योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-8

पिशाचानुभवो जीवधर्मश्चेत्तत्स सर्वदा ।
किं न पश्यति किं बन्धौ मृते पश्यति तत्तथा ॥ ८ ॥

piśācānubhavo jīvadharmaścettatsa sarvadā ,
kiṃ na paśyati kiṃ bandhau mṛte paśyati tattathā 8

8. piśācānubhavaḥ jīvadharmaḥ cet tat sa sarvadā
kim na paśyati kim bandhau mṛte paśyati tat tathā

8. cet piśācānubhavaḥ jīvadharmaḥ,
tat sa sarvadā.
kim na paśyati? kim bandhau mṛte tat tathā paśyati?

8. If the experience of ghosts (piśāca) is the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a living being (jīva), then that should be true always. Why does one not always perceive them? Why does one perceive them only when a relative has died?

Words meanings summery:

• पिशाचानुभवः (piśācānubhavaḥ) - experience of ghosts/goblins

• जीवधर्मः (jīvadharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature of a living being, duty/law of a living being

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - referring to the 'experience of ghosts' (that, it)

• स (sa) - that (experience) is always (true) (that, such)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• किम् (kim) - why?, what?

• न (na) - not

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• किम् (kim) - why?, what?

• बन्धौ (bandhau) - when a relative (is dead) (in a relative, among a relative)

• मृते (mṛte) - when a relative is dead (dead, deceased)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• तत् (tat) - referring to the 'experience of ghosts' (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

पिशाचानुभवः (piśācānubhavaḥ) - experience of ghosts/goblins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piśācānubhava

piśācānubhava - experience of ghosts/goblins

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (piśāca+anubhava)

• piśāca – goblin, demon, ghost
  noun (masculine)
• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जीवधर्मः (jīvadharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature of a living being, duty/law of a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvadharma

jīvadharma - the dharma (intrinsic nature, law, duty) of a jīva (living being)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jīva+dharma)

• jīva – living being, soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'jīv'
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dharma – law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'dhṛ'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - referring to the 'experience of ghosts' (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

स (sa) - that (experience) is always (true) (that, such)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'piśācānubhavaḥ'

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

derived from 'sarva' (all) with suffix '-dā' (indicating time)

किम् (kim) - why?, what?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

present active

1st class verb, present stem 'paśya-'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why?, what?

(indeclinable)

बन्धौ (bandhau) - when a relative (is dead) (in a relative, among a relative)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend

Root: bandh (class 9)

मृते (mṛte) - when a relative is dead (dead, deceased)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'mṛ'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'bandhau'

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

present active

1st class verb, present stem 'paśya-'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the 'experience of ghosts' (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)