योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-35

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
त्रिविधाः पुरुषाः सन्ति देहस्यान्ते मुमूर्षवः ।
मूर्खोऽथ धारणाभ्यासी युक्तिमान्पुरुषस्तथा ॥ ३५ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
trividhāḥ puruṣāḥ santi dehasyānte mumūrṣavaḥ ,
mūrkho'tha dhāraṇābhyāsī yuktimānpuruṣastathā 35

35. śrīdevī uvāca | trividhāḥ puruṣāḥ santi dehasya ante mumūrṣavaḥ
| mūrkhaḥ atha dhāraṇābhyāsī yuktimān puruṣaḥ tathā ||

35. śrīdevī uvāca dehasya ante mumūrṣavaḥ puruṣāḥ trividhāḥ
santi mūrkhaḥ atha dhāraṇābhyāsī tathā yuktimān puruṣaḥ

35. Śrīdevī said: There are three kinds of individuals at the body's end, when they are about to die: the ignorant one, the one who practices concentration (dhāraṇā), and similarly, the discerning person.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrīdevī (name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्रिविधाः (trividhāḥ) - three kinds, threefold

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons, individuals (persons, individuals, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, in the end

• मुमूर्षवः (mumūrṣavaḥ) - desirous of dying, wishing to die

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - ignorant, foolish, a fool

• अथ (atha) - and (and, now, then, moreover)

• धारणाभ्यासी (dhāraṇābhyāsī) - one who practices concentration (dhāraṇā)

• युक्तिमान् (yuktimān) - wise, discerning, possessed of reason/logic

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, individual

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, in that way, likewise)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrīdevī (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - Goddess Śrī, illustrious goddess

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+devī)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, divine grace, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• devī – goddess
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, third person singular

Irregular perfect formation from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिविधाः (trividhāḥ) - three kinds, threefold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trividha

trividha - three kinds, threefold

From tri (three) + vidhā (way, kind)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, way
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, make) + vi (prefix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāḥ'.

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons, individuals (persons, individuals, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, third person plural, active voice

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 2)

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, in the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, vicinity

Note: Functions adverbially or locatively.

मुमूर्षवः (mumūrṣavaḥ) - desirous of dying, wishing to die

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mumūrṣu

mumūrṣu - desirous of dying, wishing to die

Desiderative active participle

From desiderative stem of root mṛ (to die) + -u suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - ignorant, foolish, a fool

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - ignorant, foolish, stupid; a fool, an ignorant person

From root murch (to become senseless).

Root: murch (class 1)

Note: Refers to one of the three types of persons.

अथ (atha) - and (and, now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

धारणाभ्यासी (dhāraṇābhyāsī) - one who practices concentration (dhāraṇā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhāraṇābhyāsin

dhāraṇābhyāsin - one who practices concentration (dhāraṇā), one devoted to dhāraṇā

Compound ending in -in suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhāraṇā+abhyāsin)

• dhāraṇā – concentration, holding, steadying the mind, a stage of yoga (dhāraṇā)
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + -ana + ā.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• abhyāsin – one who practices, diligent, assiduous
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From abhi-√as (to practice) + -in suffix
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to one of the three types of persons.

युक्तिमान् (yuktimān) - wise, discerning, possessed of reason/logic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuktimat

yuktimat - possessing reason, logical, wise, discerning

From yukti (reason, logic) + -mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣaḥ'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, individual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, in that way, likewise)

(indeclinable)