योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-51

सायःसूची मनःसूच्या वलिता विजहार ह ।
दिक्ष्वाशेव शिलागुर्वी नावाङ्गपलिता सती ॥ ५१ ॥

sāyaḥsūcī manaḥsūcyā valitā vijahāra ha ,
dikṣvāśeva śilāgurvī nāvāṅgapalitā satī 51

51. sāyaḥ-sūcī manaḥ-sūcyā valitā vijahāra ha
dikṣu āśā iva śilā-gurvī na vā aṅga-palitā satī

51. sāyaḥsūcī manaḥsūcyā valitā dikṣu āśā iva
śilāgurvī na vā aṅgapalitā satī ha vijahāra

51. The evening needle, guided by the mind's intent, moved along. It was like hope extending in all directions, yet heavy as a stone (in its task), and never truly growing old or infirm.

Words meanings summery:

• सायः-सूची (sāyaḥ-sūcī) - evening needle, needle of the evening

• मनः-सूच्या (manaḥ-sūcyā) - by the intent or focus of the mind (by the mind's needle, by the needle of the mind)

• वलिता (valitā) - turned, bent, guided, wrapped

• विजहार (vijahāra) - moved about, wandered, roamed, enjoyed

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions, to quarters

• आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation, direction

• इव (iva) - like, as

• शिला-गुर्वी (śilā-gurvī) - heavy as a stone

• न (na) - not

• वा (vā) - or, indeed, like

• अङ्ग-पलिता (aṅga-palitā) - having grey/aged limbs/body

• सती (satī) - being, existing

Words meanings and morphology

सायः-सूची (sāyaḥ-sūcī) - evening needle, needle of the evening

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāyaḥsūcī

sāyaḥsūcī - evening needle

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sāyas+sūcī)

• sāyas – evening, dusk
  noun (neuter)
  s ending noun.
• sūcī – needle, indicator
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मनः-सूच्या (manaḥ-sūcyā) - by the intent or focus of the mind (by the mind's needle, by the needle of the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of manaḥsūcī

manaḥsūcī - mind's needle

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (manas+sūcī)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  s ending noun.
  Root: man (class 4)
• sūcī – needle, indicator
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of valitā.

वलिता (valitā) - turned, bent, guided, wrapped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of valita

valita - turned, bent, rolled, guided

Past Passive Participle

From root val (to turn, move) + kta suffix.

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Modifies sāyaḥsūcī.

विजहार (vijahāra) - moved about, wandered, roamed, enjoyed

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular. (From vihṛ).

Root hṛ with vi prefix, reduplicated ja in perfect tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions, to quarters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root diś with kvip suffix.

Root: diś (class 6)

आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation, direction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, expectation, direction, quarter

From root aś (to obtain, pervade) with ā prefix and a suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Part of simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle.

शिला-गुर्वी (śilā-gurvī) - heavy as a stone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilāgurvī

śilāgurvī - heavy as a stone

Compound.

Compound type : upamāna karmadhāraya (śilā+gurvī)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• gurvī – heavy, weighty, important
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of guru.

Note: Modifies sāyaḥsūcī.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

वा (vā) - or, indeed, like

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अङ्ग-पलिता (aṅga-palitā) - having grey/aged limbs/body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅgapalita

aṅgapalita - having greyed limbs/body, aged in body

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅga+palita)

• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)
• palita – grey-haired, aged, hoary
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pal (to grey, be grey) + kta suffix.
  Root: pal (class 1)

Note: Modifies sāyaḥsūcī.

सती (satī) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix (feminine ī).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used to express 'while being' or 'though being'.