योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-34

आकाशसदृशाः केचित्केचिन्नीहारसंनिभाः ।
केचित्स्वप्ननराकाराः साकारा अपि स्वात्मकाः ॥ ३४ ॥

ākāśasadṛśāḥ kecitkecinnīhārasaṃnibhāḥ ,
kecitsvapnanarākārāḥ sākārā api svātmakāḥ 34

34. ākāśasadṛśāḥ kecit kecit nīhārasannibhāḥ
kecit svapnanarākārāḥ sākārāḥ api svātmakāḥ

34. kecit ākāśasadṛśāḥ kecit nīhārasannibhāḥ
kecit svapnanarākārāḥ sākārāḥ api svātmakāḥ

34. Some are like space (ākāśa), some resemble mist, and some appear as figures in dreams; though they possess forms, they are inherently self-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशसदृशाः (ākāśasadṛśāḥ) - similar to space, resembling ether

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

• नीहारसन्निभाः (nīhārasannibhāḥ) - resembling mist, similar to fog

• केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

• स्वप्ननराकाराः (svapnanarākārāḥ) - having the form of dream-men

• साकाराः (sākārāḥ) - having form, embodied

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• स्वात्मकाः (svātmakāḥ) - self-existent, having their own nature

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशसदृशाः (ākāśasadṛśāḥ) - similar to space, resembling ether

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāśasadṛśa

ākāśasadṛśa - similar to space, resembling ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+sadṛśa)

• ākāśa – space, ether (ākāśa), sky
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

From kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle).

केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

From kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle).

नीहारसन्निभाः (nīhārasannibhāḥ) - resembling mist, similar to fog

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīhārasannibha

nīhārasannibha - resembling mist, similar to fog

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīhāra+sannibha)

• nīhāra – mist, fog, vapour
  noun (masculine)
• sannibha – resembling, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

From kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle).

स्वप्ननराकाराः (svapnanarākārāḥ) - having the form of dream-men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svapnanarākāra

svapnanarākāra - having the form of dream-men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nara+ākāra)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

साकाराः (sākārāḥ) - having form, embodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sākāra

sākāra - having form, embodied, concrete

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāra)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्वात्मकाः (svātmakāḥ) - self-existent, having their own nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svātmaka

svātmaka - self-existent, having one's own nature, identical with oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, self, one's own property
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

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