योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-42

मृतौ न जायते तस्माच्चेतसैव स केवलम् ।
इहायमित्थमित्येव वेत्ति खे वासनात्मकम् ॥ ४२ ॥

mṛtau na jāyate tasmāccetasaiva sa kevalam ,
ihāyamitthamityeva vetti khe vāsanātmakam 42

42. mṛtau na jāyate tasmāt cetasā eva saḥ kevalam
iha ayam ittham iti eva vetti khe vāsanātmakam

42. tasmāt saḥ mṛtau na jāyate.
kevalam cetasā eva iha ayam ittham iti eva vetti,
khe vāsanātmakam.

42. Therefore, at the time of death, the individual is not truly born (as the physical body dies); rather, solely through their mind, they perceive 'this is thus' within the realm of consciousness (kha), which is characterized by their ingrained impressions.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतौ (mṛtau) - in death, at the time of death

• न (na) - not, no

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by consciousness, by thought

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• इति (iti) - thus, so, that (introduces a quotation or thought)

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• खे (khe) - in space, in the ether, in consciousness

• वासनात्मकम् (vāsanātmakam) - consisting of impressions, having the nature of latent tendencies, characterized by ingrained habits

Words meanings and morphology

मृतौ (mṛtau) - in death, at the time of death

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, demise, dying

Root: mṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

4th class Atmanepada verb

Root: jan (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used adverbially as 'therefore'.

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by consciousness, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, exclusive, whole, entire, pure, merely

Note: Used here adverbially.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, that (introduces a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

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

2nd class Parasmaipada verb

Root: vid (class 2)

खे (khe) - in space, in the ether, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - ether, space, sky, consciousness

वासनात्मकम् (vāsanātmakam) - consisting of impressions, having the nature of latent tendencies, characterized by ingrained habits

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanātmaka

vāsanātmaka - consisting of or having the nature of vāsanās (impressions, latent tendencies)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+ātmaka)

• vāsanā – impression, latent tendency, habit, mental predisposition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman + ka (suffix)