योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-4

केवलं वातसंरोधाद्यदा स्पन्दः प्रशाम्यति ।
मृत इत्युच्यते देहस्तदासौ जडनामकः ॥ ४ ॥

kevalaṃ vātasaṃrodhādyadā spandaḥ praśāmyati ,
mṛta ityucyate dehastadāsau jaḍanāmakaḥ 4

4. kevalaṃ vāta-saṃrodhāt yadā spandaḥ praśāmyati
mṛtaḥ iti ucyate dehaḥ tadā asau jaḍa-nāmakaḥ

4. yadā vāta-saṃrodhāt kevalaṃ spandaḥ praśāmyati,
tadā dehaḥ mṛtaḥ iti ucyate,
asau jaḍa-nāmakaḥ (bhavati).

4. When the body's pulsation ceases merely due to the obstruction of breath, it is then called 'dead' and designated as 'inert'.

4. רק בשל חסימת רוח החיים, כשהתנודה נרגעת, הגוף נקרא מת ונקרא חומר דומם.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलं (kevalaṁ) - merely, solely, only

• वात-संरोधात् (vāta-saṁrodhāt) - from the obstruction of wind/breath

• यदा (yadā) - when

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation, vibration, movement

• प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - ceases, calms down

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• असौ (asau) - this (body) (that, this (referring to something distant or previously mentioned))

• जड-नामकः (jaḍa-nāmakaḥ) - named inert, called inanimate

Words meanings and morphology

केवलं (kevalaṁ) - merely, solely, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

वात-संरोधात् (vāta-saṁrodhāt) - from the obstruction of wind/breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāta-saṃrodha

vāta-saṁrodha - obstruction of breath/wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+saṃrodha)

• vāta – wind, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• saṃrodha – obstruction, suppression
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - pulsation, vibration, movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - pulsation, vibration, movement

Root: spand (class 1)

प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - ceases, calms down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praśām

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - this (body) (that, this (referring to something distant or previously mentioned))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this

जड-नामकः (jaḍa-nāmakaḥ) - named inert, called inanimate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa-nāmaka

jaḍa-nāmaka - named inert, called inanimate

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jaḍa+nāmaka)

• jaḍa – inert, inanimate, dull
  adjective
• nāmaka – named, called, bearing the name of
  adjective
  Derived from nāman (name) with suffix -ka.
  Root: nāman

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