योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-36

यथा काष्ठानि नयति प्राचीदेशं सरिद्रयः ।
तथान्नानि नयत्यन्तः प्राणवातः स्वमाश्रयम् ॥ ३६ ॥

yathā kāṣṭhāni nayati prācīdeśaṃ saridrayaḥ ,
tathānnāni nayatyantaḥ prāṇavātaḥ svamāśrayam 36

36. yathā kāṣṭhāni nayati prācīdeśam sarit rayaḥ
tathā annāni nayati antaḥ prāṇavātaḥ svam āśrayam

36. yathā sarit rayaḥ kāṣṭhāni prācīdeśam nayati
tathā prāṇavātaḥ annāni antaḥ svam āśrayam nayati

36. Just as the current of a river carries logs of wood towards the eastern region, similarly, the vital breath (prāṇa-vāta) carries foods internally to their proper places.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - logs, pieces of wood

• नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, brings

• प्राचीदेशम् (prācīdeśam) - to the eastern region

• सरित् (sarit) - river

• रयः (rayaḥ) - current, stream, flow

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, grains

• नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, brings

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• प्राणवातः (prāṇavātaḥ) - vital breath

• स्वम् (svam) - own

• आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - abode, refuge, support, proper place

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - logs, pieces of wood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - piece of wood, log, timber

नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, brings

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nī

root present class 1

Root: nī (class 1)

प्राचीदेशम् (prācīdeśam) - to the eastern region

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prācīdeśa

prācīdeśa - eastern region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prācī+deśa)

• prācī – eastern, anterior
  adjective (feminine)
• deśa – region, country, place
  noun (masculine)

सरित् (sarit) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

रयः (rayaḥ) - current, stream, flow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raya

raya - current, stream, flow, speed, impulse

Derived from root 'ṛ' (to go) with prefix 'ra'

Root: ṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, grains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

from root 'ad' (to eat), with 'an' prefix. Often used as a noun.

Root: ad (class 2)

नयति (nayati) - carries, leads, brings

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nī

root present class 1

Root: nī (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

प्राणवातः (prāṇavātaḥ) - vital breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇavāta

prāṇavāta - vital air, life-wind, the breath that sustains life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+vāta)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air (one of the five prāṇas)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• vāta – wind, air, vital air, one of the three doṣas in Ayurveda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

स्वम् (svam) - own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - abode, refuge, support, proper place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśraya

āśraya - refuge, shelter, abode, support, dependence

from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)