योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-59

संचारयति वस्त्रेषु सूत्रं चतुरवेधनात् ।
आदीर्घवासनातन्तुः शरीरेष्विव चेतनाम् ॥ ५९ ॥

saṃcārayati vastreṣu sūtraṃ caturavedhanāt ,
ādīrghavāsanātantuḥ śarīreṣviva cetanām 59

59. saṃcārayati vastreṣu sūtram caturavedhanāt
ādīrghavāsanātantūḥ śarīreṣu iva cetanām

59. (sā sūciḥ) caturavedhanāt sūtram vastreṣu saṃcārayati.
iva ādīrghavāsanātantūḥ cetanām śarīreṣu (saṃcārayati).

59. By skillful piercing, it (the needle) causes the thread to circulate through garments, just as a long thread of latent impressions (vāsanā) circulates consciousness (cetanā) throughout bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• संचारयति (saṁcārayati) - circulates (causes to move, spreads, circulates, permeates)

• वस्त्रेषु (vastreṣu) - in clothes, in garments, on fabrics

• सूत्रम् (sūtram) - thread (thread, string, aphorism)

• चतुरवेधनात् (caturavedhanāt) - by skillful piercing

• आदीर्घवासनातन्तूः (ādīrghavāsanātantūḥ) - a very long thread of latent impressions

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, spirit, life force)

Words meanings and morphology

संचारयति (saṁcārayati) - circulates (causes to move, spreads, circulates, permeates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃcar

Present Active Voice (Causative)

Causative of root 'car' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: car (class 1)

वस्त्रेषु (vastreṣu) - in clothes, in garments, on fabrics

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vastra

vastra - garment, cloth, apparel

सूत्रम् (sūtram) - thread (thread, string, aphorism)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūtra

sūtra - thread, string, rule, aphorism

Note: Object of `saṃcārayati`.

चतुरवेधनात् (caturavedhanāt) - by skillful piercing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of caturavedhana

caturavedhana - skillful piercing

Compound type : karmadhāraya (catura+vedhana)

• catura – skillful, clever, dexterous
  adjective
• vedhana – piercing, wounding
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root 'vyadh'
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

आदीर्घवासनातन्तूः (ādīrghavāsanātantūḥ) - a very long thread of latent impressions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādīrghavāsanātantū

ādīrghavāsanātantū - a very long thread of latent impressions (vāsanā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādīrgha+vāsanātantū)

• ā – unto, up to, completely
  indeclinable
  prefix for emphasis of length
• dīrgha – long
  adjective
• vāsanā – latent impression, tendency, habit (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tantu – thread, fiber, lineage
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb `saṃcārayati` in the comparison clause.

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, spirit, life force)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, spirit, life force

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb `saṃcārayati` in the second clause.

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