योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-207, verse-35

मृतोऽयं पुनरुत्पन्नो यमलोके शुभाशुभम् ।
भुञ्जेऽहमित्यतिघनं मृतो भ्रान्तिं प्रपश्यति ॥ ३५ ॥

mṛto'yaṃ punarutpanno yamaloke śubhāśubham ,
bhuñje'hamityatighanaṃ mṛto bhrāntiṃ prapaśyati 35

35. mṛtaḥ ayam punar utpannaḥ yamaloke śubha-aśubham
bhuñje aham iti atighanam mṛtaḥ bhrāntim prapaśyati

35. ayam mṛtaḥ punar utpannaḥ (iti cintayan) yamaloke śubha-aśubham
aham bhuñje iti atighanam bhrāntim mṛtaḥ prapaśyati

35. This dead individual, who believes he is reborn, perceives an exceedingly dense delusion (bhrānti) where he thinks, 'I am experiencing the good and bad (karma) in Yama's realm.'

Words meanings summery:

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - the person who has died or is dying (dead, deceased one)

• अयम् (ayam) - refers to the particular individual undergoing the experience (this, this one)

• पुनर् (punar) - indicating a perceived repetition of birth (again, anew, furthermore)

• उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - refers to the perceived rebirth (born, produced, arisen)

• यमलोके (yamaloke) - the perceived location of post-death experience (in Yama's world, in the realm of death/judgment)

• शुभ-अशुभम् (śubha-aśubham) - refers to the fruits of (karma) – both positive and negative consequences (good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

• भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - indicates the perception of experiencing the consequences of actions (I enjoy, I experience, I consume, I suffer)

• अहम् (aham) - the first-person pronoun within the reported thought (I)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or reported thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• अतिघनम् (atighanam) - describes the powerful and deeply ingrained nature of the delusion (bhrānti) (very dense, exceedingly thick, profound, intense)

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - refers to the individual perceiving the delusion (dead, deceased one)

• भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - the core misperception described in the verse (delusion, error, illusion, confusion (bhrānti))

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - indicates the vivid, though deluded, perception (sees clearly, perceives, observes)

Words meanings and morphology

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - the person who has died or is dying (dead, deceased one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, past (Past Passive Participle)

Past Passive Participle

From root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of `prapaśyati`.

अयम् (ayam) - refers to the particular individual undergoing the experience (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Qualifies `mṛtaḥ`.

पुनर् (punar) - indicating a perceived repetition of birth (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - refers to the perceived rebirth (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - born, produced, arisen, manifested (Past Passive Participle)

Past Passive Participle

From root `pad` (to go, move) with prefix `ut`.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Co-refers to `mṛtaḥ`.

यमलोके (yamaloke) - the perceived location of post-death experience (in Yama's world, in the realm of death/judgment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yamaloka

yamaloka - the world or realm of Yama (the god of death)

Compound of `yama` (Yama) and `loka` (world).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yama+loka)

• yama – Yama (god of death), twin, restraint
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place, within the perceived thought.

शुभ-अशुभम् (śubha-aśubham) - refers to the fruits of (karma) – both positive and negative consequences (good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Dvandva compound of `śubha` (good) and `aśubha` (bad).

Compound type : Dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious, pure, beautiful
  adjective
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious, unlucky
  adjective
  Compound of `a` (negation) and `śubha`.

Note: Object of `bhuñje`.

भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - indicates the perception of experiencing the consequences of actions (I enjoy, I experience, I consume, I suffer)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Present middle indicative

Present tense, first person singular, Ātmanepada.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अहम् (aham) - the first-person pronoun within the reported thought (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of `bhuñje`.

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or reported thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अतिघनम् (atighanam) - describes the powerful and deeply ingrained nature of the delusion (bhrānti) (very dense, exceedingly thick, profound, intense)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atighana

atighana - very dense, exceedingly thick, profound, intense

Compound of `ati` (exceedingly) and `ghana` (dense).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (ati+ghana)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• ghana – dense, thick, compact, solid
  adjective

Note: Qualifies `bhrāntim`.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - refers to the individual perceiving the delusion (dead, deceased one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, past (Past Passive Participle)

Past Passive Participle

From root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: This is the explicit subject of `prapaśyati`, emphasizing the state of the perceiver.

भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - the core misperception described in the verse (delusion, error, illusion, confusion (bhrānti))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, illusion, confusion, wandering (bhrānti)

From root `bhram` (to wander, be confused).

Root: bhram (class 4)

Note: The object of perception.

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - indicates the vivid, though deluded, perception (sees clearly, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Present tense, third person singular. Root `dṛś` (to see) with prefix `pra`. `paśyati` is the strong form of `dṛś`.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.