योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-35

केचिदभ्रदलप्रख्याः केचित्पवनदेहकाः ।
केचिद्भ्रमात्मका एव सर्वे बुद्धिमनोमयाः ॥ ३५ ॥

kecidabhradalaprakhyāḥ kecitpavanadehakāḥ ,
kecidbhramātmakā eva sarve buddhimanomayāḥ 35

35. kecit abhradālaprākhyāḥ kecit pavanadehakāḥ
kecit bhramātmakāḥ eva sarve buddhimanomayāḥ

35. kecit abhradālaprākhyāḥ kecit pavanadehakāḥ
kecit eva bhramātmakāḥ sarve buddhimanomayāḥ

35. Some resemble fragments of clouds, some have bodies of wind, and others are simply of an illusory nature. All of them are composed of intellect and mind.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• अभ्रदालप्राख्याः (abhradālaprākhyāḥ) - appearing like a piece of cloud, cloud-like

• केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

• पवनदेहकाः (pavanadehakāḥ) - having wind-bodies, wind-bodied

• केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

• भ्रमात्मकाः (bhramātmakāḥ) - of the nature of illusion, illusory

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• बुद्धिमनोमयाः (buddhimanomayāḥ) - consisting of intellect and mind, mentally formed

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

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

अभ्रदालप्राख्याः (abhradālaprākhyāḥ) - appearing like a piece of cloud, cloud-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhradālaprākhya

abhradālaprākhya - appearing like a piece of cloud, resembling a cloud fragment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+dala+prakhya)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• dala – piece, fragment, leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – appearing like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-khyā (to appear, to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (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).

पवनदेहकाः (pavanadehakāḥ) - having wind-bodies, wind-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pavanadehaka

pavanadehaka - having a body of wind, wind-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pavana+dehaka)

• pavana – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• dehaka – body, having a body
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from deha (body).

केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

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

भ्रमात्मकाः (bhramātmakāḥ) - of the nature of illusion, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramātmaka

bhramātmaka - of the nature of illusion, illusory, consisting of error

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+ātmaka)

• bhrama – illusion, delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + -ka (suffix).

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

बुद्धिमनोमयाः (buddhimanomayāḥ) - consisting of intellect and mind, mentally formed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhimanomaya

buddhimanomaya - consisting of intellect and mind, made of thought and consciousness

Compound type : dvandva (buddhi+manas+maya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix -maya indicates 'consisting of' or 'made of'.

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