योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-49

मृतोऽहमिदमस्तीति प्रतिभैव चिदात्मिका ।
मृतिरत्यन्तनाशश्चेत्तत्सा निद्रा सुखोपमा ॥ ४९ ॥

mṛto'hamidamastīti pratibhaiva cidātmikā ,
mṛtiratyantanāśaścettatsā nidrā sukhopamā 49

49. mṛtaḥ aham idam asti iti pratibhā eva cidātmikā
mṛtiḥ atyantanāśaḥ cet tat sā nidrā sukhopamā

49. mṛtaḥ aham idam asti iti pratibhā eva cidātmikā (asti).
mṛtiḥ atyantanāśaḥ cet,
tat sā sukhopamā nidrā.

49. The feeling 'I am dead' or 'this (body) exists' is merely (eva) an appearance (pratibhā) consisting of consciousness (cidātmikā). If death (mṛtiḥ) were truly complete destruction, then it would be like a pleasant sleep (nidrā sukhopamā).

Words meanings summery:

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this (body) (this)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - appearance, manifestation, intuition, idea

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• चिदात्मिका (cidātmikā) - consisting of consciousness (cidātmikā) (having the nature of consciousness, consisting of consciousness)

• मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death, dying

• अत्यन्तनाशः (atyantanāśaḥ) - complete destruction, absolute annihilation

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then (adverbial use of 'that') (that, then)

• सा (sā) - that (death) (she, that)

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (nidrā) (sleep)

• सुखोपमा (sukhopamā) - like a pleasant sleep (like happiness, resembling pleasure)

Words meanings and morphology

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, past (participle of mṛ 'to die')

Past Passive Participle

Root: mṛ

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इदम् (idam) - this (body) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - appearance, manifestation, intuition, idea

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibhā

pratibhā - appearance, manifestation, intuition, insight, radiance

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

चिदात्मिका (cidātmikā) - consisting of consciousness (cidātmikā) (having the nature of consciousness, consisting of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cidātmika

cidātmika - consisting of or having the nature of consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+ātmika)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• ātmika – relating to the self (ātman), consisting of
  adjective
  Derived from ātman + ika suffix.

मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

Root: mṛ

अत्यन्तनाशः (atyantanāśaḥ) - complete destruction, absolute annihilation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyantanāśa

atyantanāśa - complete destruction, absolute annihilation

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+nāśa)

• atyanta – extreme, absolute, ultimate
  adjective
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then (adverbial use of 'that') (that, then)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'then' or 'in that case'.

सा (sā) - that (death) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mṛtiḥ' (death).

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (nidrā) (sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

Prefix: ni

Root: drā

सुखोपमा (sukhopamā) - like a pleasant sleep (like happiness, resembling pleasure)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhopamā

sukhopamā - resembling happiness, comparable to pleasure

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+upamā)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, analogy
  noun (feminine)

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