योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-15

मृतानामग्निदग्धानामिह वा देहनाशिनाम् ।
नरकस्वर्गभोगाय विदेहे देहकारणम् ॥ १५ ॥

mṛtānāmagnidagdhānāmiha vā dehanāśinām ,
narakasvargabhogāya videhe dehakāraṇam 15

15. mṛtānām agnidagdhānām iha vā dehanāśinām
narakasvargabhogāya videhe dehakāraṇam

15. mṛtānām agnidagdhānām vā dehanāśinām iha
videhe naraka-svarga-bhogāya dehakāraṇam

15. For the dead, for those whose bodies have been burnt by fire here, or for those whose bodies are otherwise destroyed—what is the cause for them to acquire a body when bodiless, for the enjoyment of hell or heaven?

Words meanings summery:

• मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead, of those who have died

• अग्निदग्धानाम् (agnidagdhānām) - of those burnt by fire

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• देहनाशिनाम् (dehanāśinām) - of those whose bodies are destroyed

• नरकस्वर्गभोगाय (narakasvargabhogāya) - for the enjoyment of hell and heaven

• विदेहे (videhe) - in a bodiless state, when bodiless

• देहकारणम् (dehakāraṇam) - the cause of a body

Words meanings and morphology

मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead, of those who have died

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अग्निदग्धानाम् (agnidagdhānām) - of those burnt by fire

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of agnidagdha

agnidagdha - burnt by fire, consumed by fire

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (agni+dagdha)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

देहनाशिनाम् (dehanāśinām) - of those whose bodies are destroyed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehanāśin

dehanāśin - destroying the body, having the body destroyed, perishable bodied

Tatpuruṣa compound ending in suffix -in

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deha+nāśin)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• nāśin – destroying, perishing, perishable
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  Derived from root naś (to perish) with suffix -in
  Root: naś (class 4)

नरकस्वर्गभोगाय (narakasvargabhogāya) - for the enjoyment of hell and heaven

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of narakasvargabhoga

narakasvargabhoga - enjoyment of hell and heaven

Dvandva compound (naraka-svarga) + Tatpuruṣa compound (bhoga)

Compound type : Dvandva/Tatpuruṣa (naraka+svarga+bhoga)

• naraka – hell, Hades, underworld
  noun (masculine)
• svarga – heaven, abode of gods
  noun (masculine)
• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession, food
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Purpose, 'for the sake of'

विदेहे (videhe) - in a bodiless state, when bodiless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of videha

videha - bodiless, without a body, discarnate

Bahuvrīhi compound (vi- + deha)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+deha)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  prefix
  Prefix indicating separation or negation
• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the state of being bodiless

देहकारणम् (dehakāraṇam) - the cause of a body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehakāraṇa

dehakāraṇa - cause of a body, material for a body

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deha+kāraṇa)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)