योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-5

रराज सूचिका कृष्णा सूक्ष्मायसमनायसी ।
पुर्यष्टकेन चलिता व्योमगा व्योमवासिनी ॥ ५ ॥

rarāja sūcikā kṛṣṇā sūkṣmāyasamanāyasī ,
puryaṣṭakena calitā vyomagā vyomavāsinī 5

5. rarāja sūcikā kṛṣṇā sūkṣmāyasam anāyasī
puryaṣṭakena calitā vyomagā vyomavāsinī

5. kṛṣṇā sūcikā sūkṣmāyasam anāyasī puryaṣṭakena
calitā vyomagā vyomavāsinī rarāja

5. The dark needle (sūcikā) shone, subtle, appearing like iron yet not made of iron. It was propelled by the eightfold subtle body (puryaṣṭaka), moving through space and dwelling within space.

Words meanings summery:

• रराज (rarāja) - shone (shone, glittered, was resplendent)

• सूचिका (sūcikā) - needle (referring to the subtle consciousness) (needle, index, indicator)

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark (black, dark)

• सूक्ष्मायसम् (sūkṣmāyasam) - subtle, appearing like iron (referring to its qualities like fineness and firmness) (subtle iron; subtle and iron-like)

• अनायसी (anāyasī) - not made of iron (not made of iron, not iron-like)

• पुर्यष्टकेन (puryaṣṭakena) - by the eightfold subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) (by the eightfold city, by the subtle body)

• चलिता (calitā) - propelled (moved, propelled, agitated, set in motion)

• व्योमगा (vyomagā) - moving through space (moving in space, sky-goer)

• व्योमवासिनी (vyomavāsinī) - dwelling within space (dwelling in space, space-dweller)

Words meanings and morphology

रराज (rarāja) - shone (shone, glittered, was resplendent)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) (lit) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: reduplicated perfect form

सूचिका (sūcikā) - needle (referring to the subtle consciousness) (needle, index, indicator)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcikā

sūcikā - needle, index, indicator

derived from sūci + -ka (feminine suffix)

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark (black, dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue; name of a deity

सूक्ष्मायसम् (sūkṣmāyasam) - subtle, appearing like iron (referring to its qualities like fineness and firmness) (subtle iron; subtle and iron-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmāyasa

sūkṣmāyasa - subtle iron, subtle and iron-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sūkṣma+āyasa)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine
  adjective (masculine)
• āyasa – made of iron, iron-like
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from ayas (iron)

Note: The form `sūkṣmāyasam` is grammatically neuter accusative singular. It acts as an adjective to the feminine `sūcikā`, possibly by implying a quality or essence that is then further qualified.

अनायसी (anāyasī) - not made of iron (not made of iron, not iron-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāyasī

anāyasa - not made of iron, not iron-like

negative prefix 'an-' + 'āyasa'

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with `sūcikā`.

पुर्यष्टकेन (puryaṣṭakena) - by the eightfold subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) (by the eightfold city, by the subtle body)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puryaṣṭaka

puryaṣṭaka - the eightfold city (the subtle body, composed of 5 sense organs, 5 organs of action, manas, buddhi, citta, ahaṅkāra, 5 prāṇas, 5 bhūtas)

pury- (city) + aṣṭaka (group of eight)

Note: Instrumental singular.

चलिता (calitā) - propelled (moved, propelled, agitated, set in motion)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of calita

calita - moved, propelled, agitated, gone

Past Passive Participle

from root 'cal' (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, used as an adjective for `sūcikā`.

व्योमगा (vyomagā) - moving through space (moving in space, sky-goer)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomaga

vyomaga - moving in space, sky-goer

from vyoman (sky/space) + gam (go)

Root: gam (class 1)

व्योमवासिनी (vyomavāsinī) - dwelling within space (dwelling in space, space-dweller)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomavāsin

vyomavāsin - dwelling in space, space-dweller

from vyoman (sky/space) + vāsin (dweller)

Root: vas (class 1)