योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-18

उदेष्यन्ती च सैवात्र केनचिन्नोपलक्ष्यते ।
केवलं तु जनैर्देहो म्रियमाणोऽवलोक्यते ॥ १८ ॥

udeṣyantī ca saivātra kenacinnopalakṣyate ,
kevalaṃ tu janairdeho mriyamāṇo'valokyate 18

18. udeṣyantī ca sā eva atra kenacit na upalakṣyate
kevalam tu janaiḥ dehaḥ mriyamāṇaḥ avalokyate

18. ca sā eva udeṣyantī atra kenacit na upalakṣyate.
tu kevalam janaiḥ mriyamāṇaḥ dehaḥ avalokyate

18. And that very state (of consciousness-body), though about to manifest here, is not perceived by anyone. People, however, merely observe the body as it dies.

Words meanings summery:

• उदेष्यन्ती (udeṣyantī) - about to manifest (referring to cittaśarīratā) (about to rise, about to appear, about to manifest)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सा (sā) - that very (consciousness-body, referring to cittaśarīratā) (she, that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'sā') (indeed, just, only, very)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (by someone, by anyone)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is indicated)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only (only, merely, solely)

• तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people (by people, by men)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - the body

• म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - dying (dying, being killed)

• अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is observed (is seen, is observed, is beheld)

Words meanings and morphology

उदेष्यन्ती (udeṣyantī) - about to manifest (referring to cittaśarīratā) (about to rise, about to appear, about to manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udeṣyat

udeṣyat - about to rise/appear

Future Active Participle

From root i (to go) with upasarga ud, in feminine nominative singular.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Describes the upcoming state of the consciousness-body.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सा (sā) - that very (consciousness-body, referring to cittaśarīratā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'cittaśarīratā' from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'sā') (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/context.

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (by someone, by anyone)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - something, anything, someone, anyone

Note: Agent of passive verb 'upalakṣyate'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is indicated)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root lakṣ (to observe) with upasarga upa, in Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Passive verb.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only (only, merely, solely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular.

तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating contrast.

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people (by people, by men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of passive verb 'avalokyate'.

देहः (dehaḥ) - the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'avalokyate'.

म्रियमाणः (mriyamāṇaḥ) - dying (dying, being killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mriyamāṇa

mriyamāṇa - dying, being killed

Present Passive Participle

From root mṛ (to die) in passive voice, with suffix -māṇa. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes the state of the body.

अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is observed (is seen, is observed, is beheld)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root lok (to see) with upasarga ava, in Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Passive verb.