योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-27

आदौ मृता वयमिति बुध्यन्ते तदनुक्रमात् ।
बन्धुपिण्डादिदानेन प्रोत्पन्ना इति वेदिनः ॥ २७ ॥

ādau mṛtā vayamiti budhyante tadanukramāt ,
bandhupiṇḍādidānena protpannā iti vedinaḥ 27

27. ādau mṛtāḥ vayam iti budhyante tad anukramāt
bandhupiṇḍādīdānena proptpannāḥ iti vedinaḥ

27. ādau vayam mṛtāḥ iti budhyante,
tad anukramāt bandhupiṇḍādīdānena proptpannāḥ iti vedinaḥ (budhyante)

27. At first, they perceive, "We are dead." Then, in that sequence, through the offerings of funeral cakes (piṇḍa) and other rites by their relatives, they become aware of themselves as "born again," as those who know.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

• बुध्यन्ते (budhyante) - they perceive, they understand, they know

• तद् (tad) - that, then

• अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt) - in that sequence, in due order

• बन्धुपिण्डादीदानेन (bandhupiṇḍādīdānena) - by the offering of relatives' funeral cakes etc.

• प्रोत्पन्नाः (protpannāḥ) - arisen, born, produced

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

• वेदिनः (vedinaḥ) - those who know, the knowing ones

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

Note: Adverbial usage

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ 'to die'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Part of the direct speech

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject within the direct speech

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

बुध्यन्ते (budhyante) - they perceive, they understand, they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of budh

Root in 4th class, middle voice

Root: budh (class 4)

तद् (tad) - that, then

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, then

Note: Used as an adverb here

अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt) - in that sequence, in due order

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anukrama

anukrama - regular order, sequence

From root kram 'to step' with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially, 'from/by means of sequence'

बन्धुपिण्डादीदानेन (bandhupiṇḍādīdānena) - by the offering of relatives' funeral cakes etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bandhupiṇḍādīdāna

bandhupiṇḍādīdāna - offering of funeral cakes etc. by relatives

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bandhu+piṇḍa+ādi+dāna)

• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• piṇḍa – lump of food, ball of cooked rice (offered to ancestors)
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• dāna – giving, offering, gift
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā 'to give'
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Means by which they become aware

प्रोत्पन्नाः (protpannāḥ) - arisen, born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of protpanna

protpanna - arisen, produced, born

Past Passive Participle

From root pad 'to go' with prefixes pra and ud

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Part of the direct speech or thought

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

वेदिनः (vedinaḥ) - those who know, the knowing ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedin

vedin - knowing, perceiving, one who knows

Agent noun

Derived from root vid 'to know' with suffix -in

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'budhyante' (the 'pretāḥ')