योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-25, verse-64
प्राणस्य प्राणनं प्रोच्चैः परं जीवस्य जीवनम् ।
देहस्य धारणं धुर्यं चिदात्मानमुपास्महे ॥ ६४ ॥
देहस्य धारणं धुर्यं चिदात्मानमुपास्महे ॥ ६४ ॥
prāṇasya prāṇanaṃ proccaiḥ paraṃ jīvasya jīvanam ,
dehasya dhāraṇaṃ dhuryaṃ cidātmānamupāsmahe 64
dehasya dhāraṇaṃ dhuryaṃ cidātmānamupāsmahe 64
64.
prāṇasya prāṇanam proccaiḥ param jīvasya jīvanam
dehasya dhāraṇam dhuryam cidātmānam upāsmahe
dehasya dhāraṇam dhuryam cidātmānam upāsmahe
64.
cidātmānam upāsmahe prāṇasya proccaiḥ param
prāṇanam jīvasya jīvanam dehasya dhuryam dhāraṇam
prāṇanam jīvasya jīvanam dehasya dhuryam dhāraṇam
64.
We worship the conscious Self (ātman), which is supremely the animating principle (prāṇa) of vital breath, the very life of living beings, and the primary support of the body.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital breath, of the life-force
- प्राणनम् (prāṇanam) - animating, breathing, life-giving principle
- प्रोच्चैः (proccaiḥ) - exceedingly, highly, greatly
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
- जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, of the soul
- जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life, vitality
- देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body
- धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - sustenance, support, holding
- धुर्यम् (dhuryam) - principal, chief, leading
- चिदात्मानम् (cidātmānam) - to the conscious Self
- उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we contemplate, we adore
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital breath, of the life-force
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, air, spirit (prāṇa)
प्राणनम् (prāṇanam) - animating, breathing, life-giving principle
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇana
prāṇana - breathing, animation, life, vitalization
verbal noun
Derived from the root 'prāṇ' (to breathe, to live) with the suffix -ana.
Root: prāṇ (class 1)
प्रोच्चैः (proccaiḥ) - exceedingly, highly, greatly
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next
Note: Agrees with 'prāṇanam', 'jīvanam', and 'dhāraṇam'.
जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, of the soul
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, soul, individual self, life
Root: jīv (class 1)
जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life, vitality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvana
jīvana - life, livelihood, animating principle, water
verbal noun
Derived from the root 'jīv' (to live) with the suffix -ana.
Root: jīv (class 1)
देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form, figure
धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - sustenance, support, holding
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa
dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, supporting, sustaining, maintenance
verbal noun
Derived from the root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear, support) with the suffix -ana.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
धुर्यम् (dhuryam) - principal, chief, leading
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhurya
dhurya - fit for the yoke, bearing the burden, chief, principal, excellent
Note: Agrees with 'dhāraṇam'.
चिदात्मानम् (cidātmānam) - to the conscious Self
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cidātman
cidātman - the conscious Self, the soul consisting of pure consciousness (ātman)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ātman)
- cit – consciousness, pure knowledge
noun (feminine) - ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine)
उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we contemplate, we adore
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upās
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)