योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-7

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कियन्मात्रमिदं स्थूलं शरीरं वाग्विदांवर ।
रन्ध्रेण तन्तुतनुना कथमाश्वाविशत्प्रभो ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kiyanmātramidaṃ sthūlaṃ śarīraṃ vāgvidāṃvara ,
randhreṇa tantutanunā kathamāśvāviśatprabho 7

7. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca kiyanmātram idam sthūlam śarīram
vāgvidāṁvara randhreṇa tantutanunā katham āśu aviśat prabho

7. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca he vāgvidāṁvara he prabho kiyanmātram idam
sthūlam śarīram tantutanunā randhreṇa katham āśu aviśat

7. Śrī Rāma said: 'O best among speakers (vāgvidāṁvara), O Lord (prabho), how did this very substantial body, of such a large size, quickly enter through an aperture as fine as a thread?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - of what measure/extent, how much, how large

• इदम् (idam) - this

• स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, massive, bulky, material

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• वाग्विदांवर (vāgvidāṁvara) - O best among those skilled in speech

• रन्ध्रेण (randhreṇa) - through an aperture/hole/opening

• तन्तुतनुना (tantutanunā) - thin as a thread, thread-like

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• अविशत् (aviśat) - entered

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (Lit) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of root `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

कियन्मात्रम् (kiyanmātram) - of what measure/extent, how much, how large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiyanmātra

kiyanmātra - of what measure, how much, how large, to what extent

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kiyant+mātra)

• kiyant – how much, how many
  pronoun
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent; merely, only (suffix)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjectival to `śarīram`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, massive, bulky, material

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthūla

sthūla - gross, bulky, thick, material, substantial

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal substance

वाग्विदांवर (vāgvidāṁvara) - O best among those skilled in speech

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāgvidāṁvara

vāgvidāṁvara - best among the eloquent, foremost among speakers

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāgvid+vara)

• vāgvid – speaker, eloquent person, one knowing speech
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

रन्ध्रेण (randhreṇa) - through an aperture/hole/opening

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of randhra

randhra - aperture, hole, opening, vulnerable point

तन्तुतनुना (tantutanunā) - thin as a thread, thread-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tantutanu

tantutanu - thin as a thread, thread-like

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tantu+tanu)

• tantu – thread, fiber
  noun (masculine)
• tanu – body, form; thin, delicate
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agreeing with `randhreṇa`.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

अविशत् (aviśat) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (Laṅ) of viś

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active of root `viś` with augment `a-`

Root: viś (class 6)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful one