योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-15

जीवधातुः शरीरेऽन्तर्विद्यते येन जीव्यते ।
तेजो वीर्यं जीवधातुरित्याद्यभिधमङ्ग यत् ॥ १५ ॥

jīvadhātuḥ śarīre'ntarvidyate yena jīvyate ,
tejo vīryaṃ jīvadhāturityādyabhidhamaṅga yat 15

15. jīvadhātuḥ śarīre antaḥ vidyate yena jīvyate
tejaḥ vīryam jīvadhātuḥ iti ādi abhidham aṅga yat

15. śarīre antaḥ jīvadhātuḥ vidyate,
yena jīvyate.
aṅga,
yat tejaḥ vīryam jīvadhātuḥ iti ādi abhidham,
(tat eva jīvadhātuḥ asti).

15. Within the body, the living essence (jīvadhātu) exists, by which one lives. O dear one, that which is known by names such as brilliance (tejas), vitality (vīrya), and indeed the living essence (jīvadhātu) itself, is this very principle.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body, on the body

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• जीव्यते (jīvyate) - is lived, one lives, is sustained

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, brilliance, light, energy, virility

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - vigor, strength, power, vitality, semen

• जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or emphasis

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so forth

• अभिधम् (abhidham) - named, called, designated

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (as an address) (O dear one, O friend, O limb)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvadhātu

jīvadhātu - living essence, life-principle, vital element

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+dhātu)

• jīva – life, living, alive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dhātu – element, constituent, primary substance, root
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body, on the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present passive

root vid (class 4) in atmanepada

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Derived from root 'vid' (to be, to exist).

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to jīvadhātu.

जीव्यते (jīvyate) - is lived, one lives, is sustained

(verb)

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

present passive

root jīv (class 1) in atmanepada, passive voice

Root: jīv (class 1)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, brilliance, light, energy, virility

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, energy, virility

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - vigor, strength, power, vitality, semen

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - vigor, strength, power, vitality, semen

जीवधातुः (jīvadhātuḥ) - the living essence, life-principle, vital element

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvadhātu

jīvadhātu - living essence, life-principle, vital element

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+dhātu)

• jīva – life, living, alive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dhātu – element, constituent, primary substance, root
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or emphasis

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a list or quotation.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so forth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, and so forth, etcetera

Note: In 'ityādi', it forms a compound meaning 'etcetera'.

अभिधम् (abhidham) - named, called, designated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhidha

abhidha - name, appellation, that which is named

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Accusative singular if viewed as object, but here it matches 'yat' as a predicate nominative.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (as an address) (O dear one, O friend, O limb)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, constituent, O dear one (vocative particle)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to jīvadhātu in the first line.