योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-26

योगिनश्चित्तशान्त्यर्थं कुर्वन्ति प्राणरोधनम् ।
प्राणायामैस्तथा ध्यानैः प्रयोगैर्युक्तिकल्पितैः ॥ २६ ॥

yoginaścittaśāntyarthaṃ kurvanti prāṇarodhanam ,
prāṇāyāmaistathā dhyānaiḥ prayogairyuktikalpitaiḥ 26

26. yoginaḥ cittaśāntyartham kurvanti prāṇarodhanam |
prāṇāyāmaiḥ tathā dhyānaiḥ prayogaiḥ yuktikalkpitaiḥ ||

26. yoginaḥ cittaśāntyartham prāṇāyāmaiḥ tathā dhyānaiḥ
yuktikalkpitaiḥ prayogaiḥ [ca] prāṇarodhanam kurvanti

26. Yogis (yogin) undertake the restraint of breath (prāṇa) for the sake of mental peace (citta-śānti), achieving this through breath control exercises (prāṇāyāma), meditations (dhyāna), and other skillfully devised practices.

26. היוגים (יוֹגִים), למען הרגעת תהליך החשיבה, מאמנים את ריסון הנשימה (פְּרָאנָאיָאמָה) באמצעות תרגילי נשימה, מֶדִיטַצְיָה ושיטות המבוססות על תבונה.

Words meanings summery:

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis (yogis, practitioners of yoga)

• चित्तशान्त्यर्थम् (cittaśāntyartham) - for the sake of mental peace

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform, undertake (they do, they make, they perform)

• प्राणरोधनम् (prāṇarodhanam) - restraint of breath (prāṇa) (restraint of breath/life-force)

• प्राणायामैः (prāṇāyāmaiḥ) - by means of breath control exercises (prāṇāyāma) (by means of breath control exercises)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner)

• ध्यानैः (dhyānaiḥ) - by means of meditations (dhyāna) (by means of meditations, contemplations)

• प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by means of practices (by means of practices, applications, methods)

• युक्तिकल्क्पितैः (yuktikalkpitaiḥ) - skillfully devised (devised with skill/reason)

Words meanings and morphology

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis (yogis, practitioners of yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga (yoga), one who is yoked to the divine

From yoga + suffix in.

चित्तशान्त्यर्थम् (cittaśāntyartham) - for the sake of mental peace

(indeclinable)

Compound with artham (for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+śānti+artha)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √cit (to perceive).
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, calm
  noun (feminine)
  From √śam (to be calm, quiet).
  Root: √śam (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Functions as a dative equivalent.

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform, undertake (they do, they make, they perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √kṛ

Present tense

Third person plural, present indicative, active voice of √kṛ.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

प्राणरोधनम् (prāṇarodhanam) - restraint of breath (prāṇa) (restraint of breath/life-force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāṇarodhana

prāṇarodhana - restraint of breath, control of life-force

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+rodhana)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √an (to breathe).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √an (class 2)
• rodhana – stopping, obstruction, restraining, blocking
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  From √rudh (to obstruct, stop) with suffix ana. Used as a noun.
  Root: √rudh (class 7)

Note: Object of kurvanti.

प्राणायामैः (prāṇāyāmaiḥ) - by means of breath control exercises (prāṇāyāma) (by means of breath control exercises)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇāyāma

prāṇāyāma - breath control, regulation of vital energy (prāṇa)

From prāṇa + āyāma (extension, control).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+āyāma)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √an (to breathe).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √an (class 2)
• āyāma – extension, stretching, control, regulation
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + √yam (to restrain, control).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √yam (class 1)

Note: Denotes the means by which prāṇarodhanam is done.

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Connects the various means.

ध्यानैः (dhyānaiḥ) - by means of meditations (dhyāna) (by means of meditations, contemplations)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation (dhyāna), contemplation, deep thought

Verbal Noun

From √dhyā (to contemplate, meditate).

Root: √dhyā (class 1)

Note: Another means.

प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by means of practices (by means of practices, applications, methods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prayoga

prayoga - application, practice, method, performance, experiment

From pra- + √yuj (to join, apply).

Prefix: pra

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Another means.

युक्तिकल्क्पितैः (yuktikalkpitaiḥ) - skillfully devised (devised with skill/reason)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yuktikalkpita

yuktikalkpita - devised by skill, planned with reason

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yukti+kalpita)

• yukti – skill, art, device, reason, argument
  noun (feminine)
  From √yuj (to join, apply).
  Root: √yuj (class 7)
• kalpita – devised, formed, imagined, prepared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kḷp (to be in order, to form, prepare) with suffix ta.
  Root: √kḷp (class 1)

Note: Describes prayogaiḥ.

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