योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-6

रेचकाख्योऽखिलं कायं प्राणनिष्क्रमणक्रमः ।
रिक्तीचकार पीताम्बुरगस्त्य इव सागरम् ॥ ६ ॥

recakākhyo'khilaṃ kāyaṃ prāṇaniṣkramaṇakramaḥ ,
riktīcakāra pītāmburagastya iva sāgaram 6

6. recakaḥ ākhyaḥ akhilaṃ kāyaṃ prāṇaniṣkramaṇakramaḥ
riktīcakāra pītāmbuḥ agastyaḥ iva sāgaram

6. recakaḥ ākhyaḥ prāṇaniṣkramaṇakramaḥ akhilaṃ kāyaṃ riktīcakāra,
pītāmbuḥ agastyaḥ sāgaram iva

6. The process of exhalation (recaka), which involves the departure of the life-force (prāṇa), emptied the entire body, just as Agastya, having drunk the waters, emptied the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• रेचकः (recakaḥ) - the yogic exhalation technique (exhalation, emptying)

• आख्यः (ākhyaḥ) - named 'recaka' (named, called, designated as)

• अखिलं (akhilaṁ) - the entire (body) (the entire, the whole)

• कायं (kāyaṁ) - the physical body (body)

• प्राणनिष्क्रमणक्रमः (prāṇaniṣkramaṇakramaḥ) - the systematic process of the prāṇa departing (from the body) (the process of the life-force's exit)

• रिक्तीचकार (riktīcakāra) - made empty, emptied

• पीताम्बुः (pītāmbuḥ) - Agastya, who famously drank the ocean's waters (one who has drunk water, a water-drinker)

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - the revered sage Agastya (Agastya (a sage))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean

Words meanings and morphology

रेचकः (recakaḥ) - the yogic exhalation technique (exhalation, emptying)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of recaka

recaka - exhalation, emptying, evacuation

Derived from root 'ric' (to empty, to let go) with suffix -aka.

Root: ric (class 7)

आख्यः (ākhyaḥ) - named 'recaka' (named, called, designated as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhya

ākhya - named, called, denominated

Derived from root 'khyā' (to name, to tell) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अखिलं (akhilaṁ) - the entire (body) (the entire, the whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, undivided

Negative particle 'a' + 'khila' (defect, gap).

कायं (kāyaṁ) - the physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, group

Derived from 'ci' (to collect) or 'kā' (body).

प्राणनिष्क्रमणक्रमः (prāṇaniṣkramaṇakramaḥ) - the systematic process of the prāṇa departing (from the body) (the process of the life-force's exit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇaniṣkramaṇakrama

prāṇaniṣkramaṇakrama - the process of the exhalation or exit of the life-force

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+niṣkramaṇa+krama)

• prāṇa – life-force, breath, vital energy
  noun (masculine)
• niṣkramaṇa – going out, exit, departure, emission
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Action noun from root 'kram' with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: kram (class 1)
• krama – step, process, order, sequence
  noun (masculine)

रिक्तीचकार (riktīcakāra) - made empty, emptied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of riktīkṛ

Formed by adding 'kṛ' (to do, make) to 'riktī' (empty, formed from 'rikta').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पीताम्बुः (pītāmbuḥ) - Agastya, who famously drank the ocean's waters (one who has drunk water, a water-drinker)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītāmbu

pītāmbu - one who has drunk water

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pīta+ambu)

• pīta – drunk, imbibed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - the revered sage Agastya (Agastya (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - name of a celebrated Vedic sage

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Derived from 'sagara' (with poison) or 'sa' (with) + 'gara' (water).

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