योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-72

हृत्प्राणकुम्भकं देवं बहिश्चापानकुम्भकम् ।
पूरकांशविसृष्टं यत्तच्चित्तत्त्वमुपास्महे ॥ ७२ ॥

hṛtprāṇakumbhakaṃ devaṃ bahiścāpānakumbhakam ,
pūrakāṃśavisṛṣṭaṃ yattaccittattvamupāsmahe 72

72. hṛtprāṇakumbhakam devam bahiḥ ca apānakumbhakam
| pūrakāṃśavisṛṣṭam yat tat cittattvam upāsmahe

72. yat devam hṛtprāṇakumbhakam bahiḥ ca apānakumbhakam pūrakāṃśavisṛṣṭam,
tat cittattvam upāsmahe

72. We meditate upon that essence of consciousness (cittattva) which is divine, which is the retention of *prāṇa* in the heart and the retention of *apāna* externally, and which is manifested as a constituent aspect of inhalation.

Words meanings summery:

• हृत्प्राणकुम्भकम् (hṛtprāṇakumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka) of vital air (prāṇa) in the heart (hṛt)

• देवम् (devam) - divine, god, shining one

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• च (ca) - and

• अपानकुम्भकम् (apānakumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka) of downward-moving air (apāna)

• पूरकांशविसृष्टम् (pūrakāṁśavisṛṣṭam) - manifested as a subtle aspect of inhalation, released from a part of inhalation

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• चित्तत्त्वम् (cittattvam) - essence of consciousness

• उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we meditate upon

Words meanings and morphology

हृत्प्राणकुम्भकम् (hṛtprāṇakumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka) of vital air (prāṇa) in the heart (hṛt)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛtprāṇakumbhaka

hṛtprāṇakumbhaka - retention of prāṇa in the heart

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛt+prāṇa+kumbhaka)

• hṛt – heart
  noun (neuter)
• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
• kumbhaka – retention of breath (kumbhaka)
  noun (masculine)

देवम् (devam) - divine, god, shining one

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial being

Note: Agrees with 'cittattvam' and 'yat'.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपानकुम्भकम् (apānakumbhakam) - breath retention (kumbhaka) of downward-moving air (apāna)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apānakumbhaka

apānakumbhaka - retention of apāna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apāna+kumbhaka)

• apāna – downward-moving breath (apāna)
  noun (masculine)
• kumbhaka – retention of breath (kumbhaka)
  noun (masculine)

पूरकांशविसृष्टम् (pūrakāṁśavisṛṣṭam) - manifested as a subtle aspect of inhalation, released from a part of inhalation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrakāṃśavisṛṣṭa

pūrakāṁśavisṛṣṭa - manifested as a subtle aspect of inhalation, released from a part of inhalation

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sṛj (to create, emit, release) with prefix vi-, combined with pūraka-aṃśa (part of inhalation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūraka+aṃśa+visṛṣṭa)

• pūraka – inhalation
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśa – part, portion, aspect
  noun (masculine)
• visṛṣṭa – released, created, manifested
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sṛj with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'cittattvam' and 'yat'.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'cittattvam' as the object of 'upāsmahe'.

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'cittattvam'.

चित्तत्त्वम् (cittattvam) - essence of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cittattv

cittattv - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+tattva)

• cit – consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
• tattva – essence, reality, principle
  noun (neuter)

उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship, we meditate upon

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root √ās with prefix upa-. Ātmanepada (middle voice) 1st person plural.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)