योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-33, verse-25

तद्द्रव्यं प्राणिना भुक्तमाशु गच्छति वीर्यताम् ।
ततोऽहं प्राणवाञ्जातो वेत्तीत्यनुभवात्मकम् ॥ २५ ॥

taddravyaṃ prāṇinā bhuktamāśu gacchati vīryatām ,
tato'haṃ prāṇavāñjāto vettītyanubhavātmakam 25

25. tat dravyam prāṇinā bhuktam āśu gacchati vīryatām
tataḥ aham prāṇavān jātaḥ vetti iti anubhavātmakam

25. prāṇinā bhuktam tat dravyam āśu vīryatām gacchati
tataḥ aham prāṇavān jātaḥ iti anubhavātmakam vetti

25. That substance (dravya), when consumed by living beings, quickly transforms into vital energy. From this, the subtle body (ātivāhika-deha) realizes experientially, 'I have become endowed with vital breath (prāṇa).'

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'substance' mentioned in the previous verse. (that)

• द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - substance, matter

• प्राणिना (prāṇinā) - by a living being

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, attains, becomes

• वीर्यताम् (vīryatām) - vital energy or potency (the state of potency, virility, energy)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

• अहम् (aham) - The subject of the inner realization, 'I am vital breath.' (I)

• प्राणवान् (prāṇavān) - endowed with vital breath (prāṇa), living, animate

• जातः (jātaḥ) - became or has become (born, produced, become)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives

• इति (iti) - Used to mark direct speech or thought. (thus, so, as follows, quotes)

• अनुभवात्मकम् (anubhavātmakam) - of the nature of experience, experiential

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'substance' mentioned in the previous verse. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - substance, matter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, matter, object, thing

प्राणिना (prāṇinā) - by a living being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, animate being

Derived from prāṇa + -in

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Root √bhuj + suffix -ta

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agreement with dravyam.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, attains, becomes

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Third person singular present tense of √gam (class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

वीर्यताम् (vīryatām) - vital energy or potency (the state of potency, virility, energy)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīryatā

vīryatā - potency, strength, energy, valor, virility

Derived from vīrya + -tā (feminine suffix)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - The subject of the inner realization, 'I am vital breath.' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

प्राणवान् (prāṇavān) - endowed with vital breath (prāṇa), living, animate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇavat

prāṇavat - endowed with vital breath (prāṇa), living, animate

Derived from prāṇa + possessive suffix -vat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+vat)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force, air, respiration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + √an
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• vat – possessing, having, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of prāṇavat.

जातः (jātaḥ) - became or has become (born, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, originated, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Root √jan + suffix -ta

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agreement with aham (though aham is 1st person, jātaḥ is 3rd person masc. form, used predicatively).

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Third person singular present tense of √vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

इति (iti) - Used to mark direct speech or thought. (thus, so, as follows, quotes)

(indeclinable)

अनुभवात्मकम् (anubhavātmakam) - of the nature of experience, experiential

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anubhavātmaka

anubhavātmaka - of the nature of experience, experiential, constituting experience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anubhava+ātmaka)

• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from anu- + √bhū
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, constituting, related to the self (ātman)
  adjective
  Derived from ātman + -ka

Note: Here, it acts as an adverbial modifier to vetti (knows experientially).