योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-29

मयेत्युक्ते स पाषाणमौनवानभवच्छमी ।
निमीलितेक्षणः क्षीणरूपस्त्वकलनो बहिः ॥ २९ ॥

mayetyukte sa pāṣāṇamaunavānabhavacchamī ,
nimīlitekṣaṇaḥ kṣīṇarūpastvakalano bahiḥ 29

29. mayā iti ukte sa pāṣāṇa-mauna-vān abhavat śamī
nimīlita-īkṣaṇaḥ kṣīṇa-rūpaḥ tu akalanaḥ bahiḥ

29. mayā iti ukte sa śamī pāṣāṇa-mauna-vān abhavat
nimīlita-īkṣaṇaḥ kṣīṇa-rūpaḥ tu bahiḥ akalanaḥ

29. When this was said by me, that ascetic became one who maintained a stone-like silence, with closed eyes, a diminished form, and outwardly indistinguishable.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken, when said

• स (sa) - he, that

• पाषाण-मौन-वान् (pāṣāṇa-mauna-vān) - possessing stone-like silence

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

• शमी (śamī) - an ascetic, a tranquil person

• निमीलित-ईक्षणः (nimīlita-īkṣaṇaḥ) - with closed eyes

• क्षीण-रूपः (kṣīṇa-rūpaḥ) - with diminished form, having a faded appearance

• तु (tu) - and (connective particle) (but, and, on the other hand)

• अकलनः (akalanaḥ) - unmoving, motionless (indistinguishable, unnoticed, unmoving)

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction ('ukte').

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken, when said

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak). Used in a locative absolute construction.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute with implied subject.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

पाषाण-मौन-वान् (pāṣāṇa-mauna-vān) - possessing stone-like silence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṣāṇa-mauna-vat

pāṣāṇa-mauna-vat - possessing stone-like silence

Formed from 'pāṣāṇa-mauna' (stone-silence) + possessive suffix -vat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇa-mauna+vat)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• mauna – silence, quietness
  noun (neuter)
  Noun from 'muni' (sage)
  Root: man
• vat – possessing, having, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (the ascetic).

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

Root: bhū (class 1)

शमी (śamī) - an ascetic, a tranquil person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śamin

śamin - tranquil, self-controlled, an ascetic

Agent noun from root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'sa'.

निमीलित-ईक्षणः (nimīlita-īkṣaṇaḥ) - with closed eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimīlita-īkṣaṇa

nimīlita-īkṣaṇa - having closed eyes

A bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one whose eyes are closed'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nimīlita+īkṣaṇa)

• nimīlita – closed, shut
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mīl with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: mīl (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

क्षीण-रूपः (kṣīṇa-rūpaḥ) - with diminished form, having a faded appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa-rūpa

kṣīṇa-rūpa - having a diminished form

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose form is diminished'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+rūpa)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, thin
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣi (to waste, perish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

तु (tu) - and (connective particle) (but, and, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अकलनः (akalanaḥ) - unmoving, motionless (indistinguishable, unnoticed, unmoving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akalana

akalana - unmoving, imperceptible, indistinguishable

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'kalana' (moving, perceiving)

Compound type : privative bahuvrīhi (a+kalana)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• kalana – movement, perception, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Noun from 'kal' (to count, to move)
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'akalanaḥ'.