योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-27

क्वचिच्चितिक्षोभकृतप्रकाशं क्वचिन्महाकेशकृताब्दवृन्दम् ।
क्वचिच्च रक्ताक्तधरावितानं नक्तं स्तनत्त्वभ्रमिवास्तशैलम् ॥ २७ ॥

kvaciccitikṣobhakṛtaprakāśaṃ kvacinmahākeśakṛtābdavṛndam ,
kvacicca raktāktadharāvitānaṃ naktaṃ stanattvabhramivāstaśailam 27

27. kvacit ca citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśam
kvacit mahākeśakṛtābdavṛndam
kvacit ca raktāktadharāvitānam naktam
stanat abhram iva astaśailam

27. kvacit ca citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśam
kvacit mahākeśakṛtābdavṛndam
kvacit ca raktāktadharāvitānam naktam
stanat abhram iva astaśailam

27. Somewhere, there was light caused by the stirring of pyres; somewhere, masses of clouds were formed by the abundant hair (smoke from burning hair); and somewhere, an expanse of ground was stained with blood. At night, it appeared like a setting mountain, resembling a thundering cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चितिक्षोभकृतप्रकाशम् (citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśam) - illuminated by the agitation of funeral pyres (having light caused by the disturbance of pyres)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

• महाकेशकृताब्दवृन्दम् (mahākeśakṛtābdavṛndam) - with masses of smoke resembling clouds, originating from burning hair (having multitudes of clouds made by abundant hair)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रक्ताक्तधरावितानम् (raktāktadharāvitānam) - with a blood-soaked expanse of earth (having an expanse of ground stained with blood)

• नक्तम् (naktam) - during the night (at night, by night)

• स्तनत् (stanat) - making a loud, rumbling sound (thundering, roaring)

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - a cloud (cloud, sky)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as it were)

• अस्तशैलम् (astaśailam) - a mountain at sunset, appearing dark and ominous (setting mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

चितिक्षोभकृतप्रकाशम् (citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśam) - illuminated by the agitation of funeral pyres (having light caused by the disturbance of pyres)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśa

citikṣobhakṛtaprakāśa - having light produced by the stirring of funeral pyres

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citi+kṣobha+kṛta+prakāśa)

• citi – pile, heap, funeral pyre
  noun (feminine)
• kṣobha – agitation, disturbance, commotion
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṣubh 'to agitate'
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• kṛta – made, done, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (class 8, U) 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-kāś 'to shine forth'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective, neuter singular nominative/accusative, modifying 'śmaśānam'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

(indeclinable)

महाकेशकृताब्दवृन्दम् (mahākeśakṛtābdavṛndam) - with masses of smoke resembling clouds, originating from burning hair (having multitudes of clouds made by abundant hair)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahākeśakṛtābdavṛnda

mahākeśakṛtābdavṛnda - having multitudes of clouds produced by great/abundant hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+keśa+kṛta+abda+vṛnda)

• mahā – great, large, abundant
  adjective (feminine)
• keśa – hair (of the head)
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (class 8, U) 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abda – cloud, year
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, group
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound adjective, neuter singular nominative/accusative, modifying 'śmaśānam'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in certain parts of the cremation ground (somewhere, at some place)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रक्ताक्तधरावितानम् (raktāktadharāvitānam) - with a blood-soaked expanse of earth (having an expanse of ground stained with blood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raktāktadharāvitāna

raktāktadharāvitāna - having an expanse of ground stained with blood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+ākta+dharāvitāna)

• rakta – red, blood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (class 1, P) 'to color, dye'
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• ākta – smeared, stained, anointed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root añj (class 7, U) 'to anoint, smear'
  Root: añj (class 7)
• dharāvitāna – expanse of ground, sheet of earth
  noun (neuter)
  from dharā 'earth' + vitāna 'expanse'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Compound adjective, neuter singular nominative/accusative, modifying 'śmaśānam'.

नक्तम् (naktam) - during the night (at night, by night)

(indeclinable)

accusative singular of nakti, used adverbially

Note: Adverbial use.

स्तनत् (stanat) - making a loud, rumbling sound (thundering, roaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stanat

stanat - thundering, roaring, groaning

Present Active Participle

from root stan (class 1, P) 'to thunder, roar'

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, neuter singular nominative, agreeing with 'abhram'.

अभ्रम् (abhram) - a cloud (cloud, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky, atmosphere

Note: Subject of simile, "like a cloud".

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

Note: Used for comparison.

अस्तशैलम् (astaśailam) - a mountain at sunset, appearing dark and ominous (setting mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astaśaila

astaśaila - setting mountain (behind which the sun sets), western mountain

from asta 'setting' + śaila 'mountain'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asta+śaila)

• asta – setting, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  from śilā 'rock'

Note: Subject of simile, "like a setting mountain". Neuter form to agree with 'śmaśānam'.