योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-16

व्यवहारी यदा कायो मनसा कर्मणा गिरा ।
भवेत्तदा मरुन्नुन्नो जीवधातुः प्रसर्पति ॥ १६ ॥

vyavahārī yadā kāyo manasā karmaṇā girā ,
bhavettadā marunnunno jīvadhātuḥ prasarpati 16

16. vyavahārī yadā kāyaḥ manasā karmaṇā girā
bhavet tadā marut unnaḥ jīvadhātuḥ prasarpatī

16. yadā kāyaḥ manasā karmaṇā girā vyavahārī bhavet,
tadā marut-unnaḥ jīvadhātuḥ prasarpatī.

16. When the body becomes active (vyavahārī) through mind, action, and speech, then the living essence (jīvadhātu), propelled by the vital air (marut), spreads forth.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - active, engaged, performing actions, dealing with

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body, physical frame

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by work

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, by voice

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be, becomes

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मरुत् (marut) - vital air (wind, vital air, Prana, Marut deity)

• उन्नः (unnaḥ) - propelled (impelled, pushed, driven)

• जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

• प्रसर्पती (prasarpatī) - spreads forth (spreads, moves forth, diffuses)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - active, engaged, performing actions, dealing with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārin

vyavahārin - active, performing actions, engaged in business, dealing with

Derived from verb vyava-hṛ

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Note: Relative temporal adverb.

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body, physical frame

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, physical frame, collection

Note: Refers to the physical body.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, desire

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by work

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, work, deed, ritual action, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गिरा (girā) - by speech, by voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, voice, praise

Root: gṛ (class 6)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative

root bhū (class 1) in parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here in a conditional sense 'when it becomes...'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative temporal adverb to 'yadā'.

मरुत् (marut) - vital air (wind, vital air, Prana, Marut deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marut

marut - wind, air, vital breath, a class of deities

Note: This is the first part of a compound 'marut-unnaḥ'.

उन्नः (unnaḥ) - propelled (impelled, pushed, driven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unna

unna - driven, pushed, impelled, wet

Past Passive Participle

Root nud, with 'ut' prefix (or 'ud'). unna is an irregular PPP of root 'nud' (to push) after 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: nud (class 6)

जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvadhātu

jīvadhātu - living essence, life-principle, vital element

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+dhātu)

• jīva – life, living, alive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dhātu – element, constituent, primary substance, root
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रसर्पती (prasarpatī) - spreads forth (spreads, moves forth, diffuses)

(verb)

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

present active

root sṛp (class 1) with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛp (class 1)