योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-69

न जीवन्न मृतं चित्तं रोधमायाति संसृतेः ।
अविनाभाविदेहत्वाद्वोधात्त्वेतन्न पश्यति ॥ ६९ ॥

na jīvanna mṛtaṃ cittaṃ rodhamāyāti saṃsṛteḥ ,
avinābhāvidehatvādvodhāttvetanna paśyati 69

69. na jīvan na mṛtam cittam rodham āyāti saṃsṛteḥ
avinābhāvīdehatvāt bodhāt tu etat na paśyati

69. cittam na jīvan na mṛtam saṃsṛteḥ rodham āyāti.
tu avinābhāvīdehatvāt bodhāt etat na paśyati

69. The mind (citta), neither truly alive nor truly dead, attains cessation from the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). Yet, because of its inherent connection to the body, it does not perceive this truth from the perspective of true understanding (bodha).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

• न (na) - not, no

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• रोधम् (rodham) - cessation, obstruction, restraint

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains

• संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - from transmigration (saṃsāra), from the cycle of rebirth

• अविनाभावीदेहत्वात् (avinābhāvīdehatvāt) - due to the state of having a body that is inseparable (from it)

• बोधात् (bodhāt) - from understanding, from knowledge, from awakening

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, a living being

Present Active Participle

Root: jīv (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

Root: mṛ (class 6)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart

रोधम् (rodham) - cessation, obstruction, restraint

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rodha

rodha - stopping, obstructing, siege, suppression, cessation

Root: rudh (class 7)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

From root yā (2nd class), with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - from transmigration (saṃsāra), from the cycle of rebirth

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अविनाभावीदेहत्वात् (avinābhāvīdehatvāt) - due to the state of having a body that is inseparable (from it)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avinābhāvīdehatva

avinābhāvīdehatva - the state of having a body which is inseparable (from mind/soul)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avinābhāvin+deha+tva)

• avinābhāvin – inseparable, inherent, co-existent
  adjective
  Derived from 'a' (not) + 'vinā' (without) + 'bhāvin' (being/existent)
  Prefix: a
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix forming abstract noun (neuter)

बोधात् (bodhāt) - from understanding, from knowledge, from awakening

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Present stem paśya- from root dṛś (1st class)

Root: dṛś (class 1)