योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-71

नाहं देह इति त्वस्मिन्युक्तिमाकर्णय क्रमे ।
सर्वाङ्गेष्वपि सत्स्वेव शवः कस्मान्न वल्गति ॥ ७१ ॥

nāhaṃ deha iti tvasminyuktimākarṇaya krame ,
sarvāṅgeṣvapi satsveva śavaḥ kasmānna valgati 71

71. na aham deha iti tu asmin yuktim ākarṇaya krame
sarvāṅgeṣu api satsu eva śavaḥ kasmāt na valgati

71. tu asmin krame yuktim ākarṇaya na aham deha iti
sarvāṅgeṣu api satsu eva śavaḥ kasmāt na valgati

71. Regarding the statement 'I am not the body,' listen to this reasoning in order: Why does a corpse not move, even though all its limbs are present?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देह (deha) - body, form, mass

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• युक्तिम् (yuktim) - reasoning, argument, proof

• आकर्णय (ākarṇaya) - listen, hear

• क्रमे (krame) - in order, in sequence

• सर्वाङ्गेषु (sarvāṅgeṣu) - in all limbs

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सत्सु (satsu) - while existing or being present (being, existing, present)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

• न (na) - not, no

• वल्गति (valgati) - moves, jumps, stirs

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

देह (deha) - body, form, mass

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass, physical frame

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

युक्तिम् (yuktim) - reasoning, argument, proof

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - junction, union, reasoning, argument, proof, skill, propriety

आकर्णय (ākarṇaya) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ākarṇaya

Causative from root karṇ (or denominative from karṇa 'ear') with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: karṇ (class 10)

क्रमे (krame) - in order, in sequence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method, turn

सर्वाङ्गेषु (sarvāṅgeṣu) - in all limbs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvāṅga

sarvāṅga - all limbs, every part of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+aṅga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सत्सु (satsu) - while existing or being present (being, existing, present)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be), present active participle

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative form of 'kim' used as an adverb 'why'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वल्गति (valgati) - moves, jumps, stirs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of valg

Root: valg (class 1)