योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-16

काश्चिदाकाशकोशस्थाः काश्चिच्चोपलकोशगाः ।
काश्चित्सकुण्डकोशस्थाः काश्चित्खे खगवत्स्थिताः ॥ १६ ॥

kāścidākāśakośasthāḥ kāściccopalakośagāḥ ,
kāścitsakuṇḍakośasthāḥ kāścitkhe khagavatsthitāḥ 16

16. kāścit ākāśakośasthāḥ kāścit ca upalakośagāḥ kāścit
sakuṇḍakośasthāḥ kāścit khe khagavat sthitāḥ

16. kāścit ākāśakośasthāḥ kāścit ca upalakośagāḥ kāścit
sakuṇḍakośasthāḥ kāścit khe khagavat sthitāḥ

16. Some are situated in spatial envelopes, others reside within rock-shells, some are placed in container-like casings, and some exist in space like birds.

Words meanings summery:

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

• आकाशकोशस्थाः (ākāśakośasthāḥ) - situated in spatial envelopes (situated in the sheath of space/ether)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उपलकोशगाः (upalakośagāḥ) - residing within rock-shells (residing in rock-shells)

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

• सकुण्डकोशस्थाः (sakuṇḍakośasthāḥ) - placed in container-like casings (situated in container-shells)

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

• खे (khe) - in space (in the sky, in space)

• खगवत् (khagavat) - like birds (like a bird, bird-like)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - exist (situated, standing, existing)

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'.

आकाशकोशस्थाः (ākāśakośasthāḥ) - situated in spatial envelopes (situated in the sheath of space/ether)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākāśakośastha

ākāśakośastha - situated in the sheath or envelope of space

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa+kośa+stha)

• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, envelope, layer, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun / Derived from root 'sthā'
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, to be situated)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उपलकोशगाः (upalakośagāḥ) - residing within rock-shells (residing in rock-shells)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upalakośaga

upalakośaga - moving into/residing in a stone-sheath

Compound type : tatpurusha (upala+kośa+ga)

• upala – stone, rock, gem
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, envelope, layer, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing (agent noun from gam)
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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'.

सकुण्डकोशस्थाः (sakuṇḍakośasthāḥ) - placed in container-like casings (situated in container-shells)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sakuṇḍakośastha

sakuṇḍakośastha - situated in a kuṇḍa-like sheath/container

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kuṇḍa+kośa+stha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍa – bowl, pit, basin, specific kind of fire-pit, circular enclosure
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, envelope, layer, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun / Derived from root 'sthā'
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, to be situated)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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'.

खे (khe) - in space (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space, zero

खगवत् (khagavat) - like birds (like a bird, bird-like)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating similarity

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaga+vat)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving (agent noun from gam)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - exist (situated, standing, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle used adjectivally.