित्स्थाणुतया रूढा क्वचित्पवनतां गता ॥ २९ ॥

kvacitkhagatayoḍḍīnā kvaciddevatayotthitā ,
kvacitsthāṇutayā rūḍhā kvacitpavanatāṃ gatā 29

29. kvacit khaga-gatayā uḍḍīnā kvacit devatayā utthitā
kvacit sthāṇu-tayā rūḍhā kvacit pavana-tām gatā

29. kvacit khaga-gatayā uḍḍīnā kvacit devatayā utthitā
kvacit sthāṇu-tayā rūḍhā kvacit pavana-tām gatā

29. Sometimes, it has soared like a bird; sometimes, it has arisen like a deity; sometimes, it has become rooted like an immovable object; and sometimes, it has attained the nature of wind.

29. במקום אחד היא מעופפת כציפור, במקום אחר היא עולה כאל שמימי, במקום אחד היא נטועה כגזע עץ, ובמקום אחר היא הופכת לרוח.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

• खग-गतया (khaga-gatayā) - by the state of a bird, by movement as a bird

• उड्डीना (uḍḍīnā) - flown up, soared

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

• देवतया (devatayā) - by the state of a deity, as a deity

• उत्थिता (utthitā) - risen, originated, stood up

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

• स्थाणु-तया (sthāṇu-tayā) - by the state of an immovable object, as a tree trunk/post

• रूढा (rūḍhā) - ascended, grown, rooted, fixed

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

• पवन-ताम् (pavana-tām) - the state of wind, wind-nature

• गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

(indeclinable)

खग-गतया (khaga-gatayā) - by the state of a bird, by movement as a bird

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of khaga-gati

khaga-gati - the state or movement of a bird

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaga+gati)

• khaga – bird, sky-goer
  noun (masculine)
  From kha (sky) + ga (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gati – going, movement, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

उड्डीना (uḍḍīnā) - flown up, soared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uḍḍīna

uḍḍīna - flown up, soared, having flown

Past Passive Participle

From root dī (to fly) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: dī

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine subject (like `jīva-śakti`).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

(indeclinable)

देवतया (devatayā) - by the state of a deity, as a deity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, godhead

उत्थिता (utthitā) - risen, originated, stood up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, originated, standing up

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine subject.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

(indeclinable)

स्थाणु-तया (sthāṇu-tayā) - by the state of an immovable object, as a tree trunk/post

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sthāṇu-tā

sthāṇu-tā - the state of being immovable, immovability, the state of a tree trunk/post

From sthāṇu + suffix -tā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāṇu+tā)

• sthāṇu – immovable, fixed, a post, a tree trunk, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• tā – state, condition, nature (suffix forming abstract feminine nouns)
  suffix (feminine)

रूढा (rūḍhā) - ascended, grown, rooted, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - ascended, grown, mounted, fixed, rooted

Past Passive Participle

From root ruh (to grow, ascend).

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine subject.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

(indeclinable)

पवन-ताम् (pavana-tām) - the state of wind, wind-nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pavana-tā

pavana-tā - the state of wind, wind-nature

From pavana + suffix -tā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavana+tā)

• pavana – wind, air, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  From root pū (to purify, to blow).
  Root: pū (class 1)
• tā – state, condition, nature (suffix forming abstract feminine nouns)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of `gatā`.

गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine subject.

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