योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-29

रेचकाभ्यासयोगेन जीवः कुण्डलिनीगृहात् ।
उद्धृत्य योज्यते यावदामोदः पवनादिव ॥ २९ ॥

recakābhyāsayogena jīvaḥ kuṇḍalinīgṛhāt ,
uddhṛtya yojyate yāvadāmodaḥ pavanādiva 29

29. recakābhyāsayogena jīvaḥ kuṇḍalinīgṛhāt
uddhṛtya yojyate yāvat āmodaḥ pavanāt iva

29. recakābhyāsayogena jīvaḥ kuṇḍalinīgṛhāt uddhṛtya yojyate,
yāvat āmodaḥ pavanāt iva (bhavati).

29. Through the practice of *recaka* (controlled exhalation) in (prāṇāyāma) *yoga*, the vital energy (jīva) is drawn up from the abode of *kuṇḍalinī* and united (with higher consciousness), until a delight (āmoda) like that of the subtle breath (pavana) is experienced.

Words meanings summery:

• रेचकाभ्यासयोगेन (recakābhyāsayogena) - by the yoga practice of recaka, by the yogic discipline of exhalation

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - vital energy or vital breath in the context of yoga (individual soul, vital breath, living being)

• कुण्डलिनीगृहात् (kuṇḍalinīgṛhāt) - from the mūlādhāra cakra, where kuṇḍalinī energy is said to reside (from the abode of kuṇḍalinī)

• उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having drawn up, having raised, having extracted

• योज्यते (yojyate) - is united, is joined, is connected

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

• आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - delight, joy, fragrance

• पवनात् (pavanāt) - from wind, from air, from breath

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

रेचकाभ्यासयोगेन (recakābhyāsayogena) - by the yoga practice of recaka, by the yogic discipline of exhalation

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (recaka+abhyāsa+yoga)

• recaka – exhalation (a type of breath control in prāṇāyāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ric (to empty, to leave).
  Root: ric (class 7)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root as (to throw) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, contemplation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj (to join, to unite).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means by which the action is performed.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - vital energy or vital breath in the context of yoga (individual soul, vital breath, living being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, vital breath, individual soul, living being

Derived from root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'yojyate'.

कुण्डलिनीगृहात् (kuṇḍalinīgṛhāt) - from the mūlādhāra cakra, where kuṇḍalinī energy is said to reside (from the abode of kuṇḍalinī)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍalinī+gṛha)

• kuṇḍalinī – the coiled one, a spiritual energy lying dormant at the base of the spine
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'kuṇḍala' (ring, coil) + suffix -inī.
• gṛha – house, abode, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah

Note: Indicates separation from a place.

उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having drawn up, having raised, having extracted

(absolutive)

Note: Refers to the action of drawing up the jīva.

योज्यते (yojyate) - is united, is joined, is connected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Present Passive

Root yuj (7th class), passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: yuj (class 7)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

(indeclinable)

आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - delight, joy, fragrance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmoda

āmoda - delight, joy, pleasure, fragrance, strong scent

Derived from root mud (to rejoice) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

पवनात् (pavanāt) - from wind, from air, from breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, breath, vital air (prāṇa)

Derived from root pū (to purify, to blow).

Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Indicates source, 'as if from'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)