योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-74

यत्प्राणपवनस्पन्दो यत्स्पन्दानन्दकारकम् ।
कारणं कारणानां यत्तच्चित्तत्त्वमुपास्महे ॥ ७४ ॥

yatprāṇapavanaspando yatspandānandakārakam ,
kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ yattaccittattvamupāsmahe 74

74. yat prāṇapavanaspandaḥ yat spandānandakārakam
| kāraṇam kāraṇānām yat tat cittattvam upāsmahe

74. yat prāṇapavanaspandaḥ,
yat spandānandakārakam,
yat kāraṇānām kāraṇam,
tat cittattvam upāsmahe

74. We meditate upon that essence of consciousness (cittattva) which is the vibration of the vital air (*prāṇa*), which causes the bliss of vibration, and which is the cause of all causes.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्राणपवनस्पन्दः (prāṇapavanaspandaḥ) - vibration of the vital air (prāṇa)

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

• स्पन्दानन्दकारकम् (spandānandakārakam) - causing the bliss of vibration

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

• 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

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject in the relative clause.

प्राणपवनस्पन्दः (prāṇapavanaspandaḥ) - vibration of the vital air (prāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇapavanaspanda

prāṇapavanaspanda - vibration of the vital air (prāṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+pavana+spanda)

• prāṇa – vital breath (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
• pavana – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• spanda – vibration, throb, movement
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yat'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject in the relative clause.

स्पन्दानन्दकारकम् (spandānandakārakam) - causing the bliss of vibration

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandānandakāraka

spandānandakāraka - causing the bliss of vibration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+ānanda+kāraka)

• spanda – vibration, throb
  noun (masculine)
• ānanda – bliss, joy
  noun (masculine)
• kāraka – causing, producing, doer
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yat'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yat'.

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject in the relative clause.

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)