योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-60, verse-22

तत्र क्वचिदनादित्ये निरहोरात्रभूतले ।
आकल्पयुगवर्षान्ते जगत्यूहैः क्षयोदयः ॥ २२ ॥

tatra kvacidanāditye nirahorātrabhūtale ,
ākalpayugavarṣānte jagatyūhaiḥ kṣayodayaḥ 22

22. tatra kvacit anāditye nirahorātrabhūtale
ākalpayugavarṣānte jagati ūhaiḥ kṣayodayaḥ

22. tatra anāditye nirahorātrabhūtale kvacit
ākalpayugavarṣānte jagati ūhaiḥ kṣayodayaḥ

22. There, in a place devoid of sun, on a ground where day and night do not exist, at the conclusion of kalpas, yugas, and years, the world's dissolution and creation (kṣayodaya) occur through conceptualizations.

22. שם, במקום כלשהו ללא שמש ובמישור נטול יום ולילה, בעולם שבו סוף העידנים מתרחש, הבריאה והחורבן אינם אלא פרי הדמיון והמחשבה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, sometimes, in some way

• अनादित्ये (anāditye) - in the place without a sun, sunless

• निरहोरात्रभूतले (nirahorātrabhūtale) - on a ground without day and night

• आकल्पयुगवर्षान्ते (ākalpayugavarṣānte) - at the end of kalpas, yugas, and years

• जगति (jagati) - in the created world (in the world, in the universe, in motion)

• ऊहैः (ūhaiḥ) - by mental constructs or abstract ideas (by calculations, by considerations, by inferences, by conceptualizations)

• क्षयोदयः (kṣayodayaḥ) - the cosmic cycles of destruction and manifestation (dissolution and creation, decline and rise)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tra' indicating place.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, sometimes, in some way

(indeclinable)

Derived from the interrogative pronoun 'kim' (what/where) with the suffix 'cit'.

अनादित्ये (anāditye) - in the place without a sun, sunless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anāditya

anāditya - without sun, sunless

Compound formed with 'a-' (negation) and 'āditya' (sun).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āditya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āditya – the sun, a deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'pradese' (in a region) or takes on a neuter locative sense when referring to a 'place'.

निरहोरात्रभूतले (nirahorātrabhūtale) - on a ground without day and night

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirahorātrabhūtala

nirahorātrabhūtala - ground without day and night

Compound: nir (without) + ahorātra (day and night) + bhūtala (ground/surface).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (nis+ahorātra+bhūtala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• ahorātra – day and night
  noun (neuter)
  Dvanda compound of 'ahas' (day) and 'rātri' (night).
• bhūtala – earth's surface, ground
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'bhū' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

आकल्पयुगवर्षान्ते (ākalpayugavarṣānte) - at the end of kalpas, yugas, and years

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākalpayugavarṣānta

ākalpayugavarṣānta - end of kalpas, yugas, and years

Compound: ā (up to/until) + kalpa (aeon) + yuga (epoch) + varṣa (year) + anta (end). It is a compound meaning 'the end of kalpas, yugas, and years'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (within the parts) / dvandva (kalpa-yuga-varṣa) (ā+kalpa+yuga+varṣa+anta)

• ā – up to, until, throughout
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition indicating extent.
• kalpa – aeon, a day of Brahma, a cosmic cycle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• yuga – age, epoch, a world-period
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Refers to the end of a vast cosmic timescale.

जगति (jagati) - in the created world (in the world, in the universe, in motion)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ja-'.

Root: gam (class 1)

ऊहैः (ūhaiḥ) - by mental constructs or abstract ideas (by calculations, by considerations, by inferences, by conceptualizations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ūha

ūha - calculation, conjecture, reasoning, conceptualization, deduction

From root 'ūh' (to consider, to infer).

Root: ūh (class 1)

क्षयोदयः (kṣayodayaḥ) - the cosmic cycles of destruction and manifestation (dissolution and creation, decline and rise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣayodaya

kṣayodaya - dissolution and creation, decline and rise

Dvanda compound of 'kṣaya' (dissolution, destruction) and 'udaya' (rise, manifestation, origin).

Compound type : dvandva (kṣaya+udaya)

• kṣaya – destruction, dissolution, decline, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṣi' (to destroy, perish).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• udaya – rise, coming forth, origin, prosperity, creation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud' (up) + root 'i' (to go).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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