योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-91, verse-18
प्राणस्पन्दनसुप्ता च तच्छान्तिं शान्तिरुच्यते ।
प्राणसंस्पन्दनात्संविद्याति वीटेव चोदिता ॥ १८ ॥
प्राणसंस्पन्दनात्संविद्याति वीटेव चोदिता ॥ १८ ॥
prāṇaspandanasuptā ca tacchāntiṃ śāntirucyate ,
prāṇasaṃspandanātsaṃvidyāti vīṭeva coditā 18
prāṇasaṃspandanātsaṃvidyāti vīṭeva coditā 18
18.
prāṇaspandanasuptā ca tat śāntim śāntiḥ ucyate
| prāṇasaṃspandanāt saṃvit yāti vīṭā iva coditā
| prāṇasaṃspandanāt saṃvit yāti vīṭā iva coditā
18.
ca prāṇaspandanasuptā tat śāntim śāntiḥ ucyate
prāṇasaṃspandanāt coditā vīṭā iva saṃvit yāti
prāṇasaṃspandanāt coditā vīṭā iva saṃvit yāti
18.
And that state where the vibration of the life-force (prāṇa) is dormant is called true tranquility (śānti). Consciousness (saṃvit) manifests from the movement of the life-force (prāṇa), like a swing set into motion.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणस्पन्दनसुप्ता (prāṇaspandanasuptā) - asleep due to the vibration of life-force, dormant in the movement of prāṇa
- च (ca) - and, also
- तत् (tat) - that
- शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, cessation
- शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
- प्राणसंस्पन्दनात् (prāṇasaṁspandanāt) - from the vibration of life-force (prāṇa), due to the movement of prāṇa
- संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
- याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds, manifests
- वीटा (vīṭā) - a swing
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- चोदिता (coditā) - impelled, set in motion, urged
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणस्पन्दनसुप्ता (prāṇaspandanasuptā) - asleep due to the vibration of life-force, dormant in the movement of prāṇa
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇaspandanasupta
prāṇaspandanasupta - dormant in the vibration of life-force (prāṇa), asleep due to prāṇa's movement
Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāṇa+spandana+supta)
- prāṇa – life-force, vital breath, respiration
noun (masculine) - spandana – vibration, trembling, movement
noun (neuter)
Derived from root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
Root: spand (class 1) - supta – asleep, dormant, slumbering
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root svap (to sleep)
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'śāntiḥ'
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'śāntim'.
शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, cessation
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti
śānti - peace, tranquility, calmness, cessation, absence of passion
Derived from root śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Object of 'ucyate' (understood as "that which is called peace").
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti
śānti - peace, tranquility, calmness, cessation, absence of passion
Derived from root śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive
Passive formation of root vac; the root changes to uc in passive.
Root: vac (class 2)
प्राणसंस्पन्दनात् (prāṇasaṁspandanāt) - from the vibration of life-force (prāṇa), due to the movement of prāṇa
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of prāṇasaṃspandana
prāṇasaṁspandana - vibration of life-force (prāṇa), agitation of vital breath
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+saṃspandana)
- prāṇa – life-force, vital breath, respiration
noun (masculine) - saṃspandana – vibration, agitation, oscillation
noun (neuter)
Derived from root spand (to tremble) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: spand (class 1)
संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit
saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
Derived from root vid (to know) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
present active
Root: yā (class 2)
वीटा (vīṭā) - a swing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vīṭā
vīṭā - swing, hammock
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
चोदिता (coditā) - impelled, set in motion, urged
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of codita
codita - impelled, prompted, driven, set in motion
Past Passive Participle
From causal root cud (to impel, urge)
Root: cud (class 10)