योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-2

सदेहा वास्त्वदेहा वा मुक्तता विषये न च ।
अनास्वादितभोगस्य कुतो भोज्यानुभूतयः ॥ २ ॥

sadehā vāstvadehā vā muktatā viṣaye na ca ,
anāsvāditabhogasya kuto bhojyānubhūtayaḥ 2

2. sadehā vā astu adehā vā muktatā viṣaye na ca
anāsvāditabhogasya kutaḥ bhojyānubhūtayaḥ

2. muktatā sadehā vā astu adehā vā,
ca viṣaye na (bhavati).
anāsvāditabhogasya kutaḥ bhojyānubhūtayaḥ (bhavanti)?

2. Whether liberation (mokṣa) is with a body or without a body, it does not pertain to the realm of sense objects. For one who has not experienced sense enjoyments, how can there be any perception of things to be enjoyed?

Words meanings summery:

• सदेहा (sadehā) - embodied, with a body

• वा (vā) - or

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• अदेहा (adehā) - disembodied, without a body

• वा (vā) - or

• मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom (mokṣa)

• विषये (viṣaye) - in the object, in the sense object, in the realm of sense objects

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अनास्वादितभोगस्य (anāsvāditabhogasya) - of one who has not tasted enjoyment

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• भोज्यानुभूतयः (bhojyānubhūtayaḥ) - experiences of enjoyable things

Words meanings and morphology

सदेहा (sadehā) - embodied, with a body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadeha

sadeha - embodied, with a body

Sa + deha.

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (sa+deha)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix/indeclinable
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dih (to smear, to grow).
  Root: dih (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative active

From root as, imperative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

अदेहा (adehā) - disembodied, without a body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adeha

adeha - disembodied, without a body

A + deha (negation).

Compound type : Praadi (a+deha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dih (to smear, to grow).
  Root: dih (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom (mokṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktatā

muktatā - the state of being liberated, freedom, (mokṣa)

Taddhita suffix -tā from mukta (PPP of muc).

Root: muc (class 6)

विषये (viṣaye) - in the object, in the sense object, in the realm of sense objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, sense object

From vi + si (to bind) or vi + as (to throw).

Prefix: vi

Root: si (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अनास्वादितभोगस्य (anāsvāditabhogasya) - of one who has not tasted enjoyment

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anāsvāditabhoga

anāsvāditabhoga - one who has not experienced or tasted enjoyment

Negative prefix a + āsvādita (PPP) + bhoga.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+āsvādita+bhoga)

• a – not, un-
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āsvādita – tasted, savored, experienced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root svad (to taste) with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)
• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

Locative-ablative pronominal suffix.

Root: kim

भोज्यानुभूतयः (bhojyānubhūtayaḥ) - experiences of enjoyable things

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhojyānubhūti

bhojyānubhūti - experiences of things to be enjoyed

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhojya+anubhūti)

• bhojya – to be enjoyed, enjoyable, food
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root bhuj (to enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• anubhūti – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be) with upasarga anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)