योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-14

प्राणस्पन्दाच्चितः स्पन्दस्तत्स्पन्दादेव संविदः ।
चक्रावर्तविधायिन्यो जलस्पन्दादिवोर्मयः ॥ १४ ॥

prāṇaspandāccitaḥ spandastatspandādeva saṃvidaḥ ,
cakrāvartavidhāyinyo jalaspandādivormayaḥ 14

14. prāṇaspandāt citaḥ spandaḥ tatspandāt eva saṃvidaḥ
cakrāvarta-vidhāyinyaḥ jalaspandāt iva ūrmayaḥ

14. jalaspandāt iva cakrāvarta-vidhāyinyaḥ ūrmayaḥ
prāṇaspandāt citaḥ spandaḥ tatspandāt eva saṃvidaḥ

14. From the pulsation of the vital breath (prāṇa) arises the vibration of the conscious principle, and from that vibration, the movement of consciousness (saṃvid) itself arises. This is like waves that create whirlpools, generated from the movement of water.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणस्पन्दात् (prāṇaspandāt) - from the pulsation of the vital breath (prāṇa)

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, of the conscious principle

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation, vibration, movement

• तत्स्पन्दात् (tatspandāt) - from that pulsation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (saṃvid)

• चक्रावर्त-विधायिन्यः (cakrāvarta-vidhāyinyaḥ) - forming whirlpools, creating a circular motion

• जलस्पन्दात् (jalaspandāt) - from the movement of water

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणस्पन्दात् (prāṇaspandāt) - from the pulsation of the vital breath (prāṇa)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prāṇaspanda

prāṇaspanda - pulsation of the vital breath (prāṇa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+spanda)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, of the conscious principle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, understanding

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation, vibration, movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, pulsation, movement

Root: spand (class 1)

तत्स्पन्दात् (tatspandāt) - from that pulsation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tatspanda

tatspanda - that pulsation

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+spanda)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (saṃvid)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding (saṃvid)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid

चक्रावर्त-विधायिन्यः (cakrāvarta-vidhāyinyaḥ) - forming whirlpools, creating a circular motion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cakrāvarta-vidhāyinī

cakrāvarta-vidhāyinī - causing a circular motion/whirlpool

Agent Noun/Adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (cakrāvarta+vidhāyinī)

• cakrāvarta – whirlpool, circular motion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• vidhāyinī – creating, performing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā

जलस्पन्दात् (jalaspandāt) - from the movement of water

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jalaspanda

jalaspanda - movement/pulsation of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+spanda)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave