योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-70

अमरिष्यन्न वै चित्तमेकस्मिन्नेव तन्मृते ।
अभविष्यत्सर्वभावमृतिरेकमृताविह ॥ ७० ॥

amariṣyanna vai cittamekasminneva tanmṛte ,
abhaviṣyatsarvabhāvamṛtirekamṛtāviha 70

70. amariṣyat na vai cittam ekasmin eva tat mṛte
abhaviṣyat sarvabhāvamṛtiḥ ekamṛtāu iha

70. ekasmin eva tat mṛte cittam na vai amariṣyat;
iha ekamṛtāu sarvabhāvamṛtiḥ abhaviṣyat

70. The mind (citta) would certainly not die upon the death of that one individual alone; for if it were to die, then here, with the death of one, the death of all existents would necessarily occur.

Words meanings summery:

• अमरिष्यत् (amariṣyat) - (the mind) would die (would die, would perish)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta), consciousness (mind, consciousness, thought, intellect)

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single (individual) (in one, in a single)

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

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the single individual) (that, it)

• मृते (mṛte) - upon the death (of that one) (in the dead one, upon death, when dead)

• अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would occur (would happen, would be, would occur)

• सर्वभावमृतिः (sarvabhāvamṛtiḥ) - the death of all existents (the death of all existents, the perishing of all beings)

• एकमृताउ (ekamṛtāu) - upon the death of one (individual) (upon the death of one, in the death of one)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

Words meanings and morphology

अमरिष्यत् (amariṣyat) - (the mind) would die (would die, would perish)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional (lṛṅ) of mṛ

Conditional mood

3rd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada) Conditional (lṛṅ) from root mṛ (class 6)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Forms part of 'amariṣyan na' (amariṣyat + na) in sandhi.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta), consciousness (mind, consciousness, thought, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intelligence, consciousness, heart, spirit

Past Passive Participle (originally)

Derived from root cit 'to perceive, know'. Here used as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'amariṣyat'.

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single (individual) (in one, in a single)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, alone, solitary

Note: Qualifies an implied noun, e.g., 'dehe' (body) or 'puruṣe' (person) in locative.

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the single individual) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Functions as an adjective for an implied 'body' or 'individual' to which 'ekasmin' refers. The phrase 'tat mṛte' functions like a locative absolute.

मृते (mṛte) - upon the death (of that one) (in the dead one, upon death, when dead)

(participle)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, death

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ 'to die'. Used as a noun or adjective here.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would occur (would happen, would be, would occur)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional (lṛṅ) of bhū

Conditional mood

3rd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada) Conditional (lṛṅ) from root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वभावमृतिः (sarvabhāvamṛtiḥ) - the death of all existents (the death of all existents, the perishing of all beings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvabhāvamṛti

sarvabhāvamṛti - death of all beings/existents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvabhāva+mṛti)

• sarvabhāva – all beings, all existents, all states
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mṛti – death, dying, decease
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mṛ 'to die'.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'abhaviṣyat'.

एकमृताउ (ekamṛtāu) - upon the death of one (individual) (upon the death of one, in the death of one)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ekamṛti

ekamṛti - death of one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+mṛti)

• eka – one, a single
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• mṛti – death, dying, decease
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mṛ 'to die'.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

इह (iha) - here, in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)