योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-17

प्राणापानपरामृष्टानाडीविवरसंविदः ।
वातार्तस्येव पद्मस्य स्पन्दोऽस्य समजायत ॥ १७ ॥

prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭānāḍīvivarasaṃvidaḥ ,
vātārtasyeva padmasya spando'sya samajāyata 17

17. prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṃvidaḥ vātārtasya
iva padmasya spandaḥ asya samajāyata

17. prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṃvidaḥ asya
spandaḥ vātārtasya padmasya iva samajāyata

17. A pulsation arose in him, whose awareness of the subtle channels' openings (nāḍīvivara) was stirred by the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna), just like the trembling of a lotus afflicted by wind.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणापानपरामृष्टनाडीविवरसंविदः (prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṁvidaḥ) - whose awareness of the subtle channels' openings was stirred by the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna) (of the consciousness/awareness of the openings of the channels (nāḍīs), touched by the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna))

• वातार्तस्य (vātārtasya) - of a lotus afflicted by wind (of one afflicted by wind/air)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as)

• पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of a lotus

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation (tremor, pulsation, vibration)

• अस्य (asya) - in him (his, of this)

• समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (it arose, it was born, it appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणापानपरामृष्टनाडीविवरसंविदः (prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṁvidaḥ) - whose awareness of the subtle channels' openings was stirred by the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna) (of the consciousness/awareness of the openings of the channels (nāḍīs), touched by the vital breaths (prāṇa and apāna))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṃvid

prāṇāpānaparāmṛṣṭanāḍīvivarasaṁvid - awareness of channel openings touched by vital breaths

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+apāna+parāmṛṣṭa+nāḍī+vivara+saṃvid)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force, principal breath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
• apāna – downward vital breath, expelling air
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa
• parāmṛṣṭa – touched, stirred, handled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `parā-mṛś` (to touch, handle) + suffix `ta`
  Prefix: parā
  Root: mṛś (class 6)
• nāḍī – channel, tube, nerve, subtle energy channel (in yoga)
  noun (feminine)
• vivara – opening, hole, cavity, fissure
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• saṃvid – consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the meditator's consciousness

वातार्तस्य (vātārtasya) - of a lotus afflicted by wind (of one afflicted by wind/air)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vātārta

vātārta - afflicted by wind, suffering from wind disease

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+ārta)

• vāta – wind, air, vital air, one of the three humors
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ṛ` (to go, to move) with `ā` prefix, meaning 'pressed, distressed'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `padmasya`

इव (iva) - just like (like, as)

(indeclinable)

पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of a lotus

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus, water lily

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation (tremor, pulsation, vibration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - trembling, throbbing, vibration, movement

Root: spad (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - in him (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the meditator/practitioner

समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (it arose, it was born, it appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect tense

Derived from `jan` with `sam` prefix, ātmanepada

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

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