योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-59

यत्प्राणानैषणे कोऽत्र चिन्मात्रोऽभ्यसते हि कः ।
तस्मादाद्यन्तमध्येषु ये वयं पुरुषोत्तम ॥ ५९ ॥

yatprāṇānaiṣaṇe ko'tra cinmātro'bhyasate hi kaḥ ,
tasmādādyantamadhyeṣu ye vayaṃ puruṣottama 59

59. yat prāṇān aiṣaṇe kaḥ atra cit-mātraḥ abhyasate hi
kaḥ tasmāt ādya-anta-madhyeṣu ye vayam puruṣottama

59. atra kaḥ (puruṣaḥ) prāṇān aiṣaṇe
abhyasate hi kaḥ cit-mātraḥ
(bhūtvā) tasmāt puruṣottama ye vayam
ādya-anta-madhyeṣu (sthitaḥ smaḥ)

59. Who among us here, being merely consciousness (cinmātra), engages in the pursuit of vital breaths (prāṇa)? Therefore, O best among persons (puruṣa), we are (ever-present, unchangeable) in the beginning, middle, and end.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a rhetorical question) (that which, because, since)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital energies (prāṇa)

• ऐषणे (aiṣaṇe) - in the pursuit (in seeking, in desire, in pursuit)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• अत्र (atra) - here (among us) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• चित्-मात्रः (cit-mātraḥ) - merely consciousness (cinmātra) (merely consciousness, only thought, pure intelligence)

• अभ्यसते (abhyasate) - engages (in the pursuit of) (he/she/it practices, studies, applies oneself)

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

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

• आद्य-अन्त-मध्येषु (ādya-anta-madhyeṣu) - in the beginning, end, and middle; at all times

• ये (ye) - we who (are) (who, which (plural))

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣa), O supreme person

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a rhetorical question) (that which, because, since)

(indeclinable)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital energies (prāṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force, vital energy (prāṇa)

From pra-√an (to breathe forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

ऐषणे (aiṣaṇe) - in the pursuit (in seeking, in desire, in pursuit)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of eṣaṇā

eṣaṇā - seeking, desire, longing, pursuit

From root iṣ (to seek, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अत्र (atra) - here (among us) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

चित्-मात्रः (cit-mātraḥ) - merely consciousness (cinmātra) (merely consciousness, only thought, pure intelligence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cin-mātra

cin-mātra - merely consciousness, only thought, pure intelligence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, nothing but, quantity
  indeclinable

अभ्यसते (abhyasate) - engages (in the pursuit of) (he/she/it practices, studies, applies oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of abhyas

Present Middle Indicative

Root class 4, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of tad (that), often used as an adverb.

आद्य-अन्त-मध्येषु (ādya-anta-madhyeṣu) - in the beginning, end, and middle; at all times

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of ādya-anta-madhya

ādya-anta-madhya - beginning, end, and middle

Compound type : dvandva (ādya+anta+madhya)

• ādya – first, initial, principal, beginning
  adjective
  From ādi (beginning) + ya
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

ये (ye) - we who (are) (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣa), O supreme person

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male; the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective