योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-6

केनचित्कारणेनाहं कदाचित्तस्य भूपतेः ।
प्राप्तः समीपं नभसः प्रलयार्क इव च्युतः ॥ ६ ॥

kenacitkāraṇenāhaṃ kadācittasya bhūpateḥ ,
prāptaḥ samīpaṃ nabhasaḥ pralayārka iva cyutaḥ 6

6. kenacit kāraṇena aham kadācit tasya bhūpateḥ
prāptaḥ samīpam nabhasaḥ pralayārkaḥ iva cyutaḥ

6. kadācit kenacit kāraṇena aham nabhasaḥ pralayārkaḥ
iva cyutaḥ tasya bhūpateḥ samīpam prāptaḥ

6. Once, for some reason, I, having fallen from the sky like the sun of dissolution, reached the presence of that king.

Words meanings summery:

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by some, by a certain

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause, on account of

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - of the king

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

• समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity, presence, near

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky, of the sky

• प्रलयार्कः (pralayārkaḥ) - the sun of dissolution

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, descended, separated

Words meanings and morphology

केनचित् (kenacit) - by some, by a certain

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - some, certain, any

Derived from kim (what) + cit (a particle indicating indefiniteness)

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause, on account of

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - reason, cause, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūpati

bhūpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pati)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe 'I' (aham)

समीपम् (samīpam) - vicinity, presence, near

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Note: Can also function as an adverb 'near'

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky, of the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven

प्रलयार्कः (pralayārkaḥ) - the sun of dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pralayārka

pralayārka - sun of dissolution, destructive sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pralaya+arka)

• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  From root lī (to dissolve) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• arka – sun, ray, fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in a simile (pralayārka iva) referring to 'I' (aham)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, descended, separated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, deviated, dropped

Past Passive Participle

From root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe 'I' (aham)