योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-15

यथास्थितेन देहेन वेत्त्यसौ जीवितस्थितम् ।
मृतिं त्वदृश्येनान्येन क्षेत्रपुण्यविदेरितः ॥ १५ ॥

yathāsthitena dehena vettyasau jīvitasthitam ,
mṛtiṃ tvadṛśyenānyena kṣetrapuṇyavideritaḥ 15

15. yathāsthitena dehena vetti asau jīvitasthitam
mṛtim tu adṛśyena anyena kṣetrapuṇyavid īritaḥ

15. asau yathāsthitena dehena jīvitasthitam vetti,
tu mṛtim anyena adṛśyena (vetti),
kṣetrapuṇyavideritaḥ (san)

15. That embodied being knows the state of being alive (jīvita) through the body (kṣetra) as it exists. But death (maraṇa), he experiences through another invisible factor, being impelled by one who knows the merits (puṇya) of the field (kṣetra).

Words meanings summery:

• यथास्थितेन (yathāsthitena) - by what is situated as it is, by the existing

• देहेन (dehena) - by the body

• वेत्ति (vetti) - he/she/it knows

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• जीवितस्थितम् (jīvitasthitam) - the state of being alive, what is situated in life

• मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death (maraṇa)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अदृश्येन (adṛśyena) - by the invisible, by that which is unseen

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another (factor/cause)

• क्षेत्रपुण्यविदेरितः (kṣetrapuṇyavideritaḥ) - impelled by the knower of the merits (puṇya) of the field (kṣetra), prompted by the understanding of the body's (kṣetra) karmic consequences

Words meanings and morphology

यथास्थितेन (yathāsthitena) - by what is situated as it is, by the existing

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - situated as it is, existing

Compound of yathā (as) and sthita (situated)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

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

Note: Modifies dehena.

देहेन (dehena) - by the body

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body (kṣetra)

Root: dih (class 2)

वेत्ति (vetti) - he/she/it knows

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada, from root vid (class 2, 'to know')

Root: vid (class 2)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), he, she, it

Pronoun of remote reference

Note: Refers to the embodied being mentioned or implied.

जीवितस्थितम् (jīvitasthitam) - the state of being alive, what is situated in life

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvitasthita

jīvitasthita - situated in life, living

Compound of jīvita (life) and sthita (situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+sthita)

• jīvita – life (jīvita), existence; alive, living (ppp)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle from √jīv
  From root √jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• sthita – situated, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of `vetti`.

मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death (maraṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vetti` (implied).

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अदृश्येन (adṛśyena) - by the invisible, by that which is unseen

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negative compound of dṛśya (visible), from root √dṛś (to see)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root √dṛś (to see), suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies `anyena`.

अन्येन (anyena) - by another (factor/cause)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Can be treated as substantivized adjective here, referring to an invisible factor or cause.

क्षेत्रपुण्यविदेरितः (kṣetrapuṇyavideritaḥ) - impelled by the knower of the merits (puṇya) of the field (kṣetra), prompted by the understanding of the body's (kṣetra) karmic consequences

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrapuṇyaviderita

kṣetrapuṇyaviderita - impelled by the knower of the merits of the field

Past Passive Participle

Tatpurusha compound: kṣetrapuṇyavid (knower of field's merit) + īrita (impelled). The 'e' in '-viderita' results from 'a' + 'ī' within the compound (e.g., kṣetrapuṇyavida + īrita), a common form in some texts.

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (kṣetrapuṇyavid+īrita)

• kṣetra – field (kṣetra), tract of land, body, domain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣī
• puṇya – merit (puṇya), virtue, good deed, auspicious
  noun (neuter)
  From root √puṇ (to purify)
  Root: puṇ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √vid (to know), often appearing as -vid in compounds, sometimes as -vida
  Root: vid (class 2)
• īrita – impelled, moved, prompted, spoken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √īr (to move, to stir, to impel)
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Modifies `asau`.