योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-12

सर्वेषां जीवराशीनामात्मावस्थात्रयं श्रितः ।
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्याख्यमत्र देहो न कारणम् ॥ १२ ॥

sarveṣāṃ jīvarāśīnāmātmāvasthātrayaṃ śritaḥ ,
jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyākhyamatra deho na kāraṇam 12

12. sarveṣām jīvarāśīnām ātmā avasthātrayam śritaḥ
jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptyākhyam atra dehaḥ na kāraṇam

12. sarveṣām jīvarāśīnām ātmā jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptyākhyam
avasthātrayam śritaḥ atra dehaḥ kāraṇam na

12. The self (ātman) of all living beings assumes three states—waking, dream, and deep sleep. In this context, the body is not the cause of these states.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• जीवराशीनाम् (jīvarāśīnām) - of living beings, of multitudes of life

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul

• अवस्थात्रयम् (avasthātrayam) - the three states

• श्रितः (śritaḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, having assumed

• जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-सुषुप्त्याख्यम् (jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptyākhyam) - named waking, dream, and deep sleep

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this regard

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• न (na) - not, no

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

जीवराशीनाम् (jīvarāśīnām) - of living beings, of multitudes of life

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīvarāśi

jīvarāśi - multitude of living beings, aggregate of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+rāśi)

• jīva – living, alive, life, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• rāśi – heap, pile, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

अवस्थात्रयम् (avasthātrayam) - the three states

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avasthātraya

avasthātraya - the three states

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avasthā+traya)

• avasthā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)

श्रितः (śritaḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, having assumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrita

śrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, assumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri (to resort to, serve)

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Here used as an adjective modifying 'ātman'

जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-सुषुप्त्याख्यम् (jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptyākhyam) - named waking, dream, and deep sleep

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyākhya

jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyākhya - named waking, dream, and deep sleep

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+svapna+suṣupti+ākhya)

• jāgrat – waking state, awake
  noun (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• suṣupti – deep sleep
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ākhya – named, called, denominated
  adjective (neuter)
  From √khyā (to be known) with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'avasthātrayam'

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this regard

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.