योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-5

कः स्यादयं गिरिगुरुः पुरुषो विराड्वा पर्यस्तपर्वतवदाशु पतच्छरीरः ।
आकाशपूरकवपुः परमाम्बरोऽपि यो नैव भाति पिहिताखिलवासरश्रीः ॥ ५ ॥

kaḥ syādayaṃ giriguruḥ puruṣo virāḍvā paryastaparvatavadāśu pataccharīraḥ ,
ākāśapūrakavapuḥ paramāmbaro'pi yo naiva bhāti pihitākhilavāsaraśrīḥ 5

5. kaḥ syāt ayam giriguruḥ puruṣaḥ virāṭ
vā paryastaparvatavat āśu patat śarīraḥ
ākāśapūrakavapuḥ paramāmbaraḥ api
yaḥ na eva bhāti pihitākhilavāsaraśrīḥ

5. ayam giriguruḥ puruṣaḥ vā virāṭ kaḥ syāt? paryastaparvatavat āśu patat-śarīraḥ,
ākāśapūraka-vapuḥ,
yaḥ paramāmbaraḥ api (san),
pihitākhilavāsaraśrīḥ (ataḥ) na eva bhāti (saḥ kaḥ syāt)?

5. Who might this be? This entity, heavy as a mountain—is it a person (puruṣa) or a universal being (virāṭ)? Its body falls swiftly like an overturned mountain, its form fills the entire sky. And though it resembles the supreme space (paramāmbara) itself, it does not shine at all, for the splendor of all days is concealed by it.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• गिरिगुरुः (giriguruḥ) - heavy as a mountain, weighty as a mountain, great as a mountain

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - universal being, cosmic form, sovereign

• वा (vā) - or

• पर्यस्तपर्वतवत् (paryastaparvatavat) - like an overturned mountain

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly, immediately

• पतत् (patat) - falling, descending

• शरीरः (śarīraḥ) - body

• आकाशपूरकवपुः (ākāśapūrakavapuḥ) - whose body fills the sky, having a sky-filling form

• परमाम्बरः (paramāmbaraḥ) - supreme space, highest heaven

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is brilliant

• पिहिताखिलवासरश्रीः (pihitākhilavāsaraśrīḥ) - whose splendor of all days is concealed/obscured

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

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

Optative Active

3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

गिरिगुरुः (giriguruḥ) - heavy as a mountain, weighty as a mountain, great as a mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giriguru

giriguru - heavy as a mountain, great as a mountain

Compound type : Tatpurusha (giri+guru)

• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• guru – heavy, weighty, great, venerable
  adjective

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)

विराट् (virāṭ) - universal being, cosmic form, sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - universal being, cosmic form, sovereign

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पर्यस्तपर्वतवत् (paryastaparvatavat) - like an overturned mountain

(indeclinable)

Compound + suffix -vat

Compound type : Tatpurusha (paryasta+parvata+-vat)

• paryasta – overturned, thrown down, scattered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'pari-asta'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: as (class 4)
• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• -vat – like, resembling
  suffix
  Indeclinable suffix denoting likeness

आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

पतत् (patat) - falling, descending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, dropping

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Part of a Bahuvrihi compound 'patatśarīraḥ'

शरीरः (śarīraḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

Note: Part of a Bahuvrihi compound 'patatśarīraḥ'

आकाशपूरकवपुः (ākāśapūrakavapuḥ) - whose body fills the sky, having a sky-filling form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśapūrakavapus

ākāśapūrakavapus - whose body fills the sky, having a sky-filling form

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ākāśa+pūraka+vapus)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• pūraka – filling, completing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

परमाम्बरः (paramāmbaraḥ) - supreme space, highest heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramāmbara

paramāmbara - supreme space, highest heaven

Compound type : Karmadharaya (parama+ambara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ambara – sky, space, cloth
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the falling entity

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

पिहिताखिलवासरश्रीः (pihitākhilavāsaraśrīḥ) - whose splendor of all days is concealed/obscured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pihitākhilavāsaraśrī

pihitākhilavāsaraśrī - whose splendor of all days is concealed

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pihita+akhila+vāsara+śrī)

• pihita – concealed, covered, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'pi'
  Prefix: pi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• akhila – all, entire, complete
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• vāsara – day
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)