योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-19

क्वचित्कङ्कनिमग्नेन्दुयमवासवतक्षकः ।
क्वचित्पङ्कनिमग्नाधःशाखकल्पद्रुमोत्करः ॥ १९ ॥

kvacitkaṅkanimagnenduyamavāsavatakṣakaḥ ,
kvacitpaṅkanimagnādhaḥśākhakalpadrumotkaraḥ 19

19. kvacit kaṅkanimagnenduyamavāsavatakṣakaḥ
kvacit paṅkanimagnādhaḥśākhakalpadrumotkaraḥ

19. kvacit kaṅkanimagnenduyamavāsavatakṣakaḥ
kvacit paṅkanimagnādhaḥśākhakalpadrumotkaraḥ

19. Somewhere, the moon, Yama, Indra, and Takṣaka are deeply immersed among vultures and herons. Elsewhere, there is a pile of wish-fulfilling trees (kalpadruma) with their downward-facing branches submerged in mud.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place, on some occasion

• कङ्कनिमग्नेन्दुयमवासवतक्षकः (kaṅkanimagnenduyamavāsavatakṣakaḥ) - the moon, Yama, Indra, and Takṣaka immersed amidst herons/vultures

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place, on some occasion

• पङ्कनिमग्नाधःशाखकल्पद्रुमोत्करः (paṅkanimagnādhaḥśākhakalpadrumotkaraḥ) - a collection of wish-fulfilling trees (kalpadruma) whose downward branches are submerged in mud

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place, on some occasion

(indeclinable)

कङ्कनिमग्नेन्दुयमवासवतक्षकः (kaṅkanimagnenduyamavāsavatakṣakaḥ) - the moon, Yama, Indra, and Takṣaka immersed amidst herons/vultures

(compound noun)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+nimagna+indu+yama+vāsava+takṣaka)

• kaṅka – heron, vulture
  noun (masculine)
• nimagna – immersed, submerged, sunk, lost in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni- √maj (to sink)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: maj (class 6)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• yama – Yama, god of death
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāsava – Indra (chief of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• takṣaka – Takṣaka (a nāga king), carpenter
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: This entire compound functions as a descriptor of a state or a place.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place, on some occasion

(indeclinable)

पङ्कनिमग्नाधःशाखकल्पद्रुमोत्करः (paṅkanimagnādhaḥśākhakalpadrumotkaraḥ) - a collection of wish-fulfilling trees (kalpadruma) whose downward branches are submerged in mud

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+nimagna+adhaḥ+śākha+kalpadruma+utkara)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• nimagna – immersed, submerged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni- √maj (to sink)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: maj (class 6)
• adhaḥ – down, below, downward
  indeclinable
• śākha – branch
  noun (feminine)
• kalpadruma – wish-fulfilling tree, celestial tree (kalpadruma)
  compound noun (masculine)
• utkara – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)

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