योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-5

तेन शैलास्त्रघातेन विराट् प्राणसमीरणः ।
शमं चैतन्यशान्त्येव प्रययौ वायुराततः ॥ ५ ॥

tena śailāstraghātena virāṭ prāṇasamīraṇaḥ ,
śamaṃ caitanyaśāntyeva prayayau vāyurātataḥ 5

5. tena śailāstraghātena virāṭ prāṇasamīraṇaḥ
śamam caitanyaśāntyā iva prayayau vāyuḥ ātataḥ

5. tena śailāstraghātena virāṭ prāṇasamīraṇaḥ
ātataḥ vāyuḥ caitanyaśāntyā iva śamam prayayau

5. By the impact of that mountain (śaila) weapon, Virāṭ's pervasive (ātata) life-wind (prāṇasamīraṇa) attained cessation (śama), as if by the profound tranquility of consciousness (caitanya).

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that

• शैलास्त्रघातेन (śailāstraghātena) - by the impact of the mountain weapon

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ

• प्राणसमीरणः (prāṇasamīraṇaḥ) - life-wind, vital breath

• शमम् (śamam) - cessation, peace, tranquility

• चैतन्यशान्त्या (caitanyaśāntyā) - by the peace of consciousness

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• प्रययौ (prayayau) - attained, went to

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind

• आततः (ātataḥ) - widespread, extensive, pervasive

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'śailāstraghātena'.

शैलास्त्रघातेन (śailāstraghātena) - by the impact of the mountain weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śailāstraghāta

śailāstraghāta - impact of a mountain weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+astra+ghāta)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• ghāta – strike, blow, impact, killing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - name of a king; large, splendid

प्राणसमीरणः (prāṇasamīraṇaḥ) - life-wind, vital breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇasamīraṇa

prāṇasamīraṇa - vital breath, life-wind, the wind of life (prāṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+samīraṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• samīraṇa – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Refers to the wind associated with Virāṭ.

शमम् (śamam) - cessation, peace, tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - cessation, tranquility, quietude, pacification

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prayayau'.

चैतन्यशान्त्या (caitanyaśāntyā) - by the peace of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of caitanyaśānti

caitanyaśānti - peace of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caitanya+śānti)

• caitanya – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'cetas' (consciousness)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, calmness, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used in a simile describing the manner of cessation.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

प्रययौ (prayayau) - attained, went to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prayā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From the root √yā with prefix pra-, perfect tense (liṭ) form.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital air

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'prayayau', described by 'prāṇasamīraṇaḥ' and 'ātataḥ'.

आततः (ātataḥ) - widespread, extensive, pervasive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, pervasive, vast

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root √tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vāyuḥ'.