योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-17

घटादिषु प्रणष्टेषु यथाकाशाद्यखण्डितम् ।
तथा देहेषु नष्टेषु देही नित्यमलेपकः ॥ १७ ॥

ghaṭādiṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu yathākāśādyakhaṇḍitam ,
tathā deheṣu naṣṭeṣu dehī nityamalepakaḥ 17

17. ghaṭādiṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu yathā ākāśādi akhaṇḍitam
tathā deheṣu naṣṭeṣu dehī nityam alepakaḥ

17. yathā ghaṭādiṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu [satsu] ākāśādi akhaṇḍitam [bhavati],
tathā deheṣu naṣṭeṣu [satsu] dehī nityam alepakaḥ [bhavati]

17. Just as space (ākāśa) and the like remain undivided when pots and similar objects are completely destroyed, similarly, when bodies are destroyed, the embodied self (ātman) remains eternally unattached.

Words meanings summery:

• घटादिषु (ghaṭādiṣu) - in pots and the like, among pots etc.

• प्रणष्टेषु (praṇaṣṭeṣu) - when completely destroyed, among the completely destroyed

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• आकाशादि (ākāśādi) - Space and the other subtle elements that are not affected by gross objects. (space and the like, space etc.)

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, indivisible

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies, among bodies

• नष्टेषु (naṣṭeṣu) - when destroyed, among the destroyed

• देही (dehī) - the self (ātman) as the embodied entity (the embodied one, the soul, the possessor of a body)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, perpetually, always

• अलेपकः (alepakaḥ) - unattached, unstained, unsoiled, untouched

Words meanings and morphology

घटादिषु (ghaṭādiṣu) - in pots and the like, among pots etc.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ghaṭādi

ghaṭādi - pots and so on, pots etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṭa+ādi)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

प्रणष्टेषु (praṇaṣṭeṣu) - when completely destroyed, among the completely destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of praṇaṣṭa

praṇaṣṭa - completely destroyed, utterly perished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

आकाशादि (ākāśādi) - Space and the other subtle elements that are not affected by gross objects. (space and the like, space etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśādi

ākāśādi - space and the rest (of the elements/manifestations), beginning with space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+ādi)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, indivisible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - undivided, unbroken, indivisible

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'a' (not) + 'khaṇḍita' (broken, divided), from root 'khaṇḍ' (to break).

Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies, among bodies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

नष्टेषु (naṣṭeṣu) - when destroyed, among the destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

देही (dehī) - the self (ātman) as the embodied entity (the embodied one, the soul, the possessor of a body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehin

dehin - embodied one, soul, living being

Derived from 'deha' (body) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

अलेपकः (alepakaḥ) - unattached, unstained, unsoiled, untouched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alepaka

alepaka - unattached, unstained, unsoiled, untouched

Compound of 'a' (not) + 'lepaka' (staining, smearing, attaching).