योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-60, verse-38

इतः शुभेन नश्यन्ति यान्ति पापैस्तथा दिवम् ।
विषाशनेन जीवन्ति म्रियन्तेऽमृतभोजनैः ॥ ३८ ॥

itaḥ śubhena naśyanti yānti pāpaistathā divam ,
viṣāśanena jīvanti mriyante'mṛtabhojanaiḥ 38

38. itaḥ śubhena naśyanti yānti pāpaiḥ tathā divam
viṣāśanena jīvanti mriyante amṛtabhojanaiḥ

38. itaḥ śubhena naśyanti tathā pāpaiḥ divam yānti
viṣāśanena jīvanti amṛtabhojanaiḥ mriyante

38. In this (illusory world), people perish through auspicious deeds, yet paradoxically, they attain heaven through sinful acts. They live by consuming poison, and they die by partaking in ambrosial food.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - in this (illusory world) (from this, from here, in this way, in this (world))

• शुभेन (śubhena) - through auspicious deeds (by good, by auspiciousness, by virtue, by welfare)

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they are destroyed, they are lost

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

• पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - through sinful acts (by sins, by evil deeds, by the wicked)

• तथा (tathā) - yet paradoxically, similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky, to the divine realm

• विषाशनेन (viṣāśanena) - by consuming poison (by eating poison, by consuming venom)

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they exist

• म्रियन्ते (mriyante) - they die, they perish

• अमृतभोजनैः (amṛtabhojanaiḥ) - by partaking in ambrosial food (by eating ambrosia, by immortal food)

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - in this (illusory world) (from this, from here, in this way, in this (world))

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix 'tas' added to 'idam' (this)

शुभेन (śubhena) - through auspicious deeds (by good, by auspiciousness, by virtue, by welfare)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious; welfare, good fortune

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they are destroyed, they are lost

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - through sinful acts (by sins, by evil deeds, by the wicked)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter/masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness; sinful, wicked

तथा (tathā) - yet paradoxically, similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky, to the divine realm

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

विषाशनेन (viṣāśanena) - by consuming poison (by eating poison, by consuming venom)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of viṣāśana

viṣāśana - eating poison, consuming venom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+āśana)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• āśana – eating, consuming; food
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'aś' (to eat) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 9)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they exist

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

म्रियन्ते (mriyante) - they die, they perish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अमृतभोजनैः (amṛtabhojanaiḥ) - by partaking in ambrosial food (by eating ambrosia, by immortal food)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of amṛtabhojana

amṛtabhojana - eating ambrosia, immortal food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+bhojana)

• amṛta – immortal, deathless; ambrosia, nectar
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – eating, feeding; food
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'bhuj' (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)