योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-47

सर्पीव त्वरितैवोर्ध्वं याति दण्डोपमां गता ।
नाडीः सर्वाः समादाय देहबद्धा लतोपमाः ॥ ४७ ॥

sarpīva tvaritaivordhvaṃ yāti daṇḍopamāṃ gatā ,
nāḍīḥ sarvāḥ samādāya dehabaddhā latopamāḥ 47

47. sarpī iva tvaritā eva ūrdhvam yāti daṇḍopamām
gatā nāḍīḥ sarvāḥ samādāya dehabaddhāḥ latopamāḥ

47. sarpī iva tvaritā eva gatā daṇḍopamām sarvāḥ
dehabaddhāḥ latopamāḥ nāḍīḥ samādāya ūrdhvam yāti

47. Like a serpent, she (Kuṇḍalinī) swiftly moves upwards, having become straight like a staff, gathering all the subtle channels (nāḍī) that are bound to the body and resemble climbing vines.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पी (sarpī) - female serpent, snake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• त्वरिता (tvaritā) - swift, quick, hurried

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft, high

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

• दण्डोपमाम् (daṇḍopamām) - resembling a staff, rod-like

• गता (gatā) - having assumed the state or form of (having gone, having become, attained, assumed)

• नाडीः (nāḍīḥ) - channels, subtle energy conduits, nerves

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• समादाय (samādāya) - having gathered, having taken along, having seized

• देहबद्धाः (dehabaddhāḥ) - bound to the body, connected with the body

• लतोपमाः (latopamāḥ) - resembling vines, creeper-like

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पी (sarpī) - female serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarpī

sarpī - a female serpent, a snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

त्वरिता (tvaritā) - swift, quick, hurried

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - swift, quick, hurried, hastened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tvar' (to hasten, hurry) with suffix 'ita'.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied Kuṇḍalinī.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft, high

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of the adjective 'ūrdhva'.

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present 3rd person singular, active voice of root 'yā' (class 2 ad-ādi).

Root: yā (class 2)

दण्डोपमाम् (daṇḍopamām) - resembling a staff, rod-like

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daṇḍopamā

daṇḍopamā - likeness to a staff/rod, resembling a stick

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+upamā)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – likeness, comparison, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied Kuṇḍalinī, related to 'gatā'.

गता (gatā) - having assumed the state or form of (having gone, having become, attained, assumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, become, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied Kuṇḍalinī.

नाडीः (nāḍīḥ) - channels, subtle energy conduits, nerves

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of nāḍī

nāḍī - a tube, pipe, channel, vein, nerve, subtle energy channel (in Yoga)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

Note: Modifies 'nāḍīḥ'.

समादाय (samādāya) - having gathered, having taken along, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'dā' (to give, take) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

देहबद्धाः (dehabaddhāḥ) - bound to the body, connected with the body

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dehabaddha

dehabaddha - bound to the body, connected with the body

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'deha' (body) and 'baddha' (bound, from root 'bandh').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+baddha)

• deha – body, form, existence
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, fastened, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'nāḍīḥ'.

लतोपमाः (latopamāḥ) - resembling vines, creeper-like

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of latopamā

latopamā - likeness to a creeper, resembling a vine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (latā+upamā)

• latā – a creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)
• upamā – likeness, comparison, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'nāḍīḥ'.