योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-10

असन्नभ्युदितो मूकः पवनैः स्फुरितः क्षणम् ।
कालेनाल्पेन विलयी देहो नाहमचेतनः ॥ १० ॥

asannabhyudito mūkaḥ pavanaiḥ sphuritaḥ kṣaṇam ,
kālenālpena vilayī deho nāhamacetanaḥ 10

10. asan abhyuditaḥ mūkaḥ pavanaiḥ sphuritaḥ kṣaṇam
kālena alpena vilayī dehaḥ na aham acetanaḥ

10. aham acetanaḥ dehaḥ na asan abhyuditaḥ mūkaḥ
pavanaiḥ kṣaṇam sphuritaḥ alpena kālena vilayī

10. I am not this unconscious (acetana) body (deha), which was non-existent before it appeared, is mute, momentarily stirred by the vital breaths (pavana), and quickly perishes in a short time.

Words meanings summery:

• असन् (asan) - prior to manifestation or birth (not being, non-existent, unreal)

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - risen, appeared, originated, manifested

• मूकः (mūkaḥ) - mute, silent, dumb

• पवनैः (pavanaiḥ) - by the life-breaths or vital energies that animate the body (by winds, by vital airs)

• स्फुरितः (sphuritaḥ) - trembled, vibrated, throbbed, stirred

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily, instantly

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

• अल्पेन (alpena) - by a short, by a little

• विलयी (vilayī) - perishable, prone to dissolution, dissolving

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - The self (ātman), the true subject, distinct from the body. (I)

• अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - Lacking consciousness or awareness, hence distinct from the conscious self (ātman). (unconscious, insentient, non-sentient)

Words meanings and morphology

असन् (asan) - prior to manifestation or birth (not being, non-existent, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - not being, non-existent, unreal

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be), negation 'na' before 'sat'

Root: as (class 2)

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - risen, appeared, originated, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iñ' (to go) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'ud'

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

मूकः (mūkaḥ) - mute, silent, dumb

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūka

mūka - mute, silent, dumb

पवनैः (pavanaiḥ) - by the life-breaths or vital energies that animate the body (by winds, by vital airs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pavanam

pavanam - wind, air, vital air

From root 'pū' (to purify, to blow)

Root: pū (class 1)

स्फुरितः (sphuritaḥ) - trembled, vibrated, throbbed, stirred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurita

sphurita - trembled, vibrated, throbbed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sphur' (to throb, to tremble)

Root: sphur (class 6)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

अल्पेन (alpena) - by a short, by a little

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, short

Note: Qualifies 'kālena'.

विलयी (vilayī) - perishable, prone to dissolution, dissolving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilayin

vilayin - perishable, dissolving, prone to dissolution

From 'vi-lī' (to dissolve), suffix -in

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

From root 'dih' (to smear, to grow)

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: The subject of the description, which is being negated as 'I'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

अहम् (aham) - The self (ātman), the true subject, distinct from the body. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: First person singular pronoun.

अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - Lacking consciousness or awareness, hence distinct from the conscious self (ātman). (unconscious, insentient, non-sentient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, insentient

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'cetana' (conscious).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetana – conscious, sentient, having intelligence
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, to be conscious)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'dehaḥ'.