योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-34

यद्बन्धुमध्ये मरणं मया तद्दृष्टमात्मनः ।
सा मायैव न संदेहः शेषं पश्यामि तस्य तम् ॥ ३४ ॥

yadbandhumadhye maraṇaṃ mayā taddṛṣṭamātmanaḥ ,
sā māyaiva na saṃdehaḥ śeṣaṃ paśyāmi tasya tam 34

34. yat bandhumadhye maraṇam mayā tat dṛṣṭam ātmanaḥ
sā māyā eva na saṃdehaḥ śeṣam paśyāmi tasya tam

34. yat bandhumadhye mayā ātmanaḥ maraṇam dṛṣṭam sā
māyā eva na saṃdehaḥ tam tasya śeṣam paśyāmi

34. The death among kinsmen, which I saw as my own (ātman), is certainly an illusion (māyā); there is no doubt about it. I shall investigate the rest of that matter.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• बन्धुमध्ये (bandhumadhye) - amidst kinsmen, in the midst of relatives

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत् (tat) - that

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of myself

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• न (na) - not

• संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder, rest

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I observe, I investigate

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to maraṇam.

बन्धुमध्ये (bandhumadhye) - amidst kinsmen, in the midst of relatives

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bandhumadhya

bandhumadhya - the midst of kinsmen/relatives

Tatpurusha compound: bandhu (kinsman) + madhya (midst).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bandhu+madhya)

• bandhu – kinsman, relative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes the location of death.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of passive action dṛṣṭam.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to maraṇam.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for tat.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of myself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive, 'my own'.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to māyā.

माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, artifice, trick, magical power (māyā)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates saṃdehaḥ.

संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdeha

saṁdeha - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty

From root dih (to smear, collect) with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 1)

शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder, rest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, residue

From root śiṣ (to leave).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I observe, I investigate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense

From root dṛś (to see), 1st person singular active, present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the māyā (illusion) or the whole 'matter' from the previous verse.

तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with śeṣam (if śeṣa is masculine).

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