योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-45

यत्रैव म्रियते जन्तुः पश्यत्याशु तदेव सः ।
तत्रैव भुवनाभोगमिममित्थमिव स्थितम् ॥ ४५ ॥

yatraiva mriyate jantuḥ paśyatyāśu tadeva saḥ ,
tatraiva bhuvanābhogamimamitthamiva sthitam 45

45. yatra eva mriyate jantuḥ paśyati āśu tad eva saḥ
tatra eva bhuvana-ābhogam imam ittham iva sthitam

45. jantuḥ yatra eva mriyate saḥ āśu tad eva paśyati.
tatra eva imam bhuvana-ābhogam ittham iva sthitam.

45. Wherever a living being dies, they quickly perceive that very state of consciousness. There, this vast expanse of the world appears as if existing in just that manner.

45. בדיוק במקום שבו מת היצור, שם הוא רואה מיד את מרחב העולם הזה, כשהוא קיים כביכול באופן זה.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, is dying, passes away

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human being

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तत् (tat) - that state of consciousness, that very thing (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• भुवन-आभोगम् (bhuvana-ābhogam) - the vastness/expanse of the world

• इमम् (imam) - this, this one

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, abiding

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal root ya- + tral suffix

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, is dying, passes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of mṛ

Present tense, Atmanepada

Root mṛ (class 6, mriya) + -te (3rd person singular present middle ending)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present stem of root dṛś

Root dṛś (class 1, paśya) + -ti (3rd person singular present active ending)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that state of consciousness, that very thing (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, him, her, them

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal root ta- + tral suffix

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

भुवन-आभोगम् (bhuvana-ābhogam) - the vastness/expanse of the world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuvana-ābhoga

bhuvana-ābhoga - the vastness of the world, global expanse

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhuvana+ābhoga)

• bhuvana – world, existence, being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ābhoga – fullness, expanse, enjoyment, coil
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + bhuj (to enjoy, to curve)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

इमम् (imam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

From pronominal root ida- (this) + thām suffix

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, abiding

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Root sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

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