योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-31

मनसा कल्पितं तेन यद्वै सरणमात्मनः ।
तदेतत्प्राणपवनं विद्धि वेद्यविदां वर ॥ ३१ ॥

manasā kalpitaṃ tena yadvai saraṇamātmanaḥ ,
tadetatprāṇapavanaṃ viddhi vedyavidāṃ vara 31

31. manasā kalpitam tena yat vai saraṇam ātmanaḥ
tat etat prāṇapavanam viddhi vedyavidām vara

31. vedyavidām vara manasā tena yat vai ātmanaḥ
saraṇam kalpitam tat etat prāṇapavanam viddhi

31. O excellent one among those who know the knowable, understand that what is indeed conceived by that mind as the movement of the (ātman) itself—that, truly, is the vital breath (prāṇa) and wind.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - was conceived, was imagined (by the mind) (conceived, imagined, created, fabricated)

• तेन (tena) - by that (mind, previously mentioned `manastvam`) (by that, by it)

• यत् (yat) - that which (the subject of the clause `yat vai saraṇam ātmanaḥ kalpitam`) (which, what)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

• सरणम् (saraṇam) - the movement, the activity (movement, course, flowing, path)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the (ātman) itself (of the Self (ātman), of oneself, of the soul)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring back to the entire `yat` clause) (that)

• एतत् (etat) - this (emphatic or pointing to proximity) (this)

• प्राणपवनम् (prāṇapavanam) - the vital life-force (prāṇa), which is also wind (pavana) (vital breath (prāṇa) and wind)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

• वेद्यविदाम् (vedyavidām) - of those who know what is to be known, of the wise regarding the knowable

• वर (vara) - O excellent one (vocative) (O best, O excellent one, chief)

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agent of `kalpitam`.

कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - was conceived, was imagined (by the mind) (conceived, imagined, created, fabricated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, created, conceived

Past Passive Participle

From root kḷp (to arrange, form, imagine).

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Predicate, qualifies `yat`.

तेन (tena) - by that (mind, previously mentioned `manastvam`) (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agent of `kalpitam`, referring to the mind.

यत् (yat) - that which (the subject of the clause `yat vai saraṇam ātmanaḥ kalpitam`) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

सरणम् (saraṇam) - the movement, the activity (movement, course, flowing, path)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saraṇa

saraṇa - moving, flowing, course

Derived from root sṛ (to flow, move).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate noun for `yat`.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the (ātman) itself (of the Self (ātman), of oneself, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an

Note: Possessive, modifies `saraṇam`.

तत् (tat) - that (referring back to the entire `yat` clause) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for `yat`.

एतत् (etat) - this (emphatic or pointing to proximity) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies `prāṇapavanam`.

प्राणपवनम् (prāṇapavanam) - the vital life-force (prāṇa), which is also wind (pavana) (vital breath (prāṇa) and wind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇapavana

prāṇapavana - vital breath and wind

Compound type : dvandva (prāṇa+pavana)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• pavana – wind, air, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  From root pū (to purify, blow).
  Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Predicate noun for `tat etat`.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative Active

2nd person singular imperative.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

वेद्यविदाम् (vedyavidām) - of those who know what is to be known, of the wise regarding the knowable

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vedyavid

vedyavid - one who knows what is to be known

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedya+vid)

• vedya – to be known, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root vid (to know) with suffix -ya (kṛtya).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knowing, wise, knower
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Modifies `vara`.

वर (vara) - O excellent one (vocative) (O best, O excellent one, chief)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chief, boon

Root: vṛ

Note: Addressed to the listener.