योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-128, verse-99

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्तोऽपि यदा रामः किंचिन्नोचे लयं गतः ।
तदा सुषुम्नया सोऽपि विवेश हृदयं शनैः ॥ ९९ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
ityukto'pi yadā rāmaḥ kiṃcinnoce layaṃ gataḥ ,
tadā suṣumnayā so'pi viveśa hṛdayaṃ śanaiḥ 99

99. śrī-vālmīkiḥ uvāca iti uktaḥ api yadā rāmaḥ kiṃcit na ūce
layam gataḥ tadā suṣumnyā saḥ api viveśa hṛdayam śanaiḥ

99. śrī-vālmīkiḥ uvāca yadā iti uktaḥ api rāmaḥ layam gataḥ (san)
kiṃcit na ūce tadā saḥ api suṣumnyā hṛdayam śanaiḥ viveśa

99. Śrī Vālmīki said: Even when addressed thus, when Rama, having gone into absorption, said nothing, then he (Vasiṣṭha) also slowly entered his heart (through the suṣumnā).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वाल्मीकिः (śrī-vālmīkiḥ) - The revered sage Vālmīki. (Śrī Vālmīki (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vālmīki) (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - referring to the preceding address by Vasiṣṭha (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Rama, having been addressed (said, spoken, addressed)

• अपि (api) - even when addressed thus (even, also, too)

• यदा (yadā) - introduces a temporal clause (when, whenever)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - "said nothing" (kiṃcit + na) (something, anything, a little)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• ऊचे (ūce) - Rama said nothing (said, spoke)

• लयम् (layam) - into a state of deep meditation or trance (absorption, dissolution, merging)

• गतः (gataḥ) - having entered a state of laya (gone, reached, attained)

• तदा (tadā) - indicating the subsequent action after Rama's silence (then, at that time)

• सुषुम्न्या (suṣumnyā) - The yogic channel through which Vasiṣṭha entered Rama's heart. (by means of the suṣumnā (central psychic channel))

• सः (saḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (he, that one)

• अपि (api) - he also (even, also, too)

• विवेश (viveśa) - Vasiṣṭha entered Rama's heart. (entered, penetrated)

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - Rama's heart, inner being (heart, mind, core)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha entered slowly, implying a subtle process. (slowly, gradually, gently)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वाल्मीकिः (śrī-vālmīkiḥ) - The revered sage Vālmīki. (Śrī Vālmīki (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vālmīki

śrī-vālmīki - the revered Vālmīki; a proper name, author of the Rāmāyaṇa

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vālmīki) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Root vac takes irregular Perfect forms like uvāca.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - referring to the preceding address by Vasiṣṭha (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Rama, having been addressed (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, uttered, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Ppp of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - even when addressed thus (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

यदा (yadā) - introduces a temporal clause (when, whenever)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, correlative to 'tadā'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name); pleasing, charming; black; a kind of bird

Root: ram (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - "said nothing" (kiṃcit + na) (something, anything, a little)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kim' and 'cit'.

Note: Adverbial usage.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ऊचे (ūce) - Rama said nothing (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect middle/ātmanepada 3rd person singular of vac. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

लयम् (layam) - into a state of deep meditation or trance (absorption, dissolution, merging)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolving, melting, absorption, profound meditation, trance, repose

Derived from root lī.

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - having entered a state of laya (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Ppp of root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound-like phrase with 'layam'.

तदा (tadā) - indicating the subsequent action after Rama's silence (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, correlative to 'yadā'.

सुषुम्न्या (suṣumnyā) - The yogic channel through which Vasiṣṭha entered Rama's heart. (by means of the suṣumnā (central psychic channel))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of suṣumnā

suṣumnā - suṣumnā (the principal nerve or channel of the subtle body, central to yogic practice)

Note: A key yogic concept.

सः (saḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

अपि (api) - he also (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विवेश (viveśa) - Vasiṣṭha entered Rama's heart. (entered, penetrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect tense

Perfect active indicative 3rd person singular of root viś.

Root: viś (class 6)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - Rama's heart, inner being (heart, mind, core)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core, essence

Note: Object of 'viveśa'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha entered slowly, implying a subtle process. (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.