योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-16

अथवा मृतिमोहान्ते जडदुःखशताकुलाम् ।
क्षणाद्वृक्षादितामेव हृत्स्थामनुभवन्ति ते ॥ १६ ॥

athavā mṛtimohānte jaḍaduḥkhaśatākulām ,
kṣaṇādvṛkṣāditāmeva hṛtsthāmanubhavanti te 16

16. athavā mṛtimohānte jaḍaduḥkhaśatākulām kṣaṇāt
vṛkṣāditām eva hṛtsthām anubhavanti te

16. athavā mṛtimohānte te kṣaṇāt jaḍaduḥkhaśatākulām
vṛkṣāditām hṛtsthām eva anubhavanti

16. Alternatively, after the delusion that accompanies death, they instantly experience, within their consciousness, the state of being a tree or other immobile existence, afflicted by hundreds of dull sufferings.

Words meanings summery:

• अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

• मृतिमोहान्ते (mṛtimohānte) - at the end of the delusion that accompanies death (at the end of the delusion of death, at the end of the delusion of dying)

• जडदुःखशताकुलाम् (jaḍaduḥkhaśatākulām) - afflicted by hundreds of dull sufferings (afflicted by hundreds of dull pains/sufferings)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (in a moment, instantaneously, from a moment)

• वृक्षादिताम् (vṛkṣāditām) - the state of being a tree or other immobile existence (the state of being a tree or similar, tree-like state)

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

• हृत्स्थाम् (hṛtsthām) - within their consciousness (located in the heart, situated in the mind/consciousness)

• अनुभवन्ति (anubhavanti) - they experience (they experience, they perceive)

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

मृतिमोहान्ते (mṛtimohānte) - at the end of the delusion that accompanies death (at the end of the delusion of death, at the end of the delusion of dying)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛtimohānta

mṛtimohānta - the end of the delusion of death

compound formation

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛti+moha+anta)

• mṛti – death, dying
  noun (feminine)
  from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• moha – delusion, bewilderment, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

जडदुःखशताकुलाम् (jaḍaduḥkhaśatākulām) - afflicted by hundreds of dull sufferings (afflicted by hundreds of dull pains/sufferings)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jaḍaduḥkhaśatākula

jaḍaduḥkhaśatākula - afflicted by hundreds of dull pains

compound formation

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaḍa+duḥkha+śata+ākula)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, immobile, senseless
  adjective
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• ākula – agitated, perplexed, distressed, afflicted
  adjective

Note: modifies vṛkṣāditām

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (in a moment, instantaneously, from a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, second

Note: used adverbially to mean "instantly"

वृक्षादिताम् (vṛkṣāditām) - the state of being a tree or other immobile existence (the state of being a tree or similar, tree-like state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛkṣāditā

vṛkṣāditā - state of being a tree, etc.

derived from vṛkṣa-ādi + tā (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+ādi+tā)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix for abstract noun, 'state of being'
  suffix (feminine)
  adds abstract meaning to a noun/adjective

Note: object of anubhavanti

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

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes the preceding word

हृत्स्थाम् (hṛtsthām) - within their consciousness (located in the heart, situated in the mind/consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛtstha

hṛtstha - located in the heart/mind

compound formation

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (hṛd+stha)

• hṛd – heart, mind, conscience
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, existing, located
  adjective
  derived from sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: modifies vṛkṣāditām

अनुभवन्ति (anubhavanti) - they experience (they experience, they perceive)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

from root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: refers to the subjects of the previous context