योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-24

असंवित्स्पन्दमात्रेण याति चित्तमचित्तताम् ।
प्राणानां वा निरोधेन तदेव च परं पदम् ॥ २४ ॥

asaṃvitspandamātreṇa yāti cittamacittatām ,
prāṇānāṃ vā nirodhena tadeva ca paraṃ padam 24

24. asavit spanda mātreṇa yāti cittam acittatām
prāṇānām vā nirodhena tat eva ca param padam

24. cittam asavit spanda mātreṇa acittatām yāti
vā prāṇānām nirodhena ca tat eva param padam

24. By mere vibration (spanda) devoid of (objective) awareness (saṃvit), the mind (citta) attains the state of no-mind (acittatā). Or, through the restraint (nirodha) of the vital breaths (prāṇa), that very state is indeed the supreme goal (pada).

Words meanings summery:

• असवित् (asavit) - non-awareness, lack of objective perception, absence of true knowledge

• स्पन्द (spanda) - vibration, throb, movement

• मात्रेण (mātreṇa) - by mere, by only

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind, consciousness

• अचित्तताम् (acittatām) - to the state of no-mind

• प्राणानाम् (prāṇānām) - of the vital breaths, of the life-forces

• वा (vā) - or

• निरोधेन (nirodhena) - by restraint, by control, by suppression

• तत् (tat) - that, that very

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, goal, abode, station

Words meanings and morphology

असवित् (asavit) - non-awareness, lack of objective perception, absence of true knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asaṃvit

asaṁvit - non-consciousness, non-perception, absence of (objective) awareness, lack of true knowledge

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'saṃvit' (consciousness, awareness, knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvit)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃvit – consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From sam- (together) + root vid (to know).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'asavitspandamātreṇa'.

स्पन्द (spanda) - vibration, throb, movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - throb, pulsation, vibration, movement

From root spand (to throb, to vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'asavitspandamātreṇa'.

मात्रेण (mātreṇa) - by mere, by only

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - mere, only, measure, quantity

From root mā (to measure) + suffix -tra.

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: The full compound is 'asavitspandamātreṇa'.

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

Root yā- of Class 2 (adādi).

Root: yā (class 2)

चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle (when used as 'thought, perceived')

From root cit (to perceive, to understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

अचित्तताम् (acittatām) - to the state of no-mind

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of acittatā

acittatā - the state of having no mind, absence of mind, non-mental state

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'cittatā' (state of mind).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cittatā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cittatā – state of mind, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From citta (mind) + suffix -tā (state of being).

प्राणानाम् (prāṇānām) - of the vital breaths, of the life-forces

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-force, vital breath, respiration, energy, air

From pra- (forward, forth) + root an (to breathe).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

निरोधेन (nirodhena) - by restraint, by control, by suppression

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nirodha

nirodha - restraint, control, suppression, obstruction, confinement

From ni- (down, into) + root rudh (to obstruct, to stop) + suffix -a.

Prefix: ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that, that very

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

पदम् (padam) - state, goal, abode, station

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, state, position, goal, abode, word

From root pad (to go, to fall) or Pāli 'path'.

Root: pad (class 4)