योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-57

देशं कालं च संप्रेक्ष्य न भूयो जायते मनः ।
यत्र प्राणो ह्यपानेन प्राणेनापान एव च ॥ ५७ ॥

deśaṃ kālaṃ ca saṃprekṣya na bhūyo jāyate manaḥ ,
yatra prāṇo hyapānena prāṇenāpāna eva ca 57

57. deśam kālam ca samprekṣya na bhūyaḥ jāyate manaḥ
yatra prāṇaḥ hi apānena prāṇena apānaḥ eva ca

57. yatra hi prāṇaḥ apānena eva ca apānaḥ prāṇena (bhavati),
deśam kālam ca samprekṣya manaḥ na bhūyaḥ jāyate

57. Where *prāṇa* is indeed [absorbed] by *apāna*, and *apāna* by *prāṇa*, having observed such a state of time and place, the mind (manas) no longer arises.

Words meanings summery:

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, space

• कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed, having perceived, having seen

• न (na) - not, no

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more, anymore

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, when

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - vital breath, life-force, upward breath (prāṇa)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अपानेन (apānena) - by the downward breath (apāna)

• प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the vital breath (prāṇa)

• अपानः (apānaḥ) - downward breath, vital air flowing downwards (apāna)

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

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, space

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, point, spot

कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, opportunity, fate

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed, having perceived, having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see) with prefixes sam and pra, forming a gerund (absolutive).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more, anymore

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jan

present middle

Root √jan (to be born). Third person singular, present tense, middle voice.

Root: √jan (class 4)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, intention

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, when

(indeclinable)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - vital breath, life-force, upward breath (prāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, upward breath (prāṇa)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अपानेन (apānena) - by the downward breath (apāna)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward breath, vital air flowing downwards (apāna)

प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the vital breath (prāṇa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, upward breath (prāṇa)

अपानः (apānaḥ) - downward breath, vital air flowing downwards (apāna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward breath, vital air flowing downwards (apāna)

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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