योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-26

सुषुप्ते सौम्यतां यातैः प्राणैः संचाल्यते यदा ।
स जीवधातुः सा संवित्ततश्चित्ततयोदिता ॥ २६ ॥

suṣupte saumyatāṃ yātaiḥ prāṇaiḥ saṃcālyate yadā ,
sa jīvadhātuḥ sā saṃvittataścittatayoditā 26

26. suṣupte saumyatām yātaiḥ prāṇaiḥ saṃcālyate yadā
saḥ jīva-dhātuḥ sā saṃvit tataḥ cittatayā uditā

26. yadā suṣupte saḥ jīva-dhātuḥ saumyatām yātaiḥ prāṇaiḥ saṃcālyate,
tataḥ sā saṃvit cittatayā uditā (bhavati).

26. When, in deep sleep (suṣupte), that element of life (jīva-dhātu) is moved by the tranquil (saumyatām yātaiḥ) vital breaths (prāṇaiḥ), then that consciousness (saṃvit) is referred to as 'mind' (cittatayā uditā).

26. כאשר בשינה העמוקה יסוד החיים והתודעה מונעים מעט על ידי כוחות החיים (פְּרָאָנָה) שנרגעו, אזי הם מתעוררים בצורת פעילות חשיבה (צִטָה).

Words meanings summery:

• सुषुप्ते (suṣupte) - in deep sleep

• सौम्यताम् (saumyatām) - tranquility, gentleness (accusative singular)

• यातैः (yātaiḥ) - by those (prāṇas) which have attained tranquility (by those who have gone, by those who have attained)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by the vital breaths, by the life-forces

• संचाल्यते (saṁcālyate) - is moved, is driven, is agitated

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

• जीव-धातुः (jīva-dhātuḥ) - element of life, vital principle

• सा (sā) - that (feminine nominative singular)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• चित्ततया (cittatayā) - by the nature of mind, as mind

• उदिता (uditā) - referred to/designated as (arisen, manifested, spoken of)

Words meanings and morphology

सुषुप्ते (suṣupte) - in deep sleep

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of suṣupti

suṣupti - deep sleep

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

सौम्यताम् (saumyatām) - tranquility, gentleness (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saumyatā

saumyatā - tranquility, gentleness, coolness

यातैः (yātaiḥ) - by those (prāṇas) which have attained tranquility (by those who have gone, by those who have attained)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, attained, reached

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'prāṇaiḥ'

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by the vital breaths, by the life-forces

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, air

संचाल्यते (saṁcālyate) - is moved, is driven, is agitated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sam + cal

present passive

3rd person singular present passive indicative of root 'cal' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: cal (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जीव-धातुः (jīva-dhātuḥ) - element of life, vital principle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva-dhātu

jīva-dhātu - element/principle of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+dhātu)

• jīva – life, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, root
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - that (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

चित्ततया (cittatayā) - by the nature of mind, as mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cittatā

cittatā - the state of being mind, mind-nature

उदिता (uditā) - referred to/designated as (arisen, manifested, spoken of)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken, said

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'vad' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: vad (class 1)

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