योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-23

कुम्भकादीन्नरः स्वान्तस्तत्र कर्ता न किंचन ।
अव्यग्रमस्मिन्व्यापारे बाह्यं परिजहन्मनः ॥ २३ ॥

kumbhakādīnnaraḥ svāntastatra kartā na kiṃcana ,
avyagramasminvyāpāre bāhyaṃ parijahanmanaḥ 23

23. kumbhaka-ādīn naraḥ sva-antaḥ tatra kartā na kiṃcana
a-vyagram asmin vyāpāre bāhyam pari-jahan manaḥ

23. a-vyagram asmin vyāpāre bāhyam manaḥ pari-jahan
naraḥ kumbhaka-ādīn tatra sva-antaḥ na kiṃcana kartā

23. An individual, undisturbed in this activity, abandoning the external mind, through practices like breath retention and others, finds that their inner self is not the doer of anything.

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भक-आदीन् (kumbhaka-ādīn) - practices like breath retention (kumbhaka) and similar yogic techniques (kumbhaka and others, starting with kumbhaka)

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, individual

• स्व-अन्तः (sva-antaḥ) - inner self, internal mind

• तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of inner absorption) (there, in that case)

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing (when used with na) (anything, something)

• अ-व्यग्रम् (a-vyagram) - undisturbed, unagitated, undistracted

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• व्यापारे (vyāpāre) - in this spiritual practice (of contemplating vital airs/kumbhaka) (in activity, in engagement, in business)

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward

• परि-जहन् (pari-jahan) - abandoning, forsaking, giving up

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भक-आदीन् (kumbhaka-ādīn) - practices like breath retention (kumbhaka) and similar yogic techniques (kumbhaka and others, starting with kumbhaka)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kumbhaka-ādi

kumbhaka-ādi - kumbhaka and so on, beginning with breath retention

Tatpuruṣa compound 'kumbhaka-ādi' (kumbhaka as the first).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbhaka+ādi)

• kumbhaka – breath retention, pot-like holding of breath
  noun (masculine)
  From root kumbh (to fill a jar, hence hold like a jar).
  Root: kumbh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: It functions as the object of an implied verb like kurvan (doing) or anusmaran (contemplating).

नरः (naraḥ) - man, individual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, person

Root: nṛ

स्व-अन्तः (sva-antaḥ) - inner self, internal mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-anta

sva-anta - one's inner being, inner self, heart

Compound meaning 'one's own interior'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+anta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• anta – end, interior, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the true self or refined consciousness.

तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of inner absorption) (there, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or circumstance.

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

From root kṛ (to do) with agentive suffix tṛc.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing (when used with na) (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something; often used with na to mean "nothing"

Indefinite pronoun, often treated as indeclinable or used adverbially.

अ-व्यग्रम् (a-vyagram) - undisturbed, unagitated, undistracted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of a-vyagra

a-vyagra - undisturbed, calm, free from distraction

Compound with negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• vyagra – agitated, distracted, engrossed
  adjective
  From prefix vi and root agr (to lead, be prominent).
  Prefix: vi

Note: Refers to the state of the practitioner.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

व्यापारे (vyāpāre) - in this spiritual practice (of contemplating vital airs/kumbhaka) (in activity, in engagement, in business)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyāpāra

vyāpāra - business, activity, occupation, action, engagement

From root pṛ (to fill, accomplish) with prefixes vi and ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to the spiritual activity or practice being described.

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outward, foreign

From bahis (outside) + ya suffix.

परि-जहन् (pari-jahan) - abandoning, forsaking, giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pari-jahat

pari-jahat - abandoning, forsaking, leaving aside

Present Active Participle

From root hā (to abandon, forsake) with prefix pari and suffix śatṛ.

Prefix: pari

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Describes the action of the naraḥ.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, heart

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to the discursive, external mind.