योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-11

काश्चिदाकाशकोशस्थाः काश्चिच्चोपलकोशगाः ।
किंच वा भूतभूतादि कुतो बुद्ध्यादयः कथम् ॥ ११ ॥

kāścidākāśakośasthāḥ kāściccopalakośagāḥ ,
kiṃca vā bhūtabhūtādi kuto buddhyādayaḥ katham 11

11. kāścit ākāśakośasthāḥ kāścit ca upalakośagāḥ
kim ca vā bhūtabhūtādi kutaḥ buddhyādayaḥ katham

11. kāścit ākāśakośasthāḥ ca kāścit upalakośagāḥ ca
vā bhūtabhūtādi kim buddhyādayaḥ kutaḥ katham

11. Some (worlds) are situated within the realm of space, while others are found within the realm of stones. What is the fundamental element (bhūta) of all elements? From where do intellect (buddhi) and similar faculties arise, and how?

Words meanings summery:

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

• आकाशकोशस्थाः (ākāśakośasthāḥ) - situated in the sheath/realm of space

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपलकोशगाः (upalakośagāḥ) - moving/situated in the sheath/realm of stones

• किम् (kim) - what?

• च (ca) - and, also

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• भूतभूतादि (bhūtabhūtādi) - the origin of elements (bhūtas), the primary element

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

• बुद्ध्यादयः (buddhyādayaḥ) - intellect (buddhi) and others, etc.

• कथम् (katham) - how?

Words meanings and morphology

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'.

आकाशकोशस्थाः (ākāśakośasthāḥ) - situated in the sheath/realm of space

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākāśakośastha

ākāśakośastha - situated in the sheath of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+kośa+stha)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, realm
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective
  suffix -stha from root sthā
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `kāścit`.

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)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उपलकोशगाः (upalakośagāḥ) - moving/situated in the sheath/realm of stones

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upalakośaga

upalakośaga - going into the sheath of stones

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upala+kośa+ga)

• upala – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, realm
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, situated
  adjective
  suffix -ga from root gam
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `kāścit`.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: In this context, it functions as an interrogative or a general connective.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

भूतभूतादि (bhūtabhūtādi) - the origin of elements (bhūtas), the primary element

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhūtādi

bhūtabhūtādi - the beginning of the elements, the element of elements

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhūta+ādi)

• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, origin, etc.
  noun (masculine)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

(indeclinable)

बुद्ध्यादयः (buddhyādayaḥ) - intellect (buddhi) and others, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhyādi

buddhyādi - intellect, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+ādi)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  from root budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, origin, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: `ādi` used in the sense of 'and others', hence plural.

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)