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.

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.