योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-10

किं जगत्किं च सर्गादि काश्चिन्नित्यं तमोधराः ।
व्योमसंस्थार्णवाः काश्चित्काश्चित्कृमिकुलाकुलाः ॥ १० ॥

kiṃ jagatkiṃ ca sargādi kāścinnityaṃ tamodharāḥ ,
vyomasaṃsthārṇavāḥ kāścitkāścitkṛmikulākulāḥ 10

10. kim jagat kim ca sargādi kāścit nityam tamodharāḥ
vyomasaṃsthārṇavāḥ kāścit kāścit kṛmikulākulāḥ

10. jagat kim ca sargādi kim kāścit nityam tamodharāḥ
kāścit vyomasaṃsthārṇavāḥ kāścit kṛmikulākulāḥ

10. What is the world? What is the origin of creation? Some (worlds) are perpetually shrouded in darkness. Some are vast oceans situated within space, while others are teeming with swarms of worms.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• किम् (kim) - what?

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्गादि (sargādi) - origin of creation, beginning of creation

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, eternally, constantly

• तमोधराः (tamodharāḥ) - holding darkness, shrouded in darkness

• व्योमसंस्थार्णवाः (vyomasaṁsthārṇavāḥ) - oceans situated in space

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

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

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्गादि (sargādi) - origin of creation, beginning of creation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, etc.
  noun (masculine)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kācid

kācid - someone, something, some

from interrogative pronoun ka + cit (indefinite particle)

Note: Refers to implied 'worlds' or 'creations'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, eternally, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of nitya used adverbially.

तमोधराः (tamodharāḥ) - holding darkness, shrouded in darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tamodhara

tamodhara - bearing darkness, dark

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tamas+dhara)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, sustaining
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `kāścit` (worlds/creations).

व्योमसंस्थार्णवाः (vyomasaṁsthārṇavāḥ) - oceans situated in space

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyomasaṃsthārṇava

vyomasaṁsthārṇava - oceans abiding in space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyoman+saṃstha+arṇava)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• saṃstha – situated, abiding, standing
  adjective
  from sam-sthā
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with `kāścit` implicitly referring to 'worlds' or 'entities' that are such oceans.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kācid

kācid - someone, something, some

from interrogative pronoun ka + cit (indefinite particle)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some worlds/creations (some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kācid

kācid - someone, something, some

from interrogative pronoun ka + cit (indefinite particle)

कृमिकुलाकुलाः (kṛmikulākulāḥ) - filled with swarms of worms, teeming with worms

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛmikulākula

kṛmikulākula - agitated/filled with swarms of worms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛmi+kula+ākula)

• kṛmi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)
• kula – multitude, swarm, family
  noun (neuter)
• ākula – agitated, filled, crowded
  adjective
  from ā-kul
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `kāścit`.