योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-52

मृतेरनन्तरं भाति यथास्थितमिदं जगत् ।
शून्यास्मैव घनाकारं तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे चितः ॥ ५२ ॥

mṛteranantaraṃ bhāti yathāsthitamidaṃ jagat ,
śūnyāsmaiva ghanākāraṃ tasminneva kṣaṇe citaḥ 52

52. mṛteḥ anantaram bhāti yathāsthitam idam jagat
śūnyā asmai eva ghana-ākāram tasmin eva kṣaṇe citaḥ

52. mṛteḥ anantaram idam jagat yathāsthitam ghana-ākāram bhāti,
tasmin eva kṣaṇe citaḥ asmai eva śūnyā

52. After death, this world appears just as it was, a substantial form. Yet, for consciousness (cit) itself, at that very moment, it is empty.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतेः (mṛteḥ) - of death, from death

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is manifest

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it was, as it stood, in its original state

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• शून्या (śūnyā) - empty (of independent reality) (empty, void, non-existent)

• अस्मै (asmai) - for consciousness (cit) (to this, for this)

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

• घन-आकारम् (ghana-ākāram) - of dense form, substantial form, solid appearance

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

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

• क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - in the moment, at the instant

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit)

Words meanings and morphology

मृतेः (mṛteḥ) - of death, from death

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying, decease

From root 'mṛ' (मृ) 'to die'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+antara)

• an – not, non-
  prefix
• antara – interval, intermediate, interior
  noun (neuter)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is manifest

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root `bhā` (भ्ल्) class 2, Parasmaipada, Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it was, as it stood, in its original state

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - as it stood, as it was, in its original state

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (स्था) 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jagat`

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

From root 'gam' (गम्) 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

शून्या (śūnyā) - empty (of independent reality) (empty, void, non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent, unreal

Note: Feminine form, likely referring to an implied feminine noun like `dṛṣṭi` (vision), `prakṛti` (nature), or used predicatively for the world's perceived reality.

अस्मै (asmai) - for consciousness (cit) (to this, for this)

(pronoun)

Dative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `cit` (consciousness), which is neuter in a philosophical sense.

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

(indeclinable)

घन-आकारम् (ghana-ākāram) - of dense form, substantial form, solid appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghana-ākāra

ghana-ākāra - dense form, substantial form, solid appearance

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ghana+ākāra)

• ghana – dense, solid, compact, thick
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used predicatively for `jagat`.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `kṣaṇe`.

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

(indeclinable)

क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - in the moment, at the instant

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)