योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-11

श्रीराम उवाच ।
बहिर्भस्त्रामयस्कारः संकोचनविकासनैः ।
योजयत्यान्तरं नाडीं कश्चालयति चालकः ॥ ११ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bahirbhastrāmayaskāraḥ saṃkocanavikāsanaiḥ ,
yojayatyāntaraṃ nāḍīṃ kaścālayati cālakaḥ 11

11. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca bahiḥ bhastrām ayaskāraḥ saṃkocanavikāsanaiḥ
yojayati āntaram nāḍīm kaḥ cālayati cālakaḥ

11. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca.
ayaskāraḥ bahiḥ bhastrām saṃkocanavikāsanaiḥ yojayati.
āntaram nāḍīm kaḥ cālakaḥ cālayati?

11. Śrī Rāma said: A blacksmith operates the external bellows through contractions and expansions. Who, then, is the mover that causes the internal subtle channel (nāḍī) to move?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, the questioner in Yogavasiṣṭha. (Śrī Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• भस्त्राम् (bhastrām) - bellows

• अयस्कारः (ayaskāraḥ) - blacksmith, iron-worker

• संकोचनविकासनैः (saṁkocanavikāsanaiḥ) - by contractions and expansions

• योजयति (yojayati) - causes to work, joins, applies, directs

• आन्तरम् (āntaram) - internal, inner

• नाडीम् (nāḍīm) - subtle channel

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• चालयति (cālayati) - causes to move, moves, stirs

• चालकः (cālakaḥ) - mover, impeller, driver

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, the questioner in Yogavasiṣṭha. (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, Prince Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, venerable
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (name of a prince and avatar)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated form of the root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

Original form of the indeclinable 'bahiḥ'.

Note: Qualifies 'bhastrām'.

भस्त्राम् (bhastrām) - bellows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhastrā

bhastrā - bellows, leather bag

Note: Object of 'yojayati'.

अयस्कारः (ayaskāraḥ) - blacksmith, iron-worker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayaskāra

ayaskāra - blacksmith, iron-worker

From ayas (iron) + kāra (maker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ayas+kāra)

• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• kāra – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'yojayati'.

संकोचनविकासनैः (saṁkocanavikāsanaiḥ) - by contractions and expansions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of saṃkocanavikāsana

saṁkocanavikāsana - contraction and expansion

Compound type : dvandva (saṃkocana+vikāsana)

• saṃkocana – contracting, shrinking
  noun (neuter)
  From sam- + kuc (to contract) + -ana (suffix for action noun)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kuc (class 1)
• vikāsana – expanding, unfolding
  noun (neuter)
  From vi- + kās (to open) + -ana (suffix for action noun)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kās (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means.

योजयति (yojayati) - causes to work, joins, applies, directs

(verb)

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

Causative

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Causative form of root 'yuj'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

आन्तरम् (āntaram) - internal, inner

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āntara

āntara - internal, inner, intimate

From antar (inside) + a (suffix)

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'nāḍīm', but appears in neuter accusative singular form.

नाडीम् (nāḍīm) - subtle channel

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nāḍī

nāḍī - subtle channel, nerve, artery, vein

Root: naḍ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cālayati'.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine nominative singular of 'kim' (interrogative pronoun).

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of 'cālayati'.

चालयति (cālayati) - causes to move, moves, stirs

(verb)

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

Causative

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Causative form of root 'cal'.

Root: cal (class 1)

चालकः (cālakaḥ) - mover, impeller, driver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cālaka

cālaka - mover, impeller, driver

From the causative root cāl (to move) + -ka (suffix)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Appositional to 'kaḥ'.