योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-14

बलिनाम्नः शरीरस्य च्छिन्ने शिरसि भासुरे ।
चितः किं तद्भवेच्छिन्नं सर्वलोकावपूरणात् ॥ १४ ॥

balināmnaḥ śarīrasya cchinne śirasi bhāsure ,
citaḥ kiṃ tadbhavecchinnaṃ sarvalokāvapūraṇāt 14

14. balināmnaḥ śarīrasya chinne śirasi bhāsure citaḥ
kim tat bhavet chinnam sarva-loka-avapūraṇāt

14. balināmnaḥ śarīrasya bhāsure śirasi chinne (sati)
sarva-loka-avapūraṇāt citaḥ tat kim chinnam bhavet

14. When the radiant head of the body named Bali is severed, what could possibly be severed from the consciousness which completely pervades all worlds?

Words meanings summery:

• बलिनाम्नः (balināmnaḥ) - of the one named Bali

• शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

• छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut, severed

• शिरसि (śirasi) - in/on the head

• भासुरे (bhāsure) - shining, radiant, glorious

• चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness

• किम् (kim) - what?

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed

• सर्व-लोक-अवपूरणात् (sarva-loka-avapūraṇāt) - due to pervading all worlds, because of completely filling all worlds

Words meanings and morphology

बलिनाम्नः (balināmnaḥ) - of the one named Bali

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of balināman

balināman - named Bali, having the name Bali

Compound of 'bali' (name) and 'nāman' (name).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bali+nāman)

• bali – Bali (a specific name of a demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'śarīrasya'.

शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

From root 'śṝ' (to waste away)

Root: śṝ (class 9)

छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut, severed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, torn, broken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut, cleave) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Adjectival form of a past passive participle.

शिरसि (śirasi) - in/on the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

भासुरे (bhāsure) - shining, radiant, glorious

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, brilliant, radiant, splendid

From root 'bhās' (to shine).

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śirasi'.

चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, spirit, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used here in the ablative sense 'from'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to what is cut.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Potential Active

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, torn, broken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut, cleave) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Adjectival form of a past passive participle, predicates 'tat'.

सर्व-लोक-अवपूरणात् (sarva-loka-avapūraṇāt) - due to pervading all worlds, because of completely filling all worlds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarva-loka-avapūraṇa

sarva-loka-avapūraṇa - pervading all worlds, filling all worlds

Compound noun, 'avapūraṇa' from root 'pūr' (to fill) with 'ava' and 'sarvaloka' (all worlds).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvaloka+avapūraṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• avapūraṇa – filling, fulfilling, pervading completely
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization of verb 'avapūrayati'
  From root 'pūr' (to fill) with prefix 'ava', nominalized with 'lyuṭ' suffix.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: pūr (class 10)

Note: Ablative of cause.