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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-2

सूची कर्मेन्द्रियाभावाज्जीवमात्रकलावती ।
न किंचिद्व्याजहारास्मै चिन्तयामास केवलम् ॥ २ ॥
sūcī karmendriyābhāvājjīvamātrakalāvatī ,
na kiṃcidvyājahārāsmai cintayāmāsa kevalam 2
2. sūcī karmendriya-abhāvāt jīva-mātra-kalāvatī
na kiṃcit vyājahāra asmai cintayāmāsa kevalam
2. sūcī,
karmendriya-abhāvāt jīva-mātra-kalāvatī (sā),
asmai kiṃcit na vyājahāra; kevalam cintayāmāsa.
2. Sūcī, possessing only the faculty of life (jīva) due to the lack of organs of action (karmendriya), did not speak anything to him. She only pondered.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī, the protagonist in this narrative (a metaphor for a subtle entity) (needle, thread; a particular female figure in a philosophical narrative)
  • कर्मेन्द्रिय-अभावात् (karmendriya-abhāvāt) - due to her lack of active sense organs (karmendriyas) (from the absence of organs of action)
  • जीव-मात्र-कलावती (jīva-mātra-kalāvatī) - endowed with just the life-principle (jīva) and its subtle faculties (possessing merely the essence of life, having only a part of life-principle)
  • (na) - did not (not, no, nor)
  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little, whatsoever)
  • व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - she did not utter a word (she spoke, she declared)
  • अस्मै (asmai) - to Brahmā (the grandfather) (to him, for him, to this one)
  • चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she only engaged in thought (she thought, she pondered, she reflected)
  • केवलम् (kevalam) - nothing but that, just that (only, merely, solely, exclusively)

Words meanings and morphology

सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī, the protagonist in this narrative (a metaphor for a subtle entity) (needle, thread; a particular female figure in a philosophical narrative)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī
sūcī - needle, thread, indicator, index, a female character
From root `sūc` (to indicate).
Root: sūc (class 10)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
कर्मेन्द्रिय-अभावात् (karmendriya-abhāvāt) - due to her lack of active sense organs (karmendriyas) (from the absence of organs of action)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of karmendriya-abhāva
karmendriya-abhāva - absence of organs of action (karmendriyas)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karmendriya+abhāva)
  • karmendriya – organ of action (karmendriya) (e.g., hands, feet, voice, anus, genitals)
    noun (neuter)
    `karma` (action) + `indriya` (sense organ).
  • abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-being
    noun (masculine)
    From prefix `a` (negation) + root `bhū` (to be).
    Prefix: a
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Indicates reason or cause ('due to the absence...').
जीव-मात्र-कलावती (jīva-mātra-kalāvatī) - endowed with just the life-principle (jīva) and its subtle faculties (possessing merely the essence of life, having only a part of life-principle)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jīva-mātra-kalāvat
jīva-mātra-kalāvat - possessing merely the life-force, endowed with only the vital principle
Formed with suffix `vat` (possessive).
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jīva+mātra+kalā+vat)
  • jīva – life, living being, individual soul (jīva), vital principle
    noun (masculine)
    From root `jīv` (to live).
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • mātra – only, merely, just, measure, quantity
    adjective/indeclinable
    From root `mā` (to measure).
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • kalā – a small part, an art, a subtle faculty, a digit (of the moon)
    noun (feminine)
    Root: kal (class 10)
  • vat – possessing, having, like, as
    suffix
    Possessive suffix. Forms adjectives. Feminine form `vatī`.
Note: Qualifies `sūcī`.
(na) - did not (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates `vyājahāra`.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little, whatsoever)
(indeclinable)
`kim` (what) + `cid` (particle of indefiniteness).
Note: Object of `vyājahāra`.
व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - she did not utter a word (she spoke, she declared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of hṛ
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
From prefix `vi` + `ā` + root `hṛ` (to carry), perfect form.
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Action performed by Sūcī.
अस्मै (asmai) - to Brahmā (the grandfather) (to him, for him, to this one)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, it
Demonstrative pronoun, masculine dative singular.
Note: Indirect object.
चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she only engaged in thought (she thought, she pondered, she reflected)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of cit
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
From causal `cintayati` (from root `cit`), periphrastic perfect form `cintayāmāsa`.
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Action performed by Sūcī.
केवलम् (kevalam) - nothing but that, just that (only, merely, solely, exclusively)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies `cintayāmāsa`.