योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-85

पुनः कतिपया भुक्त्वा समाः समरसाशयः ।
जीवितं जीर्णया तन्वा पुनः स्वात्मनि लीयते ॥ ८५ ॥

punaḥ katipayā bhuktvā samāḥ samarasāśayaḥ ,
jīvitaṃ jīrṇayā tanvā punaḥ svātmani līyate 85

85. punaḥ katipayā bhuktvā samāḥ samarasāśayaḥ
jīvitaṃ jīrṇayā tanvā punaḥ svātmani līyate

85. punaḥ samarasāśayaḥ jīrṇayā tanvā katipayā
samāḥ jīvitam bhuktvā punaḥ svātmani līyate

85. Again, after experiencing life for a few years with a worn-out body, one whose mind (āśaya) is tranquil (samarasa) merges again into one's own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then

• कतिपया (katipayā) - some, a few

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed, having eaten, having experienced

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• समरसाशयः (samarasāśayaḥ) - whose mind/heart is tranquil/equanimous

• जीवितं (jīvitaṁ) - life, lifetime

• जीर्णया (jīrṇayā) - by the worn-out, by the old, by the decrepit

• तन्वा (tanvā) - by the body, by the form

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman)

• लीयते (līyate) - merges, dissolves, is absorbed

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then

(indeclinable)

कतिपया (katipayā) - some, a few

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - some, a few, several

Note: Qualifies 'samāḥ'.

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed, having eaten, having experienced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season

समरसाशयः (samarasāśayaḥ) - whose mind/heart is tranquil/equanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarasāśaya

samarasāśaya - one whose mind/heart is tranquil/equanimous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (samarasa+āśaya)

• samarasa – equanimous, harmonious, of uniform taste/feeling
  adjective
• āśaya – intention, mind, heart, disposition, repository, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'līyate' is implied as a being (puruṣa).

जीवितं (jīvitaṁ) - life, lifetime

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, lifetime, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीर्णया (jīrṇayā) - by the worn-out, by the old, by the decrepit

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - worn-out, old, decrepit, digested

Past Passive Participle

From root jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'tanvā'.

तन्वा (tanvā) - by the body, by the form

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, individual soul

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  adjective/pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

लीयते (līyate) - merges, dissolves, is absorbed

(verb)

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

Root: lī (class 4)

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