योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-27

अपि नङ्क्ष्यामि देहेन नैव भोक्ष्ये गुणान्वितम् ।
सुखयन्ति हि चेतांसि जीवितादपि साधवः ॥ २७ ॥

api naṅkṣyāmi dehena naiva bhokṣye guṇānvitam ,
sukhayanti hi cetāṃsi jīvitādapi sādhavaḥ 27

27. api naṅkṣyāmi dehena na eva bhokṣye guṇānvitam
sukhayanti hi cetāṃsi jīvitāt api sādhavaḥ

27. api dehena naṅkṣyāmi,
eva guṇānvitam na bhokṣye.
hi sādhavaḥ cetāṃsi jīvitāt api sukhayanti.

27. Even if I perish with this body, I will certainly not prey on one endowed with good qualities. For virtuous individuals indeed gladden minds even more than life itself.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• नङ्क्ष्यामि (naṅkṣyāmi) - I shall perish, I shall be destroyed

• देहेन (dehena) - by the body, with the body

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• भोक्ष्ये (bhokṣye) - In the context of a predator, 'prey on' or 'eat' is more fitting. (I shall enjoy, I shall eat, I shall prey on)

• गुणान्वितम् (guṇānvitam) - one endowed with qualities, virtuous one

• सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they gladden, they please, they make happy

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• चेतांसि (cetāṁsi) - minds, hearts, consciousness

• जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - from life, than life

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous ones, good people, ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

नङ्क्ष्यामि (naṅkṣyāmi) - I shall perish, I shall be destroyed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

देहेन (dehena) - by the body, with the body

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

भोक्ष्ये (bhokṣye) - In the context of a predator, 'prey on' or 'eat' is more fitting. (I shall enjoy, I shall eat, I shall prey on)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

गुणान्वितम् (guṇānvitam) - one endowed with qualities, virtuous one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇānvita

guṇānvita - endowed with qualities, accompanied by virtues

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+anvita)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, good quality, string
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they gladden, they please, they make happy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sukhay

Causative verb

Derived from sukha (happiness) as a causative root

Root: sukh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

चेतांसि (cetāṁsi) - minds, hearts, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cetas

cetas - mind, heart, intellect, consciousness

Root: cit (class 1)

जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - from life, than life

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous ones, good people, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man