योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-61

पुष्पस्यान्तरिवामोदः प्राणस्यान्तरवस्थितम् ।
न स प्राणं न वाऽपानं चिदात्मानमुपास्महे ॥ ६१ ॥

puṣpasyāntarivāmodaḥ prāṇasyāntaravasthitam ,
na sa prāṇaṃ na vā'pānaṃ cidātmānamupāsmahe 61

61. puṣpasya antaḥ iva āmodaḥ prāṇasya antaḥ avasthitam
na sa prāṇam na vā apānam cidātmānam upāsmahe

61. puṣpasya antaḥ iva āmodaḥ prāṇasya antaḥ avasthitam
sa prāṇam na vā apānam na cidātmānam upāsmahe

61. Just as fragrance (āmoda) resides within a flower, the conscious Self (cidātman) is situated within the vital breath (prāṇa). Yet, we do not worship that Self (ātman) as either the vital breath (prāṇa) or the exhalation (apāna).

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पस्य (puṣpasya) - of a flower

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance, delight, perfume

• प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital breath, of life

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, standing, placed, existing

• न (na) - not, no

• स (sa) - that (one)

• प्राणम् (prāṇam) - the vital breath

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपानम् (apānam) - the exhalation

• चिदात्मानम् (cidātmānam) - the conscious Self, the soul of consciousness

• उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we serve, we meditate on

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पस्य (puṣpasya) - of a flower

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom, bloom

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance, delight, perfume

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmoda

āmoda - fragrance, perfume, delight, joy, strong smell

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital breath, of life

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life, air, respiration, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, standing, placed, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, existing, placed, standing, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ava- + √sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to the conscious Self.

प्राणम् (prāṇam) - the vital breath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life, air, respiration, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपानम् (apānam) - the exhalation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - exhalation, downward moving vital air, lower vital current

Prefix: apa

Root: an (class 2)

चिदात्मानम् (cidātmānam) - the conscious Self, the soul of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cidātman

cidātman - conscious Self, soul of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, ego
  noun (masculine)

उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we serve, we meditate on

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)