योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-60, verse-8

भूतप्राणानिलं तेन गन्धवाहेन तेन च ।
निविशन्ति शरीरेषु जीवा गच्छन्ति वीर्यताम् ॥ ८ ॥

bhūtaprāṇānilaṃ tena gandhavāhena tena ca ,
niviśanti śarīreṣu jīvā gacchanti vīryatām 8

8. bhūtaprāṇānilam tena gandhavāhena tena ca
niviśanti śarīreṣu jīvāḥ gacchanti vīryatām

8. tena gandhavāhena tena ca jīvāḥ bhūtaprāṇānilam
śarīreṣu niviśanti vīryatām gacchanti

8. By that subtle air carrying smell (gandhavāha), and by that (other) elemental life-air (bhūtaprāṇānila), the individual souls (jīva) enter (into) bodies and attain strength.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतप्राणानिलम् (bhūtaprāṇānilam) - the elemental life-air, the air of the vital force of elements

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

• गन्धवाहेन (gandhavāhena) - by the smell-carrier, by the wind carrying smell

• तेन (tena) - by that

• च (ca) - and, also

• निविशन्ति (niviśanti) - they enter, they settle in

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

• जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - individual souls, living beings

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain

• वीर्यताम् (vīryatām) - valor, vigor, strength, power

Words meanings and morphology

भूतप्राणानिलम् (bhūtaprāṇānilam) - the elemental life-air, the air of the vital force of elements

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtaprāṇānila

bhūtaprāṇānila - elemental life-air

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+prāṇa+anila)

• bhūta – element, being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prāṇa – vital breath, life force, principal energy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Direct object of niviśanti.

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

गन्धवाहेन (gandhavāhena) - by the smell-carrier, by the wind carrying smell

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gandhavāha

gandhavāha - smell-carrier, wind carrying smell

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+vāha)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, odor
  noun (masculine)
• vāha – carrying, conveying, vehicle, current
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agent/means for niviśanti.

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Coordinated with the first tena and gandhavāhena.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निविशन्ति (niviśanti) - they enter, they settle in

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of viś

Present active third person plural

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject is jīvāḥ.

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Indicates location where jivas enter the elemental air.

जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - individual souls, living beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of niviśanti and gacchanti.

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present active third person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Paired with niviśanti.

वीर्यताम् (vīryatām) - valor, vigor, strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīryatā

vīryatā - valor, vigor, strength, power, heroism

Derived from vīrya (valor, strength) + suffix tā (abstract noun).

Root: vīr