योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-55, verse-13

कुकर्मभ्यस्तु चेद्भीतिः सा समेह परत्र च ।
तस्मादेते समसुखे सर्वेषां मृतिजन्मनी ॥ १३ ॥

kukarmabhyastu cedbhītiḥ sā sameha paratra ca ,
tasmādete samasukhe sarveṣāṃ mṛtijanmanī 13

13. kukarmabhyaḥ tu cet bhītiḥ sā samā iha paratra
ca tasmāt ete samasukhe sarveṣām mṛtijanmanī

13. tu cet kukarmabhyaḥ bhītiḥ sā samā iha ca
paratra tasmāt sarveṣām ete mṛtijanmanī samasukhe

13. But if there is fear stemming from bad actions (kukarma), that fear is equally present both in this world and in the next. Therefore, for all beings, these two states, death and birth, are equally conducive to happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• कुकर्मभ्यः (kukarmabhyaḥ) - from evil deeds, from bad actions

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

• चेत् (cet) - if

• भीतिः (bhītiḥ) - fear, apprehension

• सा (sā) - that (she)

• समा (samā) - equal, same, uniform

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter

• च (ca) - and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एते (ete) - these two

• समसुखे (samasukhe) - equally happy, equally pleasant, having equal joy

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

• मृतिजन्मनी (mṛtijanmanī) - death and birth (the two)

Words meanings and morphology

कुकर्मभ्यः (kukarmabhyaḥ) - from evil deeds, from bad actions

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of kukarman

kukarman - bad action, evil deed, sin

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ku+karman)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible (prefix)
  indeclinable
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

भीतिः (bhītiḥ) - fear, apprehension

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīti

bhīti - fear, apprehension, terror

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

सा (sā) - that (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhītiḥ' (fear, feminine).

समा (samā) - equal, same, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, common, normal

Note: Agrees with 'bhītiḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used as an indeclinable.

एते (ete) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'mṛtijanmanī' (death and birth).

समसुखे (samasukhe) - equally happy, equally pleasant, having equal joy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of samasukha

samasukha - equally happy, having equal joy, uniform happiness

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi or Tatpurusha (sama+sukha)

• sama – equal, same, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛtijanmanī'.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Implies 'of all beings/people'.

मृतिजन्मनी (mṛtijanmanī) - death and birth (the two)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of mṛtijanman

mṛtijanman - death and birth

Compound type : Dvandva (mṛti+janman)

• mṛti – death, dying
  noun (feminine)
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)