महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-177, verse-24

प्राणात्प्रणीयते प्राणी व्यानाद्व्यायच्छते तथा ।
गच्छत्यपानोऽवाक्चैव समानो हृद्यवस्थितः ॥२४॥

24. prāṇātpraṇīyate prāṇī vyānādvyāyacchate tathā ,
gacchatyapāno'vākcaiva samāno hṛdyavasthitaḥ.

24. prāṇāt praṇīyate prāṇī vyānāt vyāyacchate tathā
gacchati apānaḥ avāk ca eva samānaḥ hṛdi avasthitaḥ

24. prāṇī prāṇāt praṇīyate tathā vyānāt vyāyacchate
apānaḥ avāk eva ca gacchati samānaḥ hṛdi avasthitaḥ

24. A living being (prāṇī) is vitalized by prāṇa, and similarly exerts effort through vyāna. Apāna moves downwards, and samāna is located in the heart.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणात् (prāṇāt) - from prāṇa, from the vital breath

• प्रणीयते (praṇīyate) - is led forth, is animated, is vitalized

• प्राणी (prāṇī) - a living being, creature

• व्यानात् (vyānāt) - from vyāna, from the diffused breath

• व्यायच्छते (vyāyacchate) - strives, makes an effort, exerts oneself

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves

• अपानः (apānaḥ) - apāna, downward breath

• अवाक् (avāk) - downwards, below

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna, balancing breath

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, located, abiding

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणात् (prāṇāt) - from prāṇa, from the vital breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa); one of the five vital breaths

प्रणीयते (praṇīyate) - is led forth, is animated, is vitalized

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

प्राणी (prāṇī) - a living being, creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animal, sentient creature, person

व्यानात् (vyānāt) - from vyāna, from the diffused breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vyāna

vyāna - diffused vital air (vyāna); one of the five vital breaths, responsible for circulation

व्यायच्छते (vyāyacchate) - strives, makes an effort, exerts oneself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-ā-yam

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: yam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

अपानः (apānaḥ) - apāna, downward breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward vital air (apāna); one of the five vital breaths, responsible for excretion

अवाक् (avāk) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna, balancing breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - balancing vital air (samāna); one of the five vital breaths, responsible for digestion and distribution

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, interior, breast

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, located, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ava-sthita

ava-sthita - situated, located, standing, being; firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)