योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-18

किं त्रिनेत्रः किमुग्रात्मा किमेकः किंप्रयोजनः ।
केनेरितः किमकरोच्छायासीद्वद का मुने ॥ १८ ॥

kiṃ trinetraḥ kimugrātmā kimekaḥ kiṃprayojanaḥ ,
keneritaḥ kimakarocchāyāsīdvada kā mune 18

18. kim trinetraḥ kim ugra-ātmā kim ekaḥ kim prayojanaḥ
kena īritaḥ kim akarot chāyā āsīt vada kā mune

18. mune vada kā kim trinetraḥ kim ugra-ātmā kim ekaḥ
kim prayojanaḥ kena īritaḥ kim akarot chāyā āsīt

18. O sage, tell me: Was he three-eyed? Was his nature fierce? Was he a singular being? What was his purpose? By whom was he impelled? What did he accomplish? Was he merely a shadow? Who was he?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

• त्रिनेत्रः (trinetraḥ) - three-eyed

• किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

• उग्र-आत्मा (ugra-ātmā) - fierce-natured, having a terrible self (ātman)

• किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a singular being (one, a single one, alone)

• किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

• प्रयोजनः (prayojanaḥ) - purpose, motive, object, use

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• ईरितः (īritaḥ) - impelled, moved, uttered

• किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he accomplished

• छाया (chāyā) - a mere shadow, insubstantial form (shadow, shade, image, reflection)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

• का (kā) - who?, what?

• मुने (mune) - Addressed to Vasishtha. (O sage, O ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

(indeclinable)

त्रिनेत्रः (trinetraḥ) - three-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trinetra

trinetra - three-eyed, an epithet of Shiva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+netra)

• tri – three
  numeral
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

(indeclinable)

उग्र-आत्मा (ugra-ātmā) - fierce-natured, having a terrible self (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugra-ātman

ugra-ātman - fierce-natured, terrible-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+ātman)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, powerful
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - a singular being (one, a single one, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

(indeclinable)

प्रयोजनः (prayojanaḥ) - purpose, motive, object, use

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, motive, aim, object, use

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

ईरितः (īritaḥ) - impelled, moved, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īrita

īrita - impelled, moved, instigated, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'īr' (to move, excite) or 'īray' (causative of īr).

Root: īr (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?, is it?, whether?

(indeclinable)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he accomplished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, root aorist (a-karo-t)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

छाया (chāyā) - a mere shadow, insubstantial form (shadow, shade, image, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, image, reflection, lustre

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, root aorist (āsīt)

Root: as (class 2)

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, present imperative

Root: vad (class 1)

का (kā) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

Note: Refers to the 'nature' or 'essence' being asked about.

मुने (mune) - Addressed to Vasishtha. (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer