योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-43

रथस्त्वत्र स्मृतः प्राणः कल्पनाया मुनीश्वर ।
यत्र प्राणमरुत्तत्र मननं परितिष्ठति ॥ ४३ ॥

rathastvatra smṛtaḥ prāṇaḥ kalpanāyā munīśvara ,
yatra prāṇamaruttatra mananaṃ paritiṣṭhati 43

43. rathaḥ tu atra smṛtaḥ prāṇaḥ kalpanāyām munīśvara
yatra prāṇamarut tatra mananam paritiṣṭhati

43. munīśvara! atra tu kalpanāyām prāṇaḥ rathaḥ smṛtaḥ
yatra prāṇamarut tatra mananam paritiṣṭhati

43. O foremost sage (munīśvara), here, the vital breath (prāṇa) is indeed considered the chariot in the realm of mental construction (kalpanā). Where the vital air (prāṇa) is present, there thinking (manana) firmly abides.

Words meanings summery:

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, vehicle

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, taught

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - vital breath, life-force, spirit (prāṇa)

• कल्पनायाम् (kalpanāyām) - in the imagination, in the mental creation, in conception (kalpanā)

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of sages, O foremost sage

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• प्राणमरुत् (prāṇamarut) - vital air, vital breath (prāṇa), life-wind

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मननम् (mananam) - thinking, contemplation, reflection (manana)

• परितिष्ठति (paritiṣṭhati) - it firmly stands, it remains, it dwells completely

Words meanings and morphology

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, vehicle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

Root: ram (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

(indeclinable)

Root: id

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, taught, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

derived from √smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - vital breath, life-force, spirit (prāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

derived from pra + √an (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

कल्पनायाम् (kalpanāyām) - in the imagination, in the mental creation, in conception (kalpanā)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, conception, formation, arrangement

verbal noun

derived from √kḷp (to arrange, to invent) + ana suffix + ā (feminine)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of sages, O foremost sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - lord of sages, chief ascetic

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

प्राणमरुत् (prāṇamarut) - vital air, vital breath (prāṇa), life-wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇamarut

prāṇamarut - vital air, breath and wind, life-wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+marut)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  derived from pra + √an (to breathe)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• marut – wind, air, a deity of wind
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

मननम् (mananam) - thinking, contemplation, reflection (manana)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, meditating, pondering, reflection

verbal noun

derived from √man (to think) + ana suffix

Root: man (class 4)

परितिष्ठति (paritiṣṭhati) - it firmly stands, it remains, it dwells completely

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person singular present indicative active voice

Prefix: pari

Root: sthā (class 1)

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