योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-31

अपश्यं ग्रामकं कंचित्कंचिच्च ब्राह्मणाश्रमम् ।
किंचिद्गेहं तथा कश्चिद्वन्धुः कस्मिंश्चिदाश्रमे ॥ ३१ ॥

apaśyaṃ grāmakaṃ kaṃcitkaṃcicca brāhmaṇāśramam ,
kiṃcidgehaṃ tathā kaścidvandhuḥ kasmiṃścidāśrame 31

31. apaśyam grāmakaṃ kañcit kañcit ca brāhmaṇāśramam
kiñcit gehaṃ tathā kaścit bandhuḥ kasmin cit āśrame

31. apaśyam kañcit grāmakaṃ ca kañcit brāhmaṇāśramam
tathā kiñcit gehaṃ ca kaścit bandhuḥ kasmin cit āśrame

31. I saw some small village, and also some hermitage of brahmins. Likewise, I saw some house and a certain relative in some hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• ग्रामकं (grāmakaṁ) - a small village, a hamlet

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ब्राह्मणाश्रमम् (brāhmaṇāśramam) - a hermitage of brahmins

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a certain, any

• गेहं (gehaṁ) - house, dwelling

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain, any

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman, friend

• कस्मिन् चित् (kasmin cit) - in some, in a certain

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the stage of life

Words meanings and morphology

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active

1st person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ग्रामकं (grāmakaṁ) - a small village, a hamlet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāmaka

grāmaka - a small village, hamlet

diminutive suffix -ka added to grāma

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcit

kañcit - some, a certain, any

formed from kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indeclinable particle)

Note: Agrees with grāmakaṃ.

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcit

kañcit - some, a certain, any

formed from kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indeclinable particle)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇāśramam.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणाश्रमम् (brāhmaṇāśramam) - a hermitage of brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇāśrama

brāhmaṇāśrama - hermitage of brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+āśrama)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, one related to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, abode, a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - some, a certain, any

formed from kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indeclinable particle)

Note: Agrees with gehaṃ.

गेहं (gehaṁ) - house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, home

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - some, a certain, any

formed from kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indeclinable particle)

Note: Agrees with bandhuḥ.

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman, friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

Root: bandh

कस्मिन् चित् (kasmin cit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - some, a certain, any

Note: kasmin is locative of kim, cit is an indeclinable particle.

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the stage of life

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode, a stage of life (āśrama)

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