योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-2

तस्याज्ञस्य कियत्कालं किंरूपा स्यात्किमात्मिका ।
कियती सा च वेत्येवं मुने मे कथ्यतां पुनः ॥ २ ॥

tasyājñasya kiyatkālaṃ kiṃrūpā syātkimātmikā ,
kiyatī sā ca vetyevaṃ mune me kathyatāṃ punaḥ 2

2. tasya ajñasya kiyatkālam kiṃrūpā syāt kim ātmikā
kiyatī sā ca vā iti evam mune me kathyatām punaḥ

2. mune me punaḥ evam kathyatām tasya ajñasya sā
kiyatkālam kiṃrūpā kimātmikā kiyatī ca vā iti syāt

2. O sage, please tell me again about that ignorance (avidyā) of the ignorant one: for how long does it exist, what is its form, what is its nature, and what is its extent?

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (ignorant one) (of that, of him, of it)

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant (person) (of the ignorant, of the unwise)

• कियत्कालम् (kiyatkālam) - for how long (does something exist) (for how long, for what duration)

• किंरूपा (kiṁrūpā) - of what form (is ignorance) (of what form, of what appearance)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (exist) (may be, let it be, would be)

• किम् (kim) - what (is its nature) (what, how)

• आत्मिका (ātmikā) - of what nature (is ignorance) (of the nature of, consisting of, characterized by)

• कियती (kiyatī) - how extensive (is ignorance) (how much, how extensive, how great)

• सा (sā) - that (ignorance, avidyā) (she, that (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating the end of a question (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (these questions) (thus, in this manner, so)

• मुने (mune) - O sage (vocative address to Vasiṣṭha) (O sage, O ascetic)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - please tell (it) (let it be told, may it be declared)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (ignorant one) (of that, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant (person) (of the ignorant, of the unwise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unwise, fool

From a (not) + jñā (to know)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, knower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

कियत्कालम् (kiyatkālam) - for how long (does something exist) (for how long, for what duration)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiyatkāla

kiyatkāla - how much time, what duration

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiyat+kāla)

• kiyat – how much, how many, how great
  adjective
• kāla – time, duration
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

किंरूपा (kiṁrūpā) - of what form (is ignorance) (of what form, of what appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṃrūpa

kiṁrūpa - of what form, having what appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+rūpa)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to avidyā (ignorance), which is feminine.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (exist) (may be, let it be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (is its nature) (what, how)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Used as a question word, preceding 'ātmikā'.

आत्मिका (ātmikā) - of what nature (is ignorance) (of the nature of, consisting of, characterized by)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmika

ātmika - relating to the self (ātman), pertaining to the soul, spiritual

Derived from ātman with the suffix ika.

Note: Refers to avidyā (ignorance), which is feminine.

कियती (kiyatī) - how extensive (is ignorance) (how much, how extensive, how great)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how many, how great, how large

Note: Feminine form, referring to avidyā.

सा (sā) - that (ignorance, avidyā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to avidyā (ignorance).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, indicating the end of a question (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (these questions) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage (vocative address to Vasiṣṭha) (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Here used in dative sense (to me).

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - please tell (it) (let it be told, may it be declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kath

causative

passive imperative 3rd singular

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: The implied subject is 'it' (the requested information).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)