योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-7

यदार्यगर्हितं यद्वा न्यायेन न समर्जितम् ।
तस्माद्ग्रासाद्वरं मन्ये मरणं देहिनामिदम् ॥ ७ ॥

yadāryagarhitaṃ yadvā nyāyena na samarjitam ,
tasmādgrāsādvaraṃ manye maraṇaṃ dehināmidam 7

7. yat āryagarhitam yat vā nyāyena na samarjitām
tasmāt grāsāt varam manye maraṇam dehinām idam

7. yat āryagarhitam vā yat nyāyena na samarjitām,
tasmāt grāsāt idam maraṇam dehinām varam manye.

7. I consider this death preferable for embodied beings than any morsel of food that is condemned by the noble (ārya) or not acquired righteously (nyāya).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• आर्यगर्हितम् (āryagarhitam) - condemned by noble persons

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• वा (vā) - or

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justice, by right means

• न (na) - not, no

• समर्जिताम् (samarjitām) - acquired, earned

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• ग्रासात् (grāsāt) - from a morsel (of food)

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

• इदम् (idam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

आर्यगर्हितम् (āryagarhitam) - condemned by noble persons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āryagarhita

āryagarhita - condemned by the noble, disapproved by respectable persons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+garhita)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  noun (masculine)
• garhita – condemned, blamed, despised
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root garh + kta suffix.
  Root: garh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justice, by right means

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - justice, rule, method, righteousness, logic

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

समर्जिताम् (samarjitām) - acquired, earned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samarjita

samarjita - acquired, gained, earned, collected

Past Passive Participle

Formed from upasarga sam + root ṛj + kta suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛj (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here in masculine/neuter singular for ablative comparison.

ग्रासात् (grāsāt) - from a morsel (of food)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of grāsa

grāsa - morsel, mouthful, food, prey

Derived from root gras (to seize, to devour).

Root: gras (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - choice, excellent, best, boon, desired object

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Used here as a predicate accusative, 'I consider (it) better'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - dying, death, decease

verbal noun

Derived from root mṛ (to die) + ana suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - having a body, embodied, living being, creature

Derived from deha (body) + in suffix.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'maraṇam'.