योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-158, verse-14

पिधानमिव कस्योर्वीवीथी कस्मिंश्चिदम्बरे ।
केशोण्ड्रकवदाभाते कस्मिंश्चिज्जागते भ्रमे ॥ १४ ॥

pidhānamiva kasyorvīvīthī kasmiṃścidambare ,
keśoṇḍrakavadābhāte kasmiṃścijjāgate bhrame 14

14. pidhānam iva kasya urvīvīthī kasmiñcit ambare
keśoṇḍrakavat ābhāte kasmiñcit jāgate bhrame

14. kasmiñcit ambare urvīvīthī kasya pidhānam iva ābhāte; tathā kasmiñcit jāgate bhrame keśoṇḍrakavat ābhāte.

14. The expanse of the earth (urvīvīthī) appears like a mere covering in some space, just as specks of hair appear in one's vision in some waking delusion (bhrama).

Words meanings summery:

• पिधानम् (pidhānam) - a mere covering (covering, lid, veil)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• कस्य (kasya) - of some unknown thing (of what, of whom, whose)

• उर्वीवीथी (urvīvīthī) - path of the earth, expanse of the earth

• कस्मिञ्चित् (kasmiñcit) - in some, in a certain, in any

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• केशोण्ड्रकवत् (keśoṇḍrakavat) - like specks of hair, like floating particles (seen in vision)

• आभाते (ābhāte) - appearing (illusory) (appearing, shining, manifesting)

• कस्मिञ्चित् (kasmiñcit) - in some, in a certain, in any

• जागते (jāgate) - in the waking state, relating to waking

• भ्रमे (bhrame) - in delusion, in error, in illusion, in confusion

Words meanings and morphology

पिधानम् (pidhānam) - a mere covering (covering, lid, veil)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pidhāna

pidhāna - a covering, lid, veil, concealment

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - of some unknown thing (of what, of whom, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

उर्वीवीथी (urvīvīthī) - path of the earth, expanse of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of urvīvīthī

urvīvīthī - path of the earth, expanse of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (urvī+vīthī)

• urvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• vīthī – path, road, street, way
  noun (feminine)

कस्मिञ्चित् (kasmiñcit) - in some, in a certain, in any

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, any, a certain

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, clothing

केशोण्ड्रकवत् (keśoṇḍrakavat) - like specks of hair, like floating particles (seen in vision)

(indeclinable)

Derived from noun keśoṇḍraka with the suffix -vat, meaning 'like' or 'having'.

आभाते (ābhāte) - appearing (illusory) (appearing, shining, manifesting)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of ābhānt

ābhānt - appearing, shining, manifesting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle derived from the root bhā- (to shine) with the prefix ā- (towards, unto).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

कस्मिञ्चित् (kasmiñcit) - in some, in a certain, in any

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, any, a certain

जागते (jāgate) - in the waking state, relating to waking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of jāgata

jāgata - waking, relating to the waking state, born from awakening

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake) with suffix -a.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

भ्रमे (bhrame) - in delusion, in error, in illusion, in confusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, delusion, illusion, error, confusion

Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)