योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-25

तालुमूलगतां यत्नाज्जिह्वयाक्रम्य घण्टिकाम् ।
ऊर्ध्वरन्ध्रगते प्राणे प्राणस्पन्दो निरुद्ध्यते ॥ २५ ॥

tālumūlagatāṃ yatnājjihvayākramya ghaṇṭikām ,
ūrdhvarandhragate prāṇe prāṇaspando niruddhyate 25

25. tālumūlagatām yatnāt jihvayā ākramya ghaṇṭikām
ūrdhvarandhragate prāṇe prāṇaspandaḥ nirudhyate

25. yatnāt jihvayā tālumūlagatām ghaṇṭikām ākramya,
ūrdhvarandhragate prāṇe,
prāṇaspandaḥ nirudhyate.

25. When one carefully presses the uvula (ghaṇṭikā) situated at the root of the palate with the tongue, and the vital breath (prāṇa) has ascended to the upper aperture, then the vibration of the vital breath (prāṇaspanda) is completely stopped.

Words meanings summery:

• तालुमूलगताम् (tālumūlagatām) - situated at the root of the palate, gone to the root of the palate

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - from effort, by means of effort, carefully

• जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having pressed, having covered, having stepped on

• घण्टिकाम् (ghaṇṭikām) - the uvula, the glottis, a small bell

• ऊर्ध्वरन्ध्रगते (ūrdhvarandhragate) - when gone to the upper aperture, situated in the upper opening

• प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the vital breath, in the life force (prāṇa)

• प्राणस्पन्दः (prāṇaspandaḥ) - the vibration of the vital breath (prāṇaspanda), pulsation of life force

• निरुध्यते (nirudhyate) - is stopped, is restrained, is obstructed

Words meanings and morphology

तालुमूलगताम् (tālumūlagatām) - situated at the root of the palate, gone to the root of the palate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tālumūlagatā

tālumūlagatā - gone to the root of the palate, situated at the root of the palate

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Dvitīyā-Tatpuruṣa (tālu+mūla+gatā)

• tālu – palate
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)
• gatā – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - from effort, by means of effort, carefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, care

From root `yat` (to exert) + `na` suffix.

Root: yat (class 1)

जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having pressed, having covered, having stepped on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From `ā` + root `kram` (to step) + `lyap` (absolutive) suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

घण्टिकाम् (ghaṇṭikām) - the uvula, the glottis, a small bell

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghaṇṭikā

ghaṇṭikā - uvula, glottis, small bell

Diminutive of `ghaṇṭā` (bell).

ऊर्ध्वरन्ध्रगते (ūrdhvarandhragate) - when gone to the upper aperture, situated in the upper opening

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvarandhragata

ūrdhvarandhragata - gone to the upper aperture

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Saptamī-Tatpuruṣa (ūrdhva+randhra+gata)

• ūrdhva – upper, upwards, elevated
  adjective (neuter)
• randhra – aperture, hole, opening
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the vital breath, in the life force (prāṇa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life force, principal energy in the body (prāṇa)

From `pra` + root `an` (to breathe) + `ghañ` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

प्राणस्पन्दः (prāṇaspandaḥ) - the vibration of the vital breath (prāṇaspanda), pulsation of life force

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇaspanda

prāṇaspanda - vibration of vital breath, pulsation of life force (prāṇaspanda)

Compound noun.

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+spanda)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra` + root `an` (to breathe) + `ghañ` suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root `spand` (to throb) + `a` suffix.
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Subject of `nirudhyate`.

निरुध्यते (nirudhyate) - is stopped, is restrained, is obstructed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nirudh

Present Passive

Root `rudh` (to obstruct) with prefix `nis`, in passive voice, present tense.

Prefix: nis

Root: rudh (class 7)