योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-107, verse-2

अतो जीवन्नपि मृत इव सर्वोऽवतिष्ठते ।
असावहं च त्वं चेति जीवन्तोऽपि मृता इव ॥ २ ॥

ato jīvannapi mṛta iva sarvo'vatiṣṭhate ,
asāvahaṃ ca tvaṃ ceti jīvanto'pi mṛtā iva 2

2. ataḥ jīvan api mṛtaḥ iva sarvaḥ avatiṣṭhate
asau aham ca tvaṃ ca iti jīvantaḥ api mṛtāḥ iva

2. ataḥ sarvaḥ jīvan api mṛtaḥ iva avatiṣṭhate
asau aham ca tvaṃ ca iti jīvantaḥ api mṛtāḥ iva

2. Therefore, even while living, everyone exists as if dead. That one, I, and you – all of us, though living, are like the dead.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased, inanimate

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, everyone

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, stands, exists, continues

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

• अहम् (aham) - I

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (singular)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - Marks the preceding as an example of 'everyone'. (thus, so, signifies quotation or enumeration)

• जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive (plural)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased, inanimate (plural)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

Note: Connects to the previous verse.

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present active participle

From root `jīv` (to live), present active participle, nominative singular masculine.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially 'while living'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased, inanimate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, passed away

Past passive participle

From root `mṛ` (to die), past passive participle, nominative singular masculine.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used with `iva` to form a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: Subject of `avatiṣṭhate`.

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, stands, exists, continues

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present middle

Root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ava-`. Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one yonder

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: Subject.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun, nominative.

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Second person singular pronoun, nominative.

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

इति (iti) - Marks the preceding as an example of 'everyone'. (thus, so, signifies quotation or enumeration)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present active participle

From root `jīv` (to live), present active participle, nominative plural masculine.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially 'while living'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased, inanimate (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, passed away

Past passive participle

From root `mṛ` (to die), past passive participle, nominative plural masculine.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used with `iva` to form a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.