योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
स्थैर्यं देहस्य दृष्टस्य जीवितं प्रोच्यते जनैः ।
देहान्तरार्थं देहस्य संत्यागो मरणं स्मृतम् ॥ १ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca ,
sthairyaṃ dehasya dṛṣṭasya jīvitaṃ procyate janaiḥ ,
dehāntarārthaṃ dehasya saṃtyāgo maraṇaṃ smṛtam 1

1. śrībhagavān uvāca sthairyam dehasya dṛṣṭasya jīvitam procyate
janaiḥ dehāntarārtham dehasya saṃtyāgaḥ maraṇam smṛtam

1. śrībhagavān uvāca janaiḥ dṛṣṭasya dehasya sthairyam jīvitam
procyate dehāntarārtham dehasya saṃtyāgaḥ maraṇam smṛtam

1. The Blessed Lord said: Stability of the perceived body is declared by people to be life. The complete abandonment of the body for the sake of another body is considered death.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, the Glorious One

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadfastness

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• दृष्टस्य (dṛṣṭasya) - of the perceived (body) (of the seen, of that which is perceived)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is declared, is spoken of

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men

• देहान्तरार्थम् (dehāntarārtham) - for the sake of another body, for a different body

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• संत्यागः (saṁtyāgaḥ) - complete abandonment (abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (to be) (is remembered, is considered, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, the Glorious One

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - the Glorious, the Blessed, Lord

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, good fortune, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – illustrious, divine, blessed, venerable, glorious one
  adjective (masculine)
  From bhaga (fortune) + vat (possessive)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative (lit)

Root vac- (to speak), perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadfastness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - stability, firmness, steadfastness, permanence

Abstract noun from sthira (firm, stable)

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

दृष्टस्य (dṛṣṭasya) - of the perceived (body) (of the seen, of that which is perceived)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś- (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dehasya

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (adjective) or noun derived from it

From root jīv- (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is declared, is spoken of

(verb)

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

Present Passive Indicative

Root vac- (to speak) with prefix pra-, passive voice

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people

देहान्तरार्थम् (dehāntarārtham) - for the sake of another body, for a different body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehāntarārtha

dehāntarārtha - for the sake of another body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+antara+artha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, internal, interval
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

संत्यागः (saṁtyāgaḥ) - complete abandonment (abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtyāga

saṁtyāga - abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation

From root tyaj- (to abandon) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ- (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (to be) (is remembered, is considered, is known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, known, considered

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ- (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with maraṇam