योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-41

स्पन्दो हि वातशक्तीनामवबोधो महाचितः ।
जरा मृतिश्च कायेऽस्मिन्कोऽसावहमिति स्थितः ॥ ४१ ॥

spando hi vātaśaktīnāmavabodho mahācitaḥ ,
jarā mṛtiśca kāye'sminko'sāvahamiti sthitaḥ 41

41. spandaḥ hi vātaśaktīnām avabodhaḥ mahācitaḥ jarā
mṛtiḥ ca kāye asmin kaḥ asau aham iti sthitaḥ

41. spandaḥ hi vātaśaktīnām avabodhaḥ mahācitaḥ asmin
kāye jarā mṛtiḥ ca kaḥ asau aham iti sthitaḥ

41. Indeed, pulsation is a quality of the powers of wind (vāyu), and awareness is of the great consciousness (mahācit). Old age and death are present in this body. So, who is that 'I' (ātman) that resides here?

Words meanings summery:

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, pulsation, movement

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• वातशक्तीनाम् (vātaśaktīnām) - of the powers of wind

• अवबोधः (avabodhaḥ) - awareness, consciousness, understanding

• महाचितः (mahācitaḥ) - of the great consciousness

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

• मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death

• च (ca) - and

• काये (kāye) - in the body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• असौ (asau) - that one

• अहम् (aham) - Refers to the true self (ātman). (I)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, remaining, existing

Words meanings and morphology

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, pulsation, movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, pulsation, movement

From √spad (to tremble, vibrate).

Root: spad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

वातशक्तीनाम् (vātaśaktīnām) - of the powers of wind

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vātaśakti

vātaśakti - power of wind, vital force

Compound of 'vāta' (wind) and 'śakti' (power, energy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+śakti)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From √vā (to blow).
  Root: vā (class 2)
• śakti – power, energy, ability, divine feminine power (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  From √śak (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

अवबोधः (avabodhaḥ) - awareness, consciousness, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avabodha

avabodha - awareness, consciousness, understanding, perception

From root √budh (to know, perceive) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

महाचितः (mahācitaḥ) - of the great consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mahācit

mahācit - great consciousness, supreme consciousness

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'cit' (consciousness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+cit)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, observe, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)

जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decrepitude, decay

From √jṝ (to decay, grow old).

Root: jṝ (class 9)

मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

From √mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

काये (kāye) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies 'kāye'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

असौ (asau) - that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, yonder

अहम् (aham) - Refers to the true self (ātman). (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, remaining, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)