योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-38

श्रीराम उवाच ।
ब्रह्माण्डादपि निर्गत्य यस्य तेऽवयवा गताः ।
लोकालोकाचलस्तेन ब्रह्मन्न स्थगितः कथम् ॥ ३८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
brahmāṇḍādapi nirgatya yasya te'vayavā gatāḥ ,
lokālokācalastena brahmanna sthagitaḥ katham 38

38. śrīrāma uvāca | brahmāṇḍāt api nirgatya yasya te avayavāḥ
gatāḥ | loka-ālok-acalaḥ tena brahman na sthagitaḥ katham

38. śrīrāma uvāca brahman yasya te avayavāḥ brahmāṇḍāt api nirgatya gatāḥ,
tena loka-ālok-acalaḥ katham na sthagitaḥ?

38. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahmin (brahman), how is it that the Lokāloka mountain was not obstructed by the limbs of that (cosmic being), whose body parts extended even beyond the universe (brahmāṇḍa)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The speaker. (Lord Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - The act of speaking. (said, spoke)

• ब्रह्माण्डात् (brahmāṇḍāt) - The origin point from which the limbs extended. (from the universe (brahmāṇḍa), from the cosmic egg)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes the extent of the limbs' reach. (even, also, too)

• निर्गत्य (nirgatya) - The action of the limbs extending outwards. (having gone out, having emerged)

• यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the cosmic being described previously. (whose, of whom, of which)

• ते (te) - Refers to the limbs (avayavāḥ). (those, they)

• अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - The physical extensions of the cosmic being. (limbs, parts, constituent members)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - The limbs had spread out. (gone, reached, extended)

• लोक-आलोक्-अचलः (loka-ālok-acalaḥ) - The specific mountain in question. (the Lokāloka mountain)

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the cosmic being or its limbs. (by him, by that)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Vocative address to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahmin)

• न (na) - Negation of the obstruction. (not, no)

• स्थगितः (sthagitaḥ) - The mountain was not covered or blocked. (obstructed, stopped, covered)

• कथम् (katham) - Expressing inquiry or surprise. (how?, in what manner?)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The speaker. (Lord Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark-colored
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - The act of speaking. (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular, perfect active.

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्माण्डात् (brahmāṇḍāt) - The origin point from which the limbs extended. (from the universe (brahmāṇḍa), from the cosmic egg)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - the universe, the cosmic egg

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – the absolute reality, the creator god Brahmā
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates source/origin for 'nirgatya'.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes the extent of the limbs' reach. (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

निर्गत्य (nirgatya) - The action of the limbs extending outwards. (having gone out, having emerged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root gam (to go) with upasarga nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: gam (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the cosmic being described previously. (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Possessive, refers to the cosmic being.

ते (te) - Refers to the limbs (avayavāḥ). (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, those

Note: Qualifies 'avayavāḥ'.

अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - The physical extensions of the cosmic being. (limbs, parts, constituent members)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avayava

avayava - limb, part, member

From root yu (to join) with upasargas ava and vi.

Prefixes: ava+vi

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'gatāḥ'.

गताः (gatāḥ) - The limbs had spread out. (gone, reached, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'avayavāḥ'.

लोक-आलोक्-अचलः (loka-ālok-acalaḥ) - The specific mountain in question. (the Lokāloka mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka-ālok-acala

loka-ālok-acala - the Lokāloka mountain

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (lokāloka+acala)

• lokāloka – name of a mythical mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• acala – mountain, immobile
  noun (masculine)
  From a (negation) + cal (to move).

Note: Subject of 'sthagitaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the cosmic being or its limbs. (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'sthagitaḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Vocative address to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the absolute (brahman)

Note: Direct address to Vasiṣṭha.

न (na) - Negation of the obstruction. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्थगितः (sthagitaḥ) - The mountain was not covered or blocked. (obstructed, stopped, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthagita

sthagita - obstructed, stopped, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root sthag (to cover, stop).

Root: sthag (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'loka-ālok-acalaḥ'.

कथम् (katham) - Expressing inquiry or surprise. (how?, in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.