योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-182, verse-24

एकैव सप्तद्वीपास्ति भगवन्भूरियं किल ।
तुल्यकालं भवन्त्यष्टौ सप्तद्वीपेश्वराः कथम् ॥ २४ ॥

ekaiva saptadvīpāsti bhagavanbhūriyaṃ kila ,
tulyakālaṃ bhavantyaṣṭau saptadvīpeśvarāḥ katham 24

24. ekā eva saptadvīpā asti bhagavan bhūḥ iyam kila
tulyakālam bhavanti aṣṭau saptadvīpeśvarāḥ katham

24. bhagavan,
iyam saptadvīpā bhūḥ ekā eva asti kila.
katham aṣṭau saptadvīpeśvarāḥ tulyakālam bhavanti?

24. O Lord, this Earth (bhū), with its seven continents, is certainly only one. How then can there be eight rulers of these seven continents simultaneously?

Words meanings summery:

• एका (ekā) - one, single

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• सप्तद्वीपा (saptadvīpā) - having seven continents/islands

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O revered one

• भूः (bhūḥ) - Earth, land

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• तुल्यकालम् (tulyakālam) - at the same time, simultaneously

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• सप्तद्वीपेश्वराः (saptadvīpeśvarāḥ) - lords of the seven continents

• कथम् (katham) - how?

Words meanings and morphology

एका (ekā) - one, single

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सप्तद्वीपा (saptadvīpā) - having seven continents/islands

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptadvīpa

saptadvīpa - having seven islands/continents

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+dvīpa)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O revered one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, revered, divine, lord

भूः (bhūḥ) - Earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

Root: bhū (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

तुल्यकालम् (tulyakālam) - at the same time, simultaneously

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tulya+kāla)

• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

सप्तद्वीपेश्वराः (saptadvīpeśvarāḥ) - lords of the seven continents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptadvīpeśvara

saptadvīpeśvara - ruler of the seven islands/continents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saptadvīpa+īśvara)

• saptadvīpa – seven islands/continents
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)