योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-12

द्वादशाङ्गुलपर्यन्ताद्बाह्यादभ्युदितः प्रभो ।
यो वातस्तस्य तत्रैव स्वभावात्पूरकादयः ॥ १२ ॥

dvādaśāṅgulaparyantādbāhyādabhyuditaḥ prabho ,
yo vātastasya tatraiva svabhāvātpūrakādayaḥ 12

12. dvādaśāṅgulaparyantāt bāhyāt abhyuditaḥ prabho
yaḥ vātaḥ tasya tatra eva svabhāvāt pūrakādayaḥ

12. prabho,
yaḥ vātaḥ dvādaśāṅgulaparyantāt bāhyāt abhyuditaḥ,
tasya pūrakādayaḥ tatra eva svabhāvāt.

12. O Lord (prabho), the breath (vāta) that rises externally, extending up to twelve finger-breadths, then by its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), the processes of inhalation (pūraka) and the others (such as retention and exhalation) occur right there.

12. הוי אדון, האוויר העולה מן החוץ ממרחק שתים-עשרה אצבעות כולל בתוכו באופן טבעי את שלבי הַפּוּרַקַה ושאר שלבי הנשימה.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वादशाङ्गुलपर्यन्तात् (dvādaśāṅgulaparyantāt) - from the limit of twelve finger-breadths

• बाह्यात् (bāhyāt) - from outside, externally

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - risen, emerged, appeared

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air, breath (vāta)

• तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, precisely

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by its own disposition

• पूरकादयः (pūrakādayaḥ) - The yogic breathing exercises of inhalation, retention, and exhalation. (inhalation (pūraka) and others (e.g., kumbhaka, recaka))

Words meanings and morphology

द्वादशाङ्गुलपर्यन्तात् (dvādaśāṅgulaparyantāt) - from the limit of twelve finger-breadths

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dvādaśāṅgulaparyanta

dvādaśāṅgulaparyanta - extending to twelve fingers, twelve finger-breadths in length/limit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvādaśan+aṅgula+paryanta)

• dvādaśan – twelve
  numeral
• aṅgula – finger, finger-breadth (as a measure)
  noun (neuter)
• paryanta – end, limit, boundary; extending up to, to the very end
  noun (masculine)

बाह्यात् (bāhyāt) - from outside, externally

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outer, outward; external object

Gerundive

Derived from 'bahis' (outside) with suffix '-ya'.

Note: Used here adverbially, 'from the outside'.

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - risen, emerged, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, emerged, appeared, ascended

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of verb root 'i' (to go) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign; powerful, mighty

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air, breath (vāta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, breath; a wind-god

तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by its own disposition

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own state or nature, inherent disposition, innate property; self-existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पूरकादयः (pūrakādayaḥ) - The yogic breathing exercises of inhalation, retention, and exhalation. (inhalation (pūraka) and others (e.g., kumbhaka, recaka))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrakādi

pūrakādi - inhalation (pūraka) and so on

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūraka+ādi)

• pūraka – filling, fulfilling; inhalation (in prāṇāyāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun / Noun of action
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• ādi – beginning, first; and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

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