योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-7

यावच्छरीरसत्ता चेच्चेतनस्य तदुच्यताम् ।
शवः कस्मान्न चलति सत्यखण्डे शरीरके ॥ ७ ॥

yāvaccharīrasattā ceccetanasya taducyatām ,
śavaḥ kasmānna calati satyakhaṇḍe śarīrake 7

7. yāvat śarīrasattā cet cetanasya tat ucyatām
śavaḥ kasmāt na calati sati akhaṇḍe śarīrake

7. cet cetanasya yāvat śarīrasattā tat ucyatām.
akhaṇḍe śarīrake sati śavaḥ kasmāt na calati.

7. If the existence of the conscious entity (cetana) is coextensive with the body, then let that be declared. Why does a corpse not move even when the body is perfectly intact?

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

• शरीरसत्ता (śarīrasattā) - existence of the body, bodily existence

• चेत् (cet) - if

• चतनस्य (catanasya) - of the conscious entity

• तत् (tat) - referring to the statement/declaration (that, it)

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be declared, let it be stated

• शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• न (na) - not

• चलति (calati) - moves, stirs

• सति (sati) - being, existing

• अखण्डे (akhaṇḍe) - intact, unbroken, complete

• शरीरके (śarīrake) - in/upon the body

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

(indeclinable)

शरीरसत्ता (śarīrasattā) - existence of the body, bodily existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarīrasattā

śarīrasattā - bodily existence, existence of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+sattā)

• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

चतनस्य (catanasya) - of the conscious entity

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, intelligent; a conscious being

derived from root 'cit'

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the statement/declaration (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Could also be accusative singular

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be declared, let it be stated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

passive imperative

root 'vac' becomes 'uc' in passive stem; 3rd person singular, imperative mood

Root: vac (class 2)

शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of interrogative pronoun 'kim', used as an indeclinable 'why'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

चलति (calati) - moves, stirs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of cal

present active

1st class verb, present stem cala-

Root: cal (class 1)

सति (sati) - being, existing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'akhaṇḍe śarīrake'

अखण्डे (akhaṇḍe) - intact, unbroken, complete

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍa

akhaṇḍa - undivided, unbroken, entire, complete

negative prefix 'a-' + 'khaṇḍa' (broken)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khaṇḍa – broken, piece, part
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'khaṇḍ'
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīrake'

शरीरके (śarīrake) - in/upon the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīraka

śarīraka - body (often used as a diminutive or with endearment, but here essentially 'body')

derived from 'śarīra' with suffix '-ka'

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