योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-56

कश्चिद्विपश्चिद्विख्यातः कश्चिच्छ्रोता श्रुतेः स्मृतेः ।
कश्चिद्राजा द्विजः कश्चित्कश्चिदज्ञ इव स्थितः ॥ ५६ ॥

kaścidvipaścidvikhyātaḥ kaścicchrotā śruteḥ smṛteḥ ,
kaścidrājā dvijaḥ kaścitkaścidajña iva sthitaḥ 56

56. kāścit vipaścit vikhyātaḥ kāścit śrotā śruteḥ smṛteḥ
kāścit rājā dvijaḥ kāścit kāścit ajñaḥ iva sthitaḥ

56. kāścit vipaścit vikhyātaḥ kāścit śrotā śruteḥ smṛteḥ
kāścit rājā kāścit dvijaḥ kāścit ajñaḥ iva sthitaḥ

56. Some are renowned scholars, others are expounders of sacred texts (Śruti) and traditional law (Smṛti). Some are kings, some are Brahmins (dvija), and still others remain as if ignorant.

Words meanings summery:

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - a wise man, a scholar, learned

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• श्रोता (śrotā) - a listener, one who hears, an expounder

• श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - of Śruti, of sacred texts

• स्मृतेः (smṛteḥ) - of Smṛti, of traditional law

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, one who is "twice-born"

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, foolish, not knowing

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, being, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - a wise man, a scholar, learned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, a scholar

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'khyā' (to be known) with upasarga 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

श्रोता (śrotā) - a listener, one who hears, an expounder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotṛ

śrotṛ - listener, hearer, expounder, one who causes to hear

Agent noun

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) with agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: śru (class 1)

श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - of Śruti, of sacred texts

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred tradition, Vedic revelation (Śruti)

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

स्मृतेः (smṛteḥ) - of Smṛti, of traditional law

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, tradition, codified law (Smṛti)

From root 'smṛ' (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, one who is "twice-born"

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth

Compound 'dvi' (twice) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, foolish, not knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknown

Compound 'a' (not) + 'jña' (knowing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, being, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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