योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-69

यत्र प्राणोऽस्तमायाति यत्रापानोऽस्तमेति च ।
यत्र द्वावप्यनुत्पन्नौ तच्चित्तत्त्वमुपास्महे ॥ ६९ ॥

yatra prāṇo'stamāyāti yatrāpāno'stameti ca ,
yatra dvāvapyanutpannau taccittattvamupāsmahe 69

69. yatra prāṇaḥ astam āyāti yatra apānaḥ astam eti ca
yatra dvau api anutpannau tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe

69. yatra prāṇaḥ astam āyāti yatra apānaḥ ca astam eti
yatra dvau api anutpannau tat citta-tattvam upāsmahe

69. We venerate that fundamental reality of consciousness (citta-tattva) where the upward-moving vital energy (prāṇa) ceases, where the downward-moving vital energy (apāna) also ceases, and where both are unborn.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

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

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes to an end, ceases (comes, approaches, arrives, obtains)

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

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

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

• एति (eti) - goes to an end, ceases (goes, comes, proceeds)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

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

• द्वौ (dvau) - both (prāṇa and apāna) (two)

• अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

• अनुत्पन्नौ (anutpannau) - unborn, not arisen (unborn, not produced, not arisen)

• 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

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)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts adverbially with 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes to an end, ceases (comes, approaches, arrives, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

Root yā (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Third person singular, Parasmaipada.

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

(indeclinable)

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

Note: Adverb of place.

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 'eti'.

एति (eti) - goes to an end, ceases (goes, comes, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Third person singular, Parasmaipada.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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

(indeclinable)

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

Note: Adverb of place.

द्वौ (dvau) - both (prāṇa and apāna) (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

Note: Nominative dual masculine form of 'dvi'.

अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अनुत्पन्नौ (anutpannau) - unborn, not arisen (unborn, not produced, not arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anutpanna

anutpanna - unborn, not produced, not arisen

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From root pad (to go) with prefixes ut- and negative particle a-

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (a+utpanna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• utpanna – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad (to go) with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dvau'.

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.