योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-19

श्रीराम उवाच ।
शिलासौ चेतनं तस्याः कुत इत्युच्यतां मम ।
अचेतना शिला नाम कथं नाम करोति च ॥ १९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
śilāsau cetanaṃ tasyāḥ kuta ityucyatāṃ mama ,
acetanā śilā nāma kathaṃ nāma karoti ca 19

19. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca śilā asau cetanam tasyāḥ kutaḥ iti
ucyatām mama acetanā śilā nāma katham nāma karoti ca

19. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca asau śilā tasyāḥ cetanam kutaḥ iti
mama ucyatām acetanā śilā nāma katham nāma karoti ca

19. Shri Rama said: "From where does consciousness arise in this stone? Let it be told to me. How indeed can an unconscious stone act?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama (Lord Rama, Shri Rama)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• शिला (śilā) - stone (stone, rock)

• असौ (asau) - this (stone) (that (person/thing), this (person/thing))

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness (consciousness, sensation; conscious being)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of its (the stone's) (of her, of it)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence (whence, from where, how)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be told (let it be said, let it be told)

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

• अचेतना (acetanā) - unconscious, inanimate (unconscious, inanimate, inert)

• शिला (śilā) - stone (stone, rock)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely; by name)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely; by name)

• करोति (karoti) - does, acts (does, makes, performs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama (Lord Rama, Shri Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama (an incarnation of Vishnu), glorious Rama

compound of śrī (auspicious) + rāma (Rama)

Compound type : Karmadharaya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, wealth, auspiciousness, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name of a deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

शिला (śilā) - stone (stone, rock)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

असौ (asau) - this (stone) (that (person/thing), this (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, often referring to something distant or pointed to)

Note: Agrees with 'śilā'.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness (consciousness, sensation; conscious being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, intelligent; consciousness, spirit, soul

from root cit (to perceive, observe)

Root: cit (class 1)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of its (the stone's) (of her, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence (whence, from where, how)

(indeclinable)

from pronoun kim (what/who) + suffix -taḥ

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be told (let it be said, let it be told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

imperative 3rd singular passive

from root vac (to speak) in passive voice, imperative mood

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Or genitive (my), but dative (to me) fits the context of 'let it be told'.

अचेतना (acetanā) - unconscious, inanimate (unconscious, inanimate, inert)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, inanimate, senseless, inert

negative prefix 'a-' + cetana (conscious)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cetana – conscious, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  from root cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śilā'.

शिला (śilā) - stone (stone, rock)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

नाम (nāma) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely; by name)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

from pronoun kim (what/who) + suffix -tham

नाम (nāma) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely; by name)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of 'nāma' adds strong emphasis.

करोति (karoti) - does, acts (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

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

present 3rd singular

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)