योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-32

यथावेदनमर्थेषु चित्त्वे देहक्षयात्क्षते ।
मृतिरेव परं श्रेयो दृष्टं नानुभवादिति ॥ ३२ ॥

yathāvedanamartheṣu cittve dehakṣayātkṣate ,
mṛtireva paraṃ śreyo dṛṣṭaṃ nānubhavāditi 32

32. yathāvedanam artheṣu cittve dehakṣayāt kṣate
mṛtiḥ eva param śreyaḥ dṛṣṭam na anubhavāt iti

32. yathāvedanam artheṣu cittve dehakṣayāt kṣate mṛtiḥ eva param śreyaḥ dṛṣṭam,
na anubhavāt iti.

32. Having comprehended matters according to one's knowledge, (one might conclude that) when the body is damaged to the point of destruction, death itself is considered the supreme blessing. But this view does not stem from actual experience.

Words meanings summery:

• यथावेदनम् (yathāvedanam) - according to knowledge; as is perceived

• अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in objects; in matters; concerning purposes

• चित्त्वे (cittve) - having perceived; having understood

• देहक्षयात् (dehakṣayāt) - from the destruction of the body; due to the decay of the body

• क्षते (kṣate) - when injured; when damaged

• मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• परम् (param) - supreme; ultimate; highest

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good; welfare; blessing

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; perceived; considered

• न (na) - not

• अनुभवात् (anubhavāt) - from experience; based on experience

• इति (iti) - thus; so

Words meanings and morphology

यथावेदनम् (yathāvedanam) - according to knowledge; as is perceived

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vedana)

• yathā – as, like, in the manner that
  indeclinable
• vedana – knowledge, perception, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in objects; in matters; concerning purposes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, object, purpose, wealth, thing

चित्त्वे (cittve) - having perceived; having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerundive form from √cit

Root: cit (class 1)

देहक्षयात् (dehakṣayāt) - from the destruction of the body; due to the decay of the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dehakṣaya

dehakṣaya - destruction of the body, decay of the body

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deha+kṣaya)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, decline
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

क्षते (kṣate) - when injured; when damaged

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣata

kṣata - injured, damaged, wounded, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

formed from root √kṣan

Root: kṣan (class 8)

मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

Root: mṛ (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme; ultimate; highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good; welfare; blessing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, better, best, welfare, blessing, virtue

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; perceived; considered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed, considered, visible

Past Passive Participle

formed from root √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनुभवात् (anubhavāt) - from experience; based on experience

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anubhava

anubhava - experience, perception, feeling, understanding

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus; so

(indeclinable)