योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-8

क्वचिद्दारुमयाङ्गानि भान्ति भूतानि कुत्रचित् ।
क्वचित्पाषाणदेहानि सन्ति भूतानि भूरिशः ॥ ८ ॥

kvaciddārumayāṅgāni bhānti bhūtāni kutracit ,
kvacitpāṣāṇadehāni santi bhūtāni bhūriśaḥ 8

8. kvacit dārumaya-aṅgāni bhānti bhūtāni kutracit
kvacit pāṣāṇa-dehāni santi bhūtāni bhūriśaḥ

8. kvacit bhūtāni dārumaya-aṅgāni bhānti kutracit
kvacit bhūtāni pāṣāṇa-dehāni santi bhūriśaḥ

8. Sometimes, beings appear with wooden bodies; elsewhere, stone-bodied beings exist in great numbers.

Words meanings summery:

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

• दारुमय-अङ्गानि (dārumaya-aṅgāni) - bodies made of wood

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they seem

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - somewhere, in some place, elsewhere

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

• पाषाण-देहानि (pāṣāṇa-dehāni) - bodies made of stone, stone-bodies

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, greatly, in large numbers

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

दारुमय-अङ्गानि (dārumaya-aṅgāni) - bodies made of wood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dārumaya-aṅga

dārumaya-aṅga - body made of wood

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dārumaya+aṅga)

• dārumaya – made of wood
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from dāru (wood) + -maya (made of)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies bhūtāni.

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they seem

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb bhānti.

कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - somewhere, in some place, elsewhere

(indeclinable)

Note: Similar to kvacit, but often used to indicate a different location or instance.

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

(indeclinable)

पाषाण-देहानि (pāṣāṇa-dehāni) - bodies made of stone, stone-bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pāṣāṇa-deha

pāṣāṇa-deha - body made of stone

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇa+deha)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies bhūtāni.

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb santi.

भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, greatly, in large numbers

(indeclinable)

Derived from bhūri (much, abundant)

Note: Adverb modifying santi.

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