योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-44

शान्ते वातपरिस्पन्दे यथा गन्धः प्रशाम्यति ।
तथा शान्ते मनःस्पन्दे शाम्यन्ति प्राणवायवः ॥ ४४ ॥

śānte vātaparispande yathā gandhaḥ praśāmyati ,
tathā śānte manaḥspande śāmyanti prāṇavāyavaḥ 44

44. śānte vātaparispande yathā gandhaḥ praśāmyati |
tathā śānte manaḥspande śāmyanti prāṇavāyavaḥ ||

44. yathā vātaparispande śānte gandhaḥ praśāmyati
tathā manaḥspande śānte prāṇavāyavaḥ śāmyanti

44. Just as a fragrance subsides when the movement of the air ceases, similarly, the vital breaths subside when the agitation of the mind ceases.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्ते (śānte) - when the movement has ceased (calmed, ceased, tranquil, quieted (masculine singular locative))

• वातपरिस्पन्दे (vātaparispande) - in the agitation of the wind, in the movement of the air

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, fragrance, scent

• प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes calm

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• शान्ते (śānte) - when the agitation has ceased (calmed, ceased, tranquil, quieted (masculine singular locative))

• मनःस्पन्दे (manaḥspande) - in the agitation of the mind, in the movement of the mind

• शाम्यन्ति (śāmyanti) - they subside, they cease, they become calm

• प्राणवायवः (prāṇavāyavaḥ) - vital breaths, prāṇa-winds

Words meanings and morphology

शान्ते (śānte) - when the movement has ceased (calmed, ceased, tranquil, quieted (masculine singular locative))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, quieted, ceased, pacified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: √śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'vātaparispande' and 'manaḥspande'.

वातपरिस्पन्दे (vātaparispande) - in the agitation of the wind, in the movement of the air

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vātaparispanda

vātaparispanda - agitation/movement of the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+parispanda)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• parispanda – trembling, vibration, agitation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √spand with the prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √spand (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, fragrance, scent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of praśām

Verb conjugated from the root √śam with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: √śam (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

शान्ते (śānte) - when the agitation has ceased (calmed, ceased, tranquil, quieted (masculine singular locative))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, quieted, ceased, pacified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: √śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'manaḥspande'.

मनःस्पन्दे (manaḥspande) - in the agitation of the mind, in the movement of the mind

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manaḥspanda

manaḥspanda - agitation/movement of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+spanda)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – vibration, throbbing, agitation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √spand.
  Root: √spand (class 1)

शाम्यन्ति (śāmyanti) - they subside, they cease, they become calm

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śām

Verb conjugated from the root √śam.

Root: √śam (class 4)

प्राणवायवः (prāṇavāyavaḥ) - vital breaths, prāṇa-winds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇavāyu

prāṇavāyu - vital breath-wind, the prāṇas as airs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+vāyu)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)