योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-2

द्वाभ्यां चैवासि पक्षाभ्यामाभ्यां मुक्तो महामते ।
किं ते मरणमस्तीह किं वा जीवितमस्ति ते ॥ २ ॥

dvābhyāṃ caivāsi pakṣābhyāmābhyāṃ mukto mahāmate ,
kiṃ te maraṇamastīha kiṃ vā jīvitamasti te 2

2. dvābhyām ca eva asi pakṣābhyām ābhyām muktaḥ mahāmate
kim te maraṇam asti iha kim vā jīvitam asti te

2. mahāmate tvam ābhyām dvābhyām pakṣābhyām ca eva muktaḥ
asi te iha kim maraṇam asti vā te kim jīvitam asti

2. O great-minded one, you are indeed liberated by these two aspects. What is death for you here, or what is life for you?

Words meanings summery:

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• असि (asi) - you are

• पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - by two sides, by two wings, by two aspects

• आभ्याम् (ābhyām) - by these two

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, liberated, released

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

• किम् (kim) - what, whether

• ते (te) - for you, your

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• किम् (kim) - what, whether

• वा (vā) - or, either

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ते (te) - for you, your

Words meanings and morphology

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, with two

(numeral adjective)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Second Person, Singular

root as, parasmaipada, adadi class (2nd conjugation)

Root: as (class 2)

पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - by two sides, by two wings, by two aspects

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, wing, party, aspect, fortnight

आभ्याम् (ābhyām) - by these two

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the two aspects (pakṣa)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, liberated, released

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, liberated, released, let loose

Past Passive Participle

from root muc (to free, release) + kta suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'you' (asi)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, very intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

किम् (kim) - what, whether

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Dative of purpose or possessive genitive

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Third Person, Singular

root as, parasmaipada, adadi class (2nd conjugation)

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of life

from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Third Person, Singular

root as, parasmaipada, adadi class (2nd conjugation)

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Dative of purpose or possessive genitive