योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-71

शरीराद्व्यतिरिक्तं ज्ञं पश्यतः प्रविवेकिनः ।
विकर्तिताङ्गकस्यापि न किंचित्प्रविकर्तितम् ॥ ७१ ॥

śarīrādvyatiriktaṃ jñaṃ paśyataḥ pravivekinaḥ ,
vikartitāṅgakasyāpi na kiṃcitpravikartitam 71

71. śarīrāt vyatiriktam jñam paśyataḥ pravivekinaḥ |
vikartitāṅgakasya api na kiñcit pravikartitam ||

71. pravivekinaḥ śarīrāt vyatiriktam jñam paśyataḥ
vikartitāṅgakasya api na kiñcit pravikartitam

71. For the deeply discerning person who perceives the conscious self (jña) as separate from the body, nothing whatsoever is severed, even if their physical limbs are cut off.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body

• व्यतिरिक्तम् (vyatiriktam) - separate, distinct, excluded

• ज्ञम् (jñam) - the conscious self (ātman) (the knowing one, conscious self, knowledge)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one seeing, for one who sees

• प्रविवेकिनः (pravivekinaḥ) - of the discerning one, for the discerning person

• विकर्तिताङ्गकस्य (vikartitāṅgakasya) - of one whose limbs are cut off, even if limbs are severed

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

• प्रविकर्तितम् (pravikartitam) - cut off, severed, dismembered

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

व्यतिरिक्तम् (vyatiriktam) - separate, distinct, excluded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyatirikta

vyatirikta - separate, distinct, excluded, other than

Past Passive Participle

from root ric (to separate) with prefixes vi and ati

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'jñam'.

ज्ञम् (jñam) - the conscious self (ātman) (the knowing one, conscious self, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jña

jña - knowing, wise, the knowing one, conscious principle

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one seeing, for one who sees

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś (to see), which changes to paśya in present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'pravivekinaḥ'.

प्रविवेकिनः (pravivekinaḥ) - of the discerning one, for the discerning person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pravivekin

pravivekin - discerning, discriminating, one who has deep discrimination

from praviveka (deep discrimination) + in (possessive suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: vic (class 6)

विकर्तिताङ्गकस्य (vikartitāṅgakasya) - of one whose limbs are cut off, even if limbs are severed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vikartitāṅgaka

vikartitāṅgaka - one whose small limbs are cut off, dismembered

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikartita+aṅgaka)

• vikartita – cut off, severed, dismembered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛt (to cut) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• aṅgaka – limb (diminutive/affectionate)
  noun (neuter)
  diminutive of aṅga

Note: Functions adverbially or as a genitive of circumstance ('even for one whose limbs...').

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, whatsoever, a little

Note: Here used as the subject of 'pravikartitam'.

प्रविकर्तितम् (pravikartitam) - cut off, severed, dismembered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravikartita

pravikartita - cut off, severed, dismembered, thoroughly cut

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛt (to cut) with prefixes pra and vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective 'is cut off'.