योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-27

इतो याति परं लोकं स्फुरत्यन्यतया मनः ।
तत्तस्यैत्येतदामोक्षमतो मृतिभयं कुतः ॥ २७ ॥

ito yāti paraṃ lokaṃ sphuratyanyatayā manaḥ ,
tattasyaityetadāmokṣamato mṛtibhayaṃ kutaḥ 27

27. itaḥ yāti param lokam sphurati anyatayā manaḥ tat
tasya eti etat ā-mokṣam ataḥ mṛti-bhayam kutaḥ

27. manaḥ itaḥ param lokam yāti,
anyatayā sphurati.
tat etat tasya ā-mokṣam eti.
ataḥ mṛti-bhayam kutaḥ?

27. When the mind (manas) departs from this (body) and moves to another realm, it manifests in a different form. This mental continuum persists for it until final liberation (mokṣa). Therefore, from where can the fear of death arise?

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - from this (body or current state) (from here, from this)

• याति (yāti) - departs (goes, moves, proceeds)

• परम् (param) - another (realm) (other, supreme, excellent, highest)

• लोकम् (lokam) - another realm (world, realm, sphere)

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (in a different form) (flashes, trembles, appears, manifests)

• अन्यतया (anyatayā) - in a different form/state (in another way, differently)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

• तत् (tat) - that (mind) (that, it)

• तस्य (tasya) - for it (the mind) (of that, for that, his, its)

• एति (eti) - persists, continues (goes, comes, moves, reaches)

• एतत् (etat) - this (mental continuum/existence) (this, this one)

• आ-मोक्षम् (ā-mokṣam) - until final liberation (mokṣa) (until liberation)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• मृति-भयम् (mṛti-bhayam) - fear of death

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (can it arise)? (from where, whence, why)

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - from this (body or current state) (from here, from this)

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - departs (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: yā (class 2)

परम् (param) - another (realm) (other, supreme, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'lokam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - another realm (world, realm, sphere)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (in a different form) (flashes, trembles, appears, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: sphur (class 6)

अन्यतया (anyatayā) - in a different form/state (in another way, differently)

(indeclinable)

Note: The form 'anyatayā' suggests an instrumental case of a feminine noun 'anyatā' meaning 'otherness', hence 'by means of otherness' or 'in a different way'.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, heart

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (mind) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - for it (the mind) (of that, for that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'.

एति (eti) - persists, continues (goes, comes, moves, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: i (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (mental continuum/existence) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the state or activity of the mind being described.

आ-मोक्षम् (ā-mokṣam) - until final liberation (mokṣa) (until liberation)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage formed with 'ā' prefix

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mokṣa)

• ā – up to, until, towards, from
  indeclinable
• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muc' (to free)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Adverbial use of 'ā' with accusative 'mokṣam'.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

मृति-भयम् (mṛti-bhayam) - fear of death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛti-bhaya

mṛti-bhaya - fear of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛti+bhaya)

• mṛti – death, dying
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (can it arise)? (from where, whence, why)

(indeclinable)