योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-9

सा मूर्ता खादपि स्वच्छा सत्सत्तैवात्र कारणम् ।
विनश्यतः प्राणदेहौ वियोगान्मरुदेव च ॥ ९ ॥

sā mūrtā khādapi svacchā satsattaivātra kāraṇam ,
vinaśyataḥ prāṇadehau viyogānmarudeva ca 9

9. sā mūrtā khāt api svacchā sat-sattā eva atra
kāraṇam vinaśyataḥ prāṇa-dehau viyogāt marut eva ca

9. sā mūrtā api khāt svacchā atra sat-sattā eva
kāraṇam viyogāt prāṇa-dehau ca marut eva vinaśyataḥ

9. That (śakti/citi), though embodied, is purer even than space (ākāśa); indeed, pure existence (satsattā) itself is the cause for this. The vital breath (prāṇa) and the body both perish due to separation, as does the very air (marut).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• मूर्ता (mūrtā) - embodied, formed, manifest

• खात् (khāt) - from ākāśa, the element of space (from space, from ether)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• स्वच्छा (svacchā) - pure, clear, transparent

• सत्-सत्ता (sat-sattā) - true existence, pure being

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• विनश्यतः (vinaśyataḥ) - perish, are destroyed

• प्राण-देहौ (prāṇa-dehau) - vital breath (prāṇa) and body

• वियोगात् (viyogāt) - from separation, due to disjunction

• मरुत् (marut) - referring to the subtle air or vital air (prāṇa) element itself (wind, air, vital air)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

मूर्ता (mūrtā) - embodied, formed, manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrta

mūrta - embodied, formed, solid, manifest

Past Passive Participle

from root mūrcch (to coagulate, solidify)

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

खात् (khāt) - from ākāśa, the element of space (from space, from ether)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void (ākāśa)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

स्वच्छा (svacchā) - pure, clear, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, transparent, self-luminous

सत्-सत्ता (sat-sattā) - true existence, pure being

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat-sattā

sat-sattā - true existence, pure being, reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+sattā)

• sat – being, existent, true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ (to do) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विनश्यतः (vinaśyataḥ) - perish, are destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of vināś

present indicative, active voice

3rd person dual present indicative of root naś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

प्राण-देहौ (prāṇa-dehau) - vital breath (prāṇa) and body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāṇa-deha

prāṇa-deha - vital breath and body

Compound type : dvandva (prāṇa+deha)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

वियोगात् (viyogāt) - from separation, due to disjunction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viyoga

viyoga - separation, disjunction, absence

from vi-yuj (to separate)

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

मरुत् (marut) - referring to the subtle air or vital air (prāṇa) element itself (wind, air, vital air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marut

marut - wind, air, vital air (often associated with prāṇa)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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