योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-6

यस्यां नाड्यां नभोवायुर्माति तत्तामुपेतया ।
तत्र शूलं कृतं स्थूलन्यग्रोधाग्र इवोत्कटम् ॥ ६ ॥

yasyāṃ nāḍyāṃ nabhovāyurmāti tattāmupetayā ,
tatra śūlaṃ kṛtaṃ sthūlanyagrodhāgra ivotkaṭam 6

6. yasyām nāḍyām nabhovāyuḥ māti tat tām upetayā
tatra śūlam kṛtam sthūlanyagrodhāgra iva utkaṭam

6. yasyām nāḍyām nabhovāyuḥ māti tayā tām upetayā
tatra sthūlanyagrodhāgra iva utkaṭam śūlam kṛtam

6. By her, having entered that subtle channel in which even the ethereal air can be contained, an excruciating pain, as severe as the tip of a thick banyan tree, was inflicted there.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which, in whom

• नाड्याम् (nāḍyām) - in the subtle energy channel (in the channel, in the nerve)

• नभोवायुः (nabhovāyuḥ) - sky-wind, ethereal air

• माति (māti) - can be contained (within) (measures, fits, is contained, holds)

• तत् (tat) - (refers to 'nāḍyām') (that)

• ताम् (tām) - that (nāḍī, channel) (that (feminine))

• उपेतया (upetayā) - by the ghost, having entered (the nāḍī) (by her who has approached, by her who has attained, by her having reached)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that channel (nāḍī) (there, in that place)

• शूलम् (śūlam) - a piercing or excruciating pain (pain, sharp pain, spear, spike)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was caused / inflicted (made, done, caused)

• स्थूलन्यग्रोधाग्र (sthūlanyagrodhāgra) - (like) the sharp point of a large banyan tree (tip of a thick banyan tree)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उत्कटम् (utkaṭam) - intense, severe, violent, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which, in whom

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'nāḍyām'.

नाड्याम् (nāḍyām) - in the subtle energy channel (in the channel, in the nerve)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nāḍī

nāḍī - channel, tube, vein, artery, nerve, subtle energy channel

नभोवायुः (nabhovāyuḥ) - sky-wind, ethereal air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhovāyu

nabhovāyu - sky-wind, ethereal air, cosmic wind

Compound of nabhas (sky, atmosphere) and vāyu (wind, air).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+vāyu)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• vāyu – wind, air, vital air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'māti'.

माति (māti) - can be contained (within) (measures, fits, is contained, holds)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: mā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - (refers to 'nāḍyām') (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Adverbial or in apposition to 'tām nāḍīm'.

ताम् (tām) - that (nāḍī, channel) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of 'upetayā'. Refers to the 'nāḍī'.

उपेतया (upetayā) - by the ghost, having entered (the nāḍī) (by her who has approached, by her who has attained, by her having reached)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of upeta

upeta - approached, attained, furnished with, entered

Past Passive Participle

From prefix upa + root i (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tayā' (implied from previous verse), referring to the spirit-needle.

तत्र (tatra) - in that channel (nāḍī) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location, i.e., in the 'nāḍī'.

शूलम् (śūlam) - a piercing or excruciating pain (pain, sharp pain, spear, spike)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spike, spear, dart; sharp pain, colic

Note: Subject of the implied verb of being or object of 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was caused / inflicted (made, done, caused)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, caused, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate.

स्थूलन्यग्रोधाग्र (sthūlanyagrodhāgra) - (like) the sharp point of a large banyan tree (tip of a thick banyan tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūlanyagrodhāgra

sthūlanyagrodhāgra - tip of a thick banyan tree

Compound of sthūla (thick, large), nyagrodha (banyan tree), and agra (tip, point).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthūla+nyagrodha+agra)

• sthūla – thick, large, coarse, gross
  adjective (masculine)
• nyagrodha – banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis)
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, top, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in a simile with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

उत्कटम् (utkaṭam) - intense, severe, violent, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkaṭa

utkaṭa - excessive, intense, severe, violent, formidable, prominent

Note: Qualifies 'śūlam'.