योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-68

अपानोऽस्तं गतो यत्र प्राणो नाभ्युदितः क्षणम् ।
कलाकलङ्करहितं तच्चित्तत्त्वमुपास्महे ।
नापानोऽभ्युदितो यत्र प्राणश्चान्तमुपागतः ।
नासाग्रगगनावर्तं तच्चित्तत्त्वमुपास्महे ॥ ६८ ॥

apāno'staṃ gato yatra prāṇo nābhyuditaḥ kṣaṇam ,
kalākalaṅkarahitaṃ taccittattvamupāsmahe ,
nāpāno'bhyudito yatra prāṇaścāntamupāgataḥ ,
nāsāgragaganāvartaṃ taccittattvamupāsmahe 68

68. apānaḥ astam gataḥ yatra prāṇaḥ na abhyuditaḥ kṣaṇam
kalā-kalaṅka-rahitam tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe na
apānaḥ abhyuditaḥ yatra prāṇaḥ ca antam upāgataḥ
nāsā-agra-gagana-āvartam tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe

68. yatra apānaḥ astam gataḥ yatra ca prāṇaḥ kṣaṇam na
abhyuditaḥ kalā-kalaṅka-rahitam tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe
yatra apānaḥ na abhyuditaḥ yatra ca prāṇaḥ antam
upāgataḥ nāsā-agra-gagana-āvartam tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe

68. We venerate that fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) where the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) has set and the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) has not arisen even for a moment, a state free from parts and impurities. We also venerate that fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) where the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) has not arisen and the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) has reached its cessation, a state like a vortex in the internal space (gagana) at the tip of the nose.

Words meanings summery:

• अपानः (apānaḥ) - the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) (the downward-moving vital breath, exhalation)

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance (setting, disappearance, home, end)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, set, disappeared (gone, reached, attained, past)

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

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force, inhalation)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - arisen, appeared (risen, appeared)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, even for an instant (moment, instant, leisure)

• कला-कलङ्क-रहितम् (kalā-kalaṅka-rahitam) - free from parts (kalā) and blemishes (kalaṅka) (free from parts/qualities and blemishes)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, that (thing))

• चित्त-तत्त्वम् (citta-tattvam) - the fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) (the reality/essence of consciousness)

• उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we venerate, we worship (we worship, we serve, we attend to)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपानः (apānaḥ) - the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) (the downward-moving vital breath, exhalation)

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - arisen, appeared (risen, appeared)

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

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force, inhalation)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, cessation (end, boundary, vicinity)

• उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - reached, attained its end (approached, arrived, reached)

• नासा-अग्र-गगन-आवर्तम् (nāsā-agra-gagana-āvartam) - a state like a vortex in the internal space (gagana) at the tip of the nose (vortex in the space at the tip of the nose)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, that (thing))

• चित्त-तत्त्वम् (citta-tattvam) - the fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) (the reality/essence of consciousness)

• उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we venerate, we worship (we worship, we serve, we attend to)

Words meanings and morphology

अपानः (apānaḥ) - the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) (the downward-moving vital breath, exhalation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward-moving vital breath, exhalation, one of the five prāṇas

From √an (to breathe) with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: an (class 2)

अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance (setting, disappearance, home, end)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts adverbially with 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, set, disappeared (gone, reached, attained, past)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'apānaḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun ya- (which) + suffix -tra (place)

Note: Adverb of place.

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force, inhalation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life force, inhalation, one of the five prāṇas

From √an (to breathe) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - arisen, appeared (risen, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, appeared, ascended

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefixes abhi- and ud-

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'prāṇaḥ'.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, even for an instant (moment, instant, leisure)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially to indicate duration 'for a moment'.

कला-कलङ्क-रहितम् (kalā-kalaṅka-rahitam) - free from parts (kalā) and blemishes (kalaṅka) (free from parts/qualities and blemishes)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalā-kalaṅka-rahita

kalā-kalaṅka-rahita - free from kalā (parts/qualities) and kalaṅka (blemishes)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalā+kalaṅka+rahita)

• kalā – a part, a digit (of the moon), a quality, an art
  noun (feminine)
• kalaṅka – a spot, blemish, stain, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rah (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat citta-tattvam'.

तत् (tat) - that (that, that (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, such

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

चित्त-तत्त्वम् (citta-tattvam) - the fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) (the reality/essence of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta-tattva

citta-tattva - the reality of consciousness, the essence of mind/thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+tattva)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, to know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle, fundamental nature
  noun (neuter)
  From pronoun tad (that) + suffix -tva

Note: Object of the verb 'upāsmahe'.

उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we venerate, we worship (we worship, we serve, we attend to)

(verb)

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

Root ās (to sit) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: First person plural, Ātmanepada.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अपानः (apānaḥ) - the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) (the downward-moving vital breath, exhalation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward-moving vital breath, exhalation, one of the five prāṇas

From √an (to breathe) with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: an (class 2)

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - arisen, appeared (risen, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, appeared, ascended

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefixes abhi- and ud-

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'apānaḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun ya- (which) + suffix -tra (place)

Note: Adverb of place.

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force, inhalation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life force, inhalation, one of the five prāṇas

From √an (to breathe) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अन्तम् (antam) - end, cessation (end, boundary, vicinity)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially 'to the end'.

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - reached, attained its end (approached, arrived, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prāṇaḥ'.

नासा-अग्र-गगन-आवर्तम् (nāsā-agra-gagana-āvartam) - a state like a vortex in the internal space (gagana) at the tip of the nose (vortex in the space at the tip of the nose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāsā-agra-gagana-āvarta

nāsā-agra-gagana-āvarta - vortex in the space at the tip of the nose

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāsā+agra+gagana+āvarta)

• nāsā – nose
  noun (feminine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)
• gagana – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – a whirlpool, vortex, current, eddy
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat citta-tattvam'.

तत् (tat) - that (that, that (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, such

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

चित्त-तत्त्वम् (citta-tattvam) - the fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) (the reality/essence of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta-tattva

citta-tattva - the reality of consciousness, the essence of mind/thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+tattva)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, to know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle, fundamental nature
  noun (neuter)
  From pronoun tad (that) + suffix -tva

Note: Object of the verb 'upāsmahe'.

उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we venerate, we worship (we worship, we serve, we attend to)

(verb)

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

Root ās (to sit) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: First person plural, Ātmanepada.