योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-46

श्रीराम उवाच ।
बहिः किं विद्यते ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मसद्मकटाहतः ।
कास्तत्रावरणा ब्रूहि कियत्यः संस्थिताः कथम् ॥ ४६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bahiḥ kiṃ vidyate brahmanbrahmasadmakaṭāhataḥ ,
kāstatrāvaraṇā brūhi kiyatyaḥ saṃsthitāḥ katham 46

46. bahiḥ kim vidyate brahman brahmasadmakaṭāhataḥ kāḥ
tatra āvaraṇāḥ brūhi kiyatyāḥ saṃsthitāḥ katham

46. brahman brahmasadmakaṭāhataḥ bahiḥ kim vidyate
tatra kāḥ kiyatyāḥ katham saṃsthitāḥ āvaraṇāḥ brūhi

46. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahmin, what exists outside the shell of Brahmā's abode? Tell me, what are those coverings there? How many are they, and how are they arranged?"

Words meanings summery:

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• किम् (kim) - what, which, why

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O knower of brahman

• ब्रह्मसद्मकटाहतः (brahmasadmakaṭāhataḥ) - from the shell of Brahmā's abode

• काः (kāḥ) - what (feminine plural)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आवरणाः (āvaraṇāḥ) - coverings, enclosures, sheaths

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

• कियत्याः (kiyatyāḥ) - how many

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated, placed, arranged, established

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, by what means

Words meanings and morphology

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why, whether

Note: Functions as the subject 'what' in this context.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of vid

Present Indicative

4th class verb (divādi), middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O knower of brahman

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one who knows brahman

ब्रह्मसद्मकटाहतः (brahmasadmakaṭāhataḥ) - from the shell of Brahmā's abode

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahmasadmakaṭāha

brahmasadmakaṭāha - the shell of Brahmā's abode

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sadman+kaṭāha)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sadman – abode, house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• kaṭāha – bowl, basin, shell, casing
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -taḥ indicates ablative case.

काः (kāḥ) - what (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आवरणाः (āvaraṇāḥ) - coverings, enclosures, sheaths

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āvaraṇa

āvaraṇa - covering, enclosure, sheath, veil, obstruction

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative

2nd class verb (adādi)

Root: brū (class 2)

कियत्याः (kiyatyāḥ) - how many

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kiyant

kiyant - how much, how many

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated, placed, arranged, established

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, established, standing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, by what means

(indeclinable)