योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-3

श्रीनारद उवाच ।
जीवसूच्याः पिशाचत्वं गतायाः शक्र पेलवम् ।
आसीत्कार्ष्णायसी सूची तस्याः समवलम्बनम् ॥ ३ ॥

śrīnārada uvāca ,
jīvasūcyāḥ piśācatvaṃ gatāyāḥ śakra pelavam ,
āsītkārṣṇāyasī sūcī tasyāḥ samavalambanam 3

3. śrī nārada uvāca jīvasūcyāḥ piśācatvam gatāyāḥ śakra
pelavam āsīt kārṣṇāyasī sūcī tasyāḥ samavalambanam

3. śakra jīvasūcyāḥ piśācatvam gatāyāḥ tasyāḥ
pelavam kārṣṇāyasī sūcī samavalambanam āsīt

3. Śrī Nārada said: O Śakra, for that spirit-needle who had become a ghost, a subtle black-iron needle served as her support.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - Illustrious, reverend (prefix) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness)

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जीवसूच्याः (jīvasūcyāḥ) - of the living needle, of the spirit-needle

• पिशाचत्वम् (piśācatvam) - the state of being a piśāca (ghost/goblin)

• गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of her who had transformed into (of her who has gone, of her who has attained)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra, O Indra

• पेलवम् (pelavam) - tender, delicate, subtle, soft

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, it was

• कार्ष्णायसी (kārṣṇāyasī) - made of black iron

• सूची (sūcī) - needle

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - for her (the spirit-needle) (of her, to her)

• समवलम्बनम् (samavalambanam) - support, reliance, something to lean on

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - Illustrious, reverend (prefix) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered (epithet)

Note: Used as an honorific prefix.

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā, known as a cosmic messenger and musician)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

जीवसूच्याः (jīvasūcyāḥ) - of the living needle, of the spirit-needle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jīvasūcī

jīvasūcī - living needle, animated needle, spirit-needle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+sūcī)

• jīva – life, living, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• sūcī – needle, indicator, spy
  noun (feminine)

पिशाचत्वम् (piśācatvam) - the state of being a piśāca (ghost/goblin)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of piśācatva

piśācatva - state of being a piśāca, ghost-hood, goblin-hood

Derived with the suffix -tva, indicating state or condition.

गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of her who had transformed into (of her who has gone, of her who has attained)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, transformed

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'jīvasūcī' (implied).

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra, O Indra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, strong; name of Indra

पेलवम् (pelavam) - tender, delicate, subtle, soft

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pelava

pelava - tender, delicate, subtle, soft, weak

Note: Agrees with 'samavalambanam' (neuter nominative singular).

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

कार्ष्णायसी (kārṣṇāyasī) - made of black iron

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārṣṇāyasa

kārṣṇāyasa - made of black iron, steel

Derived from kṛṣṇāyasa (black iron).

Note: Agrees with 'sūcī' (feminine nominative singular).

सूची (sūcī) - needle

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, indicator, spy

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - for her (the spirit-needle) (of her, to her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'jīvasūcī' mentioned earlier.

समवलम्बनम् (samavalambanam) - support, reliance, something to lean on

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samavalambana

samavalambana - support, leaning upon, reliance, prop

From prefix 'sam' + 'ava' + root 'lamb' (to hang, cling).

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'āsīt'.