योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-17

पश्यन्ति बन्धवोऽप्येनं तथैवामरतां गतम् ।
द्वयमित्येष लभते जीवितं मरणं समम् ॥ १७ ॥

paśyanti bandhavo'pyenaṃ tathaivāmaratāṃ gatam ,
dvayamityeṣa labhate jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ samam 17

17. paśyanti bandhavaḥ api enam tathā eva amaratām
gatam dvayam iti eṣaḥ labhate jīvitam maraṇam samam

17. bandhavaḥ api enam amaratām gatam tatha eva paśyanti.
iti eṣaḥ jīvitam maraṇam dvayam samam labhate.

17. Even relatives see him as having attained immortality. Thus, this person simultaneously obtains both life (jīvita) and death (maraṇa) equally, transcending duality.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

• अपि (api) - even, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अमरताम् (amaratām) - immortality, deathlessness

• गतम् (gatam) - gone to, attained, reached

• द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, duality, two things

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (jīvita), state of being alive

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (maraṇa), dying

• समम् (samam) - equally, simultaneously, alike, uniform

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada, from root √dṛś (class 1, 'paśya' stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, bond

From root √bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `paśyanti`.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, her, it

Pronoun used for near reference, accusative masculine singular

Note: Object of `paśyanti`.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अमरताम् (amaratām) - immortality, deathlessness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amaratā

amaratā - immortality, deathlessness

From amara (immortal) + suffix -tā (abstract noun forming suffix)

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `gatam`.

गतम् (gatam) - gone to, attained, reached

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go) with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `enam`.

द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, duality, two things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaya

dvaya - pair, duality, two-fold

From dvi (two) + suffix -ya

Note: Object of `labhate`.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

Pronoun for near reference, nominative masculine singular

Note: Subject of `labhate`.

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, from root √labh (class 1)

Root: labh (class 1)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (jīvita), state of being alive

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life (jīvita), existence, alive (ppp)

Past Passive Participle (from √jīv)

From root √jīv (to live), often nominalized

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: One of the two objects of `labhate`.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (maraṇa), dying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death (maraṇa), dying

From root √mṛ (to die) + -ana suffix

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: One of the two objects of `labhate`.

समम् (samam) - equally, simultaneously, alike, uniform

(indeclinable)

Root: sam

Note: Adverbial.