योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-29

श्रीराम उवाच ।
पिशाचाः सन्तिलोकेस्मिन्किमाकाराःकिमास्पदाः ।
किंजातीयाः किमाचाराः कीदृशाः कीदृशाशयाः ॥ २९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
piśācāḥ santilokesminkimākārāḥkimāspadāḥ ,
kiṃjātīyāḥ kimācārāḥ kīdṛśāḥ kīdṛśāśayāḥ 29

29. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca piśācāḥ santi loke asmin kim ākārāḥ
kim āspadāḥ kim jātīyāḥ kim ācārāḥ kīdṛśāḥ kīdṛśāśayāḥ

29. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca asmin loke santi piśācāḥ kim ākārāḥ
kim āspadāḥ kim jātīyāḥ kim ācārāḥ kīdṛśāḥ kīdṛśāśayāḥ

29. Śrī Rāma said: What is the form, what is the abode, what is the origin, what are the customs, what is their nature, and what are the intentions of the ghosts that exist in this world?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, Sri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - ghosts, demons, spirits

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine singular locative)

• किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

• आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimākārāḥ' (of what form). (forms, shapes)

• किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

• आस्पदाः (āspadāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimāspadāḥ' (of what abode). (abodes, places, supports)

• किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

• जातीयाः (jātīyāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kiṃjātīyāḥ' (of what origin/class). (belonging to a class/kind, of a specific origin)

• किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

• आचाराः (ācārāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimācārāḥ' (of what conduct). (customs, conduct, practices)

• कीदृशाः (kīdṛśāḥ) - of what kind, of what nature

• कीदृशाशयाः (kīdṛśāśayāḥ) - of what intentions, of what mindset

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, Sri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, prosperity, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama, name of the legendary king
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From root 'vac' (to speak), 3rd person singular, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - ghosts, demons, spirits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśāca

piśāca - ghost, demon, goblin

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

From root 'as' (to be), 3rd person plural, present tense

Root: as (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine singular locative)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idām

idām - this

किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

(pronoun)

of kim

kim - what, which, who

आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimākārāḥ' (of what form). (forms, shapes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance

Derived from root 'kṛ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

(pronoun)

of kim

kim - what, which, who

आस्पदाः (āspadāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimāspadāḥ' (of what abode). (abodes, places, supports)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āspada

āspada - place, abode, seat, support

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

(pronoun)

of kim

kim - what, which, who

जातीयाः (jātīyāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kiṃjātīyāḥ' (of what origin/class). (belonging to a class/kind, of a specific origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātīya

jātīya - of a kind, class, race, origin

Derived from 'jāti' with suffix '-īya'

Root: jan (class 4)

किम् (kim) - Used in compound to ask about characteristics. (what, what kind of)

(pronoun)

of kim

kim - what, which, who

आचाराः (ācārāḥ) - When combined with 'kim', it forms 'kimācārāḥ' (of what conduct). (customs, conduct, practices)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice

Derived from root 'car' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

कीदृशाः (kīdṛśāḥ) - of what kind, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, kind, nature

कीदृशाशयाः (kīdṛśāśayāḥ) - of what intentions, of what mindset

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīdṛśāśaya

kīdṛśāśaya - of what intentions, of what mindset

Compound of 'kīdṛśa' and 'āśaya'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kīdṛśa+āśaya)

• kīdṛśa – of what sort, kind, nature
  adjective
• āśaya – intention, motive, mind, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)