योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-61

श्रीराम उवाच ।
सूक्ष्मच्छिद्रादिगत्यर्थं पूरणार्थं च खस्य वा ।
अणुतां स्थूलतां वापि कायोऽयं नीयते कथम् ॥ ६१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
sūkṣmacchidrādigatyarthaṃ pūraṇārthaṃ ca khasya vā ,
aṇutāṃ sthūlatāṃ vāpi kāyo'yaṃ nīyate katham 61

61. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartham pūraṇārtham ca
khasyavā aṇutām sthūlatām vā api kāyaḥ ayam nīyate katham

61. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca ayam kāyaḥ sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartham vā
khasyavā pūraṇārtham ca aṇutām vā sthūlatām api katham nīyate

61. Śrī Rāma said: How is this body (kāya) brought to a state of minuteness or grossness, either for the purpose of passing through tiny holes and similar spaces, or for filling space itself?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama (name of a king, an incarnation of Vishnu)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सूक्ष्मच्छिद्रादिगत्यर्थम् (sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartham) - for the purpose of entering tiny holes and the like

• पूरणार्थम् (pūraṇārtham) - for the purpose of filling

• च (ca) - and, also

• खस्य (khasya) - of space, of the ether

• वा (vā) - or

• अणुताम् (aṇutām) - minuteness, atomic state

• स्थूलताम् (sthūlatām) - grossness, large state

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is brought, is taken

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama (name of a king, an incarnation of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, a revered figure in Hindu mythology, son of Daśaratha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, wealth, divine grace, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name), pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense (liṭ)

Perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

सूक्ष्मच्छिद्रादिगत्यर्थम् (sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartham) - for the purpose of entering tiny holes and the like

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartha

sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartha - purpose of movement through tiny holes and similar things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūkṣmacchidrādi+gatyartha)

• sūkṣmacchidrādi – tiny holes and the like
  noun (neuter)
• gatya – movement, going
  noun (masculine)
  From 'gam' (to go) + ya (kṛt suffix).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

पूरणार्थम् (pūraṇārtham) - for the purpose of filling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūraṇārtha

pūraṇārtha - for the purpose of filling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūraṇa+artha)

• pūraṇa – filling, completion, fulfilling
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun or action noun
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill) + Lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sūkṣmacchidrādigatyartham' and 'pūraṇārtham'.

खस्य (khasya) - of space, of the ether

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air, zero

Note: Governed by 'pūraṇārtham' (filling of space).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'ca' or alone to denote options.

अणुताम् (aṇutām) - minuteness, atomic state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aṇutā

aṇutā - minuteness, atomic state, subtle nature

Derived from 'aṇu' (minute) with suffix 'tā' (abstract noun).

Note: Direct object of 'nīyate'.

स्थूलताम् (sthūlatām) - grossness, large state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthūlatā

sthūlatā - grossness, largeness, thickness, material state

Derived from 'sthūla' (gross, large) with suffix 'tā' (abstract noun).

Note: Direct object of 'nīyate'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, mass, collection, family

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Pronominal stem 'i' forms 'ayam' in nominative singular masculine.

Note: Adjective to 'kāyaḥ'.

नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is brought, is taken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

Present Passive

Derived from root 'nī' (to lead) with passive suffix 'ya' and 'te' ending.

Root: nī (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)