योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-3

कदाचित्क्रमशो नाशः कल्पान्ते संप्रवर्तते ।
अशङ्कितं कदाचिद्द्रागेकधादिविकारतः ॥ ३ ॥

kadācitkramaśo nāśaḥ kalpānte saṃpravartate ,
aśaṅkitaṃ kadāciddrāgekadhādivikārataḥ 3

3. kadācit kramaśaḥ nāśaḥ kalpānte saṃpravartate
aśaṅkitaṃ kadācit drāk ekadhādivikārataḥ

3. kadācit kramaśaḥ nāśaḥ kalpānte saṃpravartate kadācit
aśaṅkitaṃ drāk ekadhādivikārataḥ (saṃpravartate)

3. Sometimes, destruction occurs gradually at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa). At other times, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly due to a single, primal transformation.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, once)

• क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually (gradually, in succession, in order)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• कल्पान्ते (kalpānte) - at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (at the end of a kalpa, at the end of a cosmic cycle)

• संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - (destruction) occurs (it occurs, it takes place, it proceeds well)

• अशङ्कितं (aśaṅkitaṁ) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, without doubt, without fear)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - At other times (sometimes, at some time, once)

• द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, immediately)

• एकधादिविकारतः (ekadhādivikārataḥ) - due to a single, primal transformation (due to changes from a single original state, by primal transformation)

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, once)

(indeclinable)

क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually (gradually, in succession, in order)

(indeclinable)

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Root: naś

कल्पान्ते (kalpānte) - at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (at the end of a kalpa, at the end of a cosmic cycle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpānta

kalpānta - end of a kalpa (cosmic cycle), period of dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – a cosmic age, an aeon, a measure of time (a day of Brahmā)
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - (destruction) occurs (it occurs, it takes place, it proceeds well)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of saṃpravṛt

present middle

third person singular, present tense, middle voice

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अशङ्कितं (aśaṅkitaṁ) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, without doubt, without fear)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśaṅkita

aśaṅkita - unfeared, unsuspected, unexpected, free from doubt

past passive participle (P.P.P.)

negated past passive participle of root śaṅk (to doubt)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṅkita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śaṅkita – feared, doubted, suspected
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root śaṅk (to doubt)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - At other times (sometimes, at some time, once)

(indeclinable)

द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

एकधादिविकारतः (ekadhādivikārataḥ) - due to a single, primal transformation (due to changes from a single original state, by primal transformation)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekadhā+ādi+vikāra)

• ekadhā – in one way, in a single state
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, primary, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• vikāra – change, modification, transformation, disorder
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -taḥ is used to form adverbs or ablative forms.

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