योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-17

तावत्पूर्णं समावस्थं बहिष्ठं कुम्भकं विदुः ।
यत्तदन्तर्मुखत्वं स्यादपानस्योदयं विना ॥ १७ ॥

tāvatpūrṇaṃ samāvasthaṃ bahiṣṭhaṃ kumbhakaṃ viduḥ ,
yattadantarmukhatvaṃ syādapānasyodayaṃ vinā 17

17. tāvat pūrṇam samāvastham bahiṣṭham kumbhakam viduḥ
| yat tat antarmukhatvam syāt apānasya udayam vinā

17. They know that external breath retention (kumbhaka) to be complete and steady for so long. And that inward turning (antarmukhatva) which occurs without the rising of the downward-moving breath (apāna) should be understood.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, perfect

• समावस्थम् (samāvastham) - being in a state of equilibrium, steady

• बहिष्ठम् (bahiṣṭham) - most external, outer

• कुम्भकम् (kumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• यत् (yat) - which, what (neuter)

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• अन्तर्मुखत्वम् (antarmukhatvam) - inward turning, introversion, inward-facingness

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be

• अपानस्य (apānasya) - of the downward-moving breath (apāna)

• उदयम् (udayam) - rising, emergence

• विना (vinā) - without, except

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, perfect

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect, whole

Past Passive Participle

from root pṛ/pūr (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

समावस्थम् (samāvastham) - being in a state of equilibrium, steady

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāvastha

samāvastha - being in a uniform state, steady, balanced, equal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+avastha)

• sama – same, equal, uniform, steady
  adjective (masculine)
• avastha – state, condition, situation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

बहिष्ठम् (bahiṣṭham) - most external, outer

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahiṣṭha

bahiṣṭha - most external, outer, situated outside

superlative of bahis

कुम्भकम् (kumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhaka

kumbhaka - breath retention (kumbhaka), a small pot, jar-like

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अन्तर्मुखत्वम् (antarmukhatvam) - inward turning, introversion, inward-facingness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarmukhatva

antarmukhatva - the state of being inward-facing, introversion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+mukha+tva)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, opening, front, aspect
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood, -ity
  suffix (neuter)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अपानस्य (apānasya) - of the downward-moving breath (apāna)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward-moving vital air, out-breath (apāna)

Prefix: apa

Root: an (class 2)

उदयम् (udayam) - rising, emergence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, ascent, emergence, prosperity

from ud-i (to rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

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