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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-8

ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्ररुद्राद्या ये हि कारणकारणम् ।
तेषामप्यतिकल्पान्ते नामापीह न विद्यते ॥ ८ ॥
brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādyā ye hi kāraṇakāraṇam ,
teṣāmapyatikalpānte nāmāpīha na vidyate 8
8. brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādyāḥ ye hi kāraṇakāraṇam
teṣām api atikalpānte nāma api iha na vidyate
8. ye brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādyāḥ hi kāraṇakāraṇam
teṣām nāma api iha atikalpānte api na vidyate
8. Even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Rudra, and other such deities (ādyāḥ) who are indeed the ultimate cause of causes, their very names are not found to exist in this state [of dissolution] even at the end of a great cosmic cycle (kalpa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्ररुद्राद्याः (brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādyāḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Rudra, and others
  • ये (ye) - who, which
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
  • कारणकारणम् (kāraṇakāraṇam) - the cause of causes, the ultimate cause
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, etc. (of them, their)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
  • अतिकल्पान्ते (atikalpānte) - at the end of a great cosmic cycle
  • नाम (nāma) - name, appellation
  • अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
  • इह (iha) - In this state of dissolution, or this context. (here, in this world, in this case)
  • (na) - not, no
  • विद्यते (vidyate) - it exists, it is found, it is known

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्ररुद्राद्याः (brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādyāḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Rudra, and others
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādi
brahmaviṣṇvindrarudrādi - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Rudra and similar deities
Dvaṃdva compound of proper nouns + 'ādi' (beginning, etc.).
Compound type : itaretarayoga-dvaṃdva (brahmā+viṣṇu+indra+rudra+ādi)
  • brahmā – Brahmā (the creator deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (the preserver deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • indra – Indra (king of gods)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • rudra – Rudra (a form of Shiva, deity of wind/storm)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
    indeclinable
Note: The 'āḥ' ending is plural nominative.
ये (ye) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the deities.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
कारणकारणम् (kāraṇakāraṇam) - the cause of causes, the ultimate cause
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇakāraṇa
kāraṇakāraṇa - cause of causes, ultimate cause, primary cause
Tatpuruṣa compound (genitive: kāraṇānām kāraṇam).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+kāraṇa)
  • kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
    noun (neuter)
    From √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
    noun (neuter)
    From √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Serves as a predicate adjective or noun for 'ye'.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, etc. (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
Particle.
अतिकल्पान्ते (atikalpānte) - at the end of a great cosmic cycle
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of atikalpānta
atikalpānta - end of a great kalpa (cosmic cycle)
Compound of 'ati' (beyond, very, great) and 'kalpānta' (end of a kalpa).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+kalpa+anta)
  • ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
    indeclinable
    Prefix/preposition.
  • kalpa – cosmic cycle, eon, period of time (4.32 billion years)
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, boundary, limit
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the profound end of a cosmic cycle.
नाम (nāma) - name, appellation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, noun
n-stem noun.
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
Particle.
इह (iha) - In this state of dissolution, or this context. (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place/time/context.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
विद्यते (vidyate) - it exists, it is found, it is known
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Middle Indicative (from root vid, 4th class, meaning 'to be/exist')
From root √vid (to exist/be found), 4th class verb, middle voice. (Distinct from √vid, 2nd class, meaning 'to know').
Root: vid (class 4)
Note: Often used impersonally 'it is found'.