योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देहाद्देहान्तरप्राप्तिः पूर्वदेहं विना सदा ।
आतिवाहिकदेहेऽस्मिन्स्वप्नेष्विव विनश्वरी ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
dehāddehāntaraprāptiḥ pūrvadehaṃ vinā sadā ,
ātivāhikadehe'sminsvapneṣviva vinaśvarī 22

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca dehāt dehāntaraprāptiḥ pūrvadeham
vinā sadā ātivāhikadehe asmin svapneṣu iva vinaśvarī

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
asmin ātivāhikadehe dehāt dehāntaraprāptiḥ pūrvadeham vinā sadā svapneṣu iva vinaśvarī (bhavati).

22. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The acquisition of one body after another, which occurs perpetually without the former body, is fleeting, much like experiences in dreams, in this subtle or transitional body (ātivāhika deha).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देहात् (dehāt) - from a body

• देहान्तरप्राप्तिः (dehāntaraprāptiḥ) - attainment of another body, acquisition of another body

• पूर्वदेहम् (pūrvadeham) - the former body, the previous body

• विना (vinā) - without

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

• आतिवाहिकदेहे (ātivāhikadehe) - in the subtle body, in the transitional body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विनश्वरी (vinaśvarī) - perishable, transient, prone to destruction

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root 'vac' (to speak), perfect 3rd person singular.

देहात् (dehāt) - from a body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

देहान्तरप्राप्तिः (dehāntaraprāptiḥ) - attainment of another body, acquisition of another body

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dehāntaraprāpti

dehāntaraprāpti - acquisition of another body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+antara+prāpti)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, another
  adjective (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-āp + ktin
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Compound of 'deha' (body) + 'antara' (other) + 'prāpti' (acquisition).

पूर्वदेहम् (pūrvadeham) - the former body, the previous body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrvadeha

pūrvadeha - former body, previous body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+deha)

• pūrva – former, previous
  adjective
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes accusative, instrumental, or ablative case. Here, pūrvadeham is accusative.

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

आतिवाहिकदेहे (ātivāhikadehe) - in the subtle body, in the transitional body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātivāhikadeha

ātivāhikadeha - subtle body, transitional body (that carries the soul from one physical body to another)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātivāhika+deha)

• ātivāhika – causing passage, transitional, subtle (in context of body)
  adjective
  From ati-vah + ṭhak
  Prefix: ati
  Root: vah (class 1)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine locative singular of 'idam'. Agrees with 'ātivāhikadehe'.

स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

विनश्वरी (vinaśvarī) - perishable, transient, prone to destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinaśvara

vinaśvara - perishable, transient, prone to destruction

From vi-naś + varac

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'dehāntaraprāptiḥ'.