The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ

Verse 118

चित्तादिसर्वभावेषु ब्रह्मत्वेनैव भावनात् ।निरोधः सर्ववृत्तीनां प्राणायामः स उच्यते ॥ ११८ ॥

In plain words

Hold everything — mind first of all, and every object and state after it — as Brahman alone. Out of that contemplation, all the mind's movements come to rest. That resting is what is called prāṇāyāma.

Close to the Sanskrit

In all existent things beginning with the mind, from contemplation as Brahman alone, the restraint of all mental modifications — that is called prāṇāyāma.