योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-15

काश्चिद्वातात्मभूतौघाः काश्चिन्नित्यं तमोधराः ।
व्योमसंस्थानकाः काश्चित्काश्चित्क्रिमिकुलाकुलाः ॥ १५ ॥

kāścidvātātmabhūtaughāḥ kāścinnityaṃ tamodharāḥ ,
vyomasaṃsthānakāḥ kāścitkāścitkrimikulākulāḥ 15

15. kāścit vātātmabhūtaughāḥ kāścit nityam tamodharāḥ
vyomasaṃsthānakāḥ kāścit kāścit kṛmikulākulāḥ

15. kāścit vātātmabhūtaughāḥ kāścit nityam tamodharāḥ
kāścit vyomasaṃsthānakāḥ kāścit kṛmikulākulāḥ

15. Some are like masses of wind-beings, others are perpetually dark (tamas), some are situated in space, and still others are teeming with swarms of worms.

15. במקצתן היצורים עשויים מרוח, מקצתן שקועות בחשכה נצחית, מקצתן בצורת חלל ריק, ומקצתן שורצות נחילי רמשים.

Words meanings summery:

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

• वातात्मभूतौघाः (vātātmabhūtaughāḥ) - multitudes of beings whose nature is wind (multitudes of wind-like beings)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

• तमोधराः (tamodharāḥ) - dark (holding darkness, dark, ignorant)

• व्योमसंस्थानकाः (vyomasaṁsthānakāḥ) - situated in space (situated in space/sky)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

• कृमिकुलाकुलाः (kṛmikulākulāḥ) - teeming with swarms of worms (agitated/filled with swarms of worms)

Words meanings and morphology

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'ka' and the indeclinable particle 'cid'.

Note: Feminine nominative plural of 'ka' + 'cid'.

वातात्मभूतौघाः (vātātmabhūtaughāḥ) - multitudes of beings whose nature is wind (multitudes of wind-like beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vātātmabhūtaugha

vātātmabhūtaugha - multitude of wind-beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+ātman+bhūta+ogha)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, that which has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ogha – multitude, flood, stream
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying the implicit 'worlds/entities', agreeing in feminine plural.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'ka' and the indeclinable particle 'cid'.

Note: Feminine nominative plural of 'ka' + 'cid'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form of 'nitya'.

तमोधराः (tamodharāḥ) - dark (holding darkness, dark, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tamodhara

tamodhara - holding darkness, enveloped in darkness

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+dhara)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, possessing (agent noun from dhṛ)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective modifying the implicit 'worlds/entities'.

व्योमसंस्थानकाः (vyomasaṁsthānakāḥ) - situated in space (situated in space/sky)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyomasaṃsthānaka

vyomasaṁsthānaka - one who abides in the sky/space

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+saṃsthānaka)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthānaka – situated, abiding, residing, existing in
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from 'saṃsthāna' (situation, state, position)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Compound adjective modifying the implicit 'worlds/entities'.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'ka' and the indeclinable particle 'cid'.

Note: Feminine nominative plural of 'ka' + 'cid'.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (worlds or entities) (some, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'ka' and the indeclinable particle 'cid'.

Note: Feminine nominative plural of 'ka' + 'cid'.

कृमिकुलाकुलाः (kṛmikulākulāḥ) - teeming with swarms of worms (agitated/filled with swarms of worms)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛmikulākula

kṛmikulākula - agitated/filled with swarms of worms

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛmikula+ākula)

• kṛmi – worm, insect, larva
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, race, community, multitude, swarm
  noun (neuter)
• ākula – agitated, confused, filled with, swarming
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Compound adjective modifying the implicit 'worlds/entities'.

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