योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-3

निदर्शनार्थमेतत्तु मयोक्तमरिमर्दन ।
न त्वं जीवसि सर्वज्ञ म्रियसे न कदाचन ॥ ३ ॥

nidarśanārthametattu mayoktamarimardana ,
na tvaṃ jīvasi sarvajña mriyase na kadācana 3

3. nidarśanārtham etat tu mayā uktam arimardana
na tvam jīvasi sarvajña mriyase na kadācana

3. arimardana etat tu mayā nidarśanārtham uktam
sarvajña tvam na jīvasi na kadācana mriyase

3. O destroyer of enemies, this indeed has been stated by me for the purpose of illustration. O all-knowing one, you neither live nor ever die.

Words meanings summery:

• निदर्शनार्थम् (nidarśanārtham) - for the purpose of illustration, as an example

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मया (mayā) - by me

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, stated

• अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O destroyer of enemies

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live

• सर्वज्ञ (sarvajña) - O all-knowing one

• म्रियसे (mriyase) - you die

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

Words meanings and morphology

निदर्शनार्थम् (nidarśanārtham) - for the purpose of illustration, as an example

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidarśana+artha)

• nidarśana – illustration, example, showing
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often used as an adverbial accusative to express purpose

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the statement made in the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'uktam'

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, stated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, stated

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak) + kta suffix; root vac undergoes samprasarana (va to u)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'

अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, crushing foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, treading down
  noun (neuter)
  from root mṛd (to crush)
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Addressed to the listener

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Second Person, Singular

root jīv, parasmaipada, bhvadi class (1st conjugation)

Root: jīv (class 1)

सर्वज्ञ (sarvajña) - O all-knowing one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvajña

sarvajña - all-knowing, omniscient

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+jña)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• jña – knowing, understanding
  adjective
  from root jñā (to know) + ka suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to the listener

म्रियसे (mriyase) - you die

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ

Present Tense, Second Person, Singular

root mṛ, ātmanepada, 6th conjugation

Root: mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

(indeclinable)