योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-18

मोक्षसत्ता श्रयति तं नाज्ञानानुभवादिव ।
मृतेन यत्किल प्राप्यं जीवन्प्राप्नोति तत्कथम् ॥ १८ ॥

mokṣasattā śrayati taṃ nājñānānubhavādiva ,
mṛtena yatkila prāpyaṃ jīvanprāpnoti tatkatham 18

18. mokṣasattā śrayati tam na ajñānānubhavāt iva
mṛtena yat kila prāpyam jīvan prāpnoti tat katham

18. mokṣasattā tam śrayati na ajñānānubhavāt iva.
mṛtena yat kila prāpyam tat katham jīvan prāpnoti?

18. The very existence of final liberation (mokṣa) is found in such a person, not as if it originates from the experience of ignorance. How can a living person (jīvan) indeed attain that which is conventionally thought to be attainable only by the dead?

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षसत्ता (mokṣasattā) - the reality of final liberation, existence of emancipation

• श्रयति (śrayati) - resides in, resorts to, depends on, finds its basis in

• तम् (tam) - refers to the enlightened or liberated person (him, that (person))

• न (na) - not

• अज्ञानानुभवात् (ajñānānubhavāt) - from the experience of ignorance

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• मृतेन (mṛtena) - by the dead (one)

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained, achievable, attainable

• जीवन् (jīvan) - a living person, while living

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains

• तत् (tat) - that

• कथम् (katham) - how?

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षसत्ता (mokṣasattā) - the reality of final liberation, existence of emancipation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mokṣasattā

mokṣasattā - the reality/existence of final liberation (mokṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+sattā)

• mokṣa – final liberation (mokṣa), emancipation, release
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muc' (to release, liberate)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

श्रयति (śrayati) - resides in, resorts to, depends on, finds its basis in

(verb)

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

Root: śrī (class 1)

तम् (tam) - refers to the enlightened or liberated person (him, that (person))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानानुभवात् (ajñānānubhavāt) - from the experience of ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ajñānānubhava

ajñānānubhava - experience of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+anubhava)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Negation 'a-' of 'jñāna' (knowledge)
• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

मृतेन (mṛtena) - by the dead (one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased; a dead person

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained, achievable, attainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be attained, achievable, proper to be obtained

Gerundive

From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

जीवन् (jīvan) - a living person, while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive; a living being

Present Active Participle

From root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains

(verb)

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

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)