योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-84, verse-6

समकायशिरोग्रीवस्थानकः स महामतिः ।
आसीच्छैलादिवोत्कीर्णश्चित्रार्पित इवाथवा ॥ ६ ॥

samakāyaśirogrīvasthānakaḥ sa mahāmatiḥ ,
āsīcchailādivotkīrṇaścitrārpita ivāthavā 6

6. samakāyaśirogrīvasthānakaḥ sa mahāmatiḥ āsīt
śailāt iva utkīrṇaḥ citrārpitah iva athavā

6. sa mahāmatiḥ samakāyaśirogrīvasthānakaḥ āsīt
śailāt iva utkīrṇaḥ athavā citrārpitah iva

6. That great-minded individual sat with his body, head, and neck held in perfect alignment, appearing as if he were carved from a rock or depicted in a painting.

Words meanings summery:

• समकायशिरोग्रीवस्थानकः (samakāyaśirogrīvasthānakaḥ) - in a posture with body, head, and neck straight/even

• स (sa) - he, that

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, wise, of great intellect

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, he existed

• शैलात् (śailāt) - from a rock, from a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उत्कीर्णः (utkīrṇaḥ) - carved out, sculpted

• चित्रार्पितह् (citrārpitah) - placed in a painting, depicted in a picture

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अथवा (athavā) - or, or else

Words meanings and morphology

समकायशिरोग्रीवस्थानकः (samakāyaśirogrīvasthānakaḥ) - in a posture with body, head, and neck straight/even

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samakāyaśirogrīvasthānaka

samakāyaśirogrīvasthānaka - one whose posture has an even body, head, and neck

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+kāya+śiras+grīvā+sthānaka)

• sama – even, straight, equal
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)
• sthānaka – posture, position, stance
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, wise, of great intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great intellect, great mind, wise person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, he existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

शैलात् (śailāt) - from a rock, from a mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - rock, mountain, stony

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उत्कीर्णः (utkīrṇaḥ) - carved out, sculpted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utkīrṇa

utkīrṇa - carved out, sculpted, excavated

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ud

Root: kṝ (class 6)

चित्रार्पितह् (citrārpitah) - placed in a painting, depicted in a picture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrārpitā

citrārpitā - depicted in a painting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+arpita)

• citra – picture, painting, drawing
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, depicted, consigned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of arpayati (causative of root ṛ 'to go')
  Root: ṛ

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अथवा (athavā) - or, or else

(indeclinable)