योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-57

अकस्मात्तेन रूढेन क्षीणपूरेण रूपिणी ।
हृदये राक्षसी सूचिः कर्मणा तप्यते च सा ॥ ५७ ॥

akasmāttena rūḍhena kṣīṇapūreṇa rūpiṇī ,
hṛdaye rākṣasī sūciḥ karmaṇā tapyate ca sā 57

57. akasmāt tena rūḍhena kṣīṇapūreṇa rūpiṇī
hṛdaye rākṣasī sūciḥ karmaṇā tapyate ca sā

57. akasmāt tena rūḍhena kṣīṇapūreṇa sūciḥ rūpiṇī rākṣasī hṛdaye (bhavati).
sā ca karmaṇā tapyate.

57. Suddenly, that needle (sūciḥ), now firmly rooted (rūḍhena) and with its capacity for thread-filling diminished (kṣīṇapūreṇa), manifests as a demoness (rākṣasī rūpiṇī) in the heart. And she (sā) is tormented by her own actions (karmaṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly (suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause)

• तेन (tena) - by that (state/condition) (by that, by him, by it)

• रूढेन (rūḍhena) - by the one that is firmly fixed/embedded (by the one entered, fixed, established, deeply rooted)

• क्षीणपूरेण (kṣīṇapūreṇa) - by the one whose thread-filling capacity is diminished (i.e., thread exhausted) (by the one with diminished filling, by the one with exhausted strength/thread)

• रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - appearing as, manifesting as (having form, embodying, manifested, beautiful)

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind, in the core

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a tormenting entity (a female demon, fiend)

• सूचिः (sūciḥ) - the needle (needle, indicator, spy)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by her own actions/deeds (by action, by deed, by fate)

• तप्यते (tapyate) - is tormented (is tormented, suffers, undergoes penance)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सा (sā) - she (the needle/demoness) (she, that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly (suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form used as an adverb.

तेन (tena) - by that (state/condition) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: It agrees with rūḍhena and kṣīṇapūreṇa.

रूढेन (rūḍhena) - by the one that is firmly fixed/embedded (by the one entered, fixed, established, deeply rooted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - fixed, rooted, established, mounted, entered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend, enter).

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tena`.

क्षीणपूरेण (kṣīṇapūreṇa) - by the one whose thread-filling capacity is diminished (i.e., thread exhausted) (by the one with diminished filling, by the one with exhausted strength/thread)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣīṇapūra

kṣīṇapūra - with diminished filling/strength/thread

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣīṇa+pūra)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• pūra – filling, completion, strength, thread
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `tena` and `rūḍhena`.

रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - appearing as, manifesting as (having form, embodying, manifested, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpiṇ

rūpiṇ - having form, embodying, manifesting, beautiful

'in' suffix from 'rūpa'

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind, in the core

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, essence, chest

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a tormenting entity (a female demon, fiend)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress, fiend

Feminine of 'rākṣasa'.

Note: Predicative nominative to 'sūciḥ'.

सूचिः (sūciḥ) - the needle (needle, indicator, spy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, indicator, spy

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by her own actions/deeds (by action, by deed, by fate)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, fate, ritual (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The instrumental indicates the means or cause of torment.

तप्यते (tapyate) - is tormented (is tormented, suffers, undergoes penance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of tap

Present Middle Voice

Root 'tap' in passive voice.

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सा (sā) - she (the needle/demoness) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Emphasizes the subject.