योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-8, verse-31
क्वचिद्विष्णुः क्वचिद्ब्रह्मा क्वचिद्रुद्रः क्वचिद्रविः ।
क्वचिदग्निः क्वचिद्वायुः क्वचिच्चन्द्रः क्वचिद्यमः ॥ ३१ ॥
क्वचिदग्निः क्वचिद्वायुः क्वचिच्चन्द्रः क्वचिद्यमः ॥ ३१ ॥
kvacidviṣṇuḥ kvacidbrahmā kvacidrudraḥ kvacidraviḥ ,
kvacidagniḥ kvacidvāyuḥ kvaciccandraḥ kvacidyamaḥ 31
kvacidagniḥ kvacidvāyuḥ kvaciccandraḥ kvacidyamaḥ 31
31.
kvacit viṣṇuḥ kvacit brahmā kvacit rudraḥ kvacit raviḥ
kvacit agniḥ kvacit vāyuḥ kvacit candraḥ kvacit yamaḥ
kvacit agniḥ kvacit vāyuḥ kvacit candraḥ kvacit yamaḥ
31.
kvacit viṣṇuḥ kvacit brahmā kvacit rudraḥ kvacit raviḥ
kvacit agniḥ kvacit vāyuḥ kvacit candraḥ kvacit yamaḥ
kvacit agniḥ kvacit vāyuḥ kvacit candraḥ kvacit yamaḥ
31.
Sometimes it is Vishnu, sometimes Brahma, sometimes Rudra, sometimes Ravi (the Sun god); sometimes Agni (the fire god), sometimes Vayu (the wind god), sometimes Chandra (the Moon god), and sometimes Yama (the god of death).
Words meanings summery:
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- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (a major Hindu deity)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (an epithet of Shiva)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- रविः (raviḥ) - the Sun, the Sun god
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - Chandra (the Moon god)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
- यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (the god of death)
Words meanings and morphology
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (a major Hindu deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu, the preserver god
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma (the creator deity), cosmic essence (brahman)
Nominative singular form of the masculine noun Brahmā (the deity), distinct from the neuter brahman (the Absolute).
Note: Refers to the deity Brahmā.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (an epithet of Shiva)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra
rudra - Rudra, a form of Shiva, the roaring one
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
रविः (raviḥ) - the Sun, the Sun god
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi
ravi - the sun, the sun god
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the god of fire
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - Chandra (the Moon god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of candra
candra - moon, the moon god
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case
(indeclinable)
यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (the god of death)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yama
yama - rein, control, Yama (god of death)