योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-56

संविदं बोधयंस्तेन चित्तबालः प्रजायते ।
एवं हि वासनाप्राणस्पन्दौ द्वौ तस्य कारणम् ॥ ५६ ॥

saṃvidaṃ bodhayaṃstena cittabālaḥ prajāyate ,
evaṃ hi vāsanāprāṇaspandau dvau tasya kāraṇam 56

56. saṃvidam bodhayan tena cittabālaḥ prajāyate
evam hi vāsanā-prāṇaspandau dvau tasya kāraṇam

56. tena saṃvidam bodhayan cittabālaḥ prajāyate.
evam hi vāsanā-prāṇaspandau dvau tasya kāraṇam.

56. By thereby awakening consciousness (saṃvid), the mind-child (citta) arises. Indeed, in this way, these two—latent impressions (vāsanā) and the pulsation of vital breath (prāṇa)—are its cause.

56. כאשר היא מעוררת את המודעות, נולד ילד החשיבה. כך אכן, ה-וָואסָנָה ותנועת ה-פְּרָאנָה שניהם גורמיו.

Words meanings summery:

• संविदम् (saṁvidam) - consciousness (saṃvid) (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

• बोधयन् (bodhayan) - awakening (awakening, causing to know, enlightening)

• तेन (tena) - thereby (by that, thereby, with that)

• चित्तबालः (cittabālaḥ) - the mind-child (citta) (mind-child, young mind)

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises (is born, arises, originates)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way, thus (thus, in this manner, indeed)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• वासना-प्राणस्पन्दौ (vāsanā-prāṇaspandau) - latent impressions (vāsanā) and the pulsation of vital breath (prāṇa) (latent impressions and vital breath pulsation)

• द्वौ (dvau) - these two (two (masculine/neuter))

• तस्य (tasya) - its (of that, its)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

संविदम् (saṁvidam) - consciousness (saṃvid) (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

From root vid (to know) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of bodhayan.

बोधयन् (bodhayan) - awakening (awakening, causing to know, enlightening)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhayan

budh - to awaken, to perceive, to know

Present Active Participle (causative stem)

Present active participle from the causative stem of root budh.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (e.g., 'it' or 'he').

तेन (tena) - thereby (by that, thereby, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Refers to the previous action or state mentioned.

चित्तबालः (cittabālaḥ) - the mind-child (citta) (mind-child, young mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittabāla

cittabāla - mind-child, nascent mind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+bāla)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bāla – child, young, nascent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of prajāyate.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises (is born, arises, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajāyate

Present Middle

Root jan (Div. 4) in passive voice, or jan (Div. 4) in middle voice, ātmanepada, with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Occurs in ātmanepada.

एवम् (evam) - in this way, thus (thus, in this manner, indeed)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वासना-प्राणस्पन्दौ (vāsanā-prāṇaspandau) - latent impressions (vāsanā) and the pulsation of vital breath (prāṇa) (latent impressions and vital breath pulsation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vāsanā-prāṇaspanda

vāsanā-prāṇaspanda - latent impressions and vital breath pulsation (dual)

Compound type : dvandva (vāsanā+prāṇaspanda)

• vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency
  noun (feminine)
• prāṇaspanda – pulsation of vital breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

द्वौ (dvau) - these two (two (masculine/neuter))

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with vāsanā-prāṇaspandau.

तस्य (tasya) - its (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Also possible neuter singular genitive.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

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