योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-27

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यद्यात्मनि स्थिते देवे तत्सत्ता लब्धसंस्थितिः ।
देहो नाशमुपायाति तत्किं नष्टमिहात्मनि ॥ २७ ॥

yadyātmani sthite deve tatsattā labdhasaṃsthitiḥ ,
deho nāśamupāyāti tatkiṃ naṣṭamihātmani 27

27. yadi ātmani sthite deve tatsattā labdhasaṃsthitiḥ
dehaḥ nāśam upayāti tat kim naṣṭam iha ātmani

27. yadi deve ātmani sthite,
tatsattā labdhasaṃsthitiḥ dehaḥ nāśam upayāti,
tat kim iha ātmani naṣṭam?

27. If, while the divine Self (ātman) remains established, the body, whose existence is derived from that (Self), perishes, then what exactly is lost in the Self (ātman) here?

Words meanings summery:

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यदि (yadi) - if, in case

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul, in the inner being

स्थिते (sthite) - situated, abiding, standing

देवे (deve) - in the divine, in the god

तत्सत्ता (tatsattā) - The existence of the Self (ātman). (its existence, the existence of that)

लब्धसंस्थितिः (labdhasaṁsthitiḥ) - describing the body whose existence is established by the Self. (having obtained its constitution/establishment, whose existence is established)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, annihilation

उपयाति (upayāti) - approaches, goes towards, attains, undergoes

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

किम् (kim) - what?

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul, in the inner being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

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

स्थिते (sthite) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

देवे (deve) - in the divine, in the god

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being, celestial

Note: Here functioning as an adjective for 'ātmani', meaning 'divine'.

तत्सत्ता (tatsattā) - The existence of the Self (ātman). (its existence, the existence of that)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tatsattā

tatsattā - its existence, the existence of that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sattā)

tad – that, its
pronoun (neuter)
sattā – existence, being, reality
noun (feminine)

लब्धसंस्थितिः (labdhasaṁsthitiḥ) - describing the body whose existence is established by the Self. (having obtained its constitution/establishment, whose existence is established)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of labdhasaṃsthiti

labdhasaṁsthiti - having obtained a firm footing/establishment

Compound type : bahuvrihi (labdha+saṃsthiti)

labdha – obtained, acquired
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'labh' (to obtain) with the suffix 'kta'.
Root: labh (class 1)
saṃsthiti – constitution, arrangement, establishment, existence, state
noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dehaḥ'.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, annihilation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin, disappearance

उपयाति (upayāti) - approaches, goes towards, attains, undergoes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upayā