योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-79, verse-32

मृतस्यास्ति परो लोको विदित्येवंमयी भवेत् ।
सति वाऽसति देहेऽस्मिंस्तेन किं सदसच्च किम् ॥ ३२ ॥

mṛtasyāsti paro loko vidityevaṃmayī bhavet ,
sati vā'sati dehe'smiṃstena kiṃ sadasacca kim 32

32. mṛtasya asti paraḥ lokaḥ viditya evaṃmayī bhavet
sati vā asati dehe asmin tena kim sad-asat ca kim

32. mṛtasya paraḥ lokaḥ asti viditya evaṃmayī bhavet
asmin dehe sati vā asati tena kim ca sat asat kim

32. There is a higher realm for the departed. Understanding this, one should become entirely permeated by this truth. Whether this body exists or does not exist, what is its relevance? And what relevance do the notions of existence and non-existence (sad-asat) hold?

Words meanings summery:

• मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead; of the deceased

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• परः (paraḥ) - other, higher, supreme

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, plane of existence

• विदित्य (viditya) - having known, having understood

• एवंमयी (evaṁmayī) - permeated by this (truth) (consisting of this, permeated by this, made of this)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should become

• सति (sati) - while it exists (being, existing)

• वा (vā) - or

• असति (asati) - while it does not exist (not being, non-existing)

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this)

• तेन (tena) - by means of it (the body), or in regard to it (by that, with that, by it)

• किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use

• सद्-असत् (sad-asat) - notions of existence and non-existence (existence and non-existence, reality and unreality)

• च (ca) - and

• किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use

Words meanings and morphology

मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead; of the deceased

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ- (to die) with suffix -ta, meaning 'having been died', hence dead or deceased.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

परः (paraḥ) - other, higher, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, excellent

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, plane of existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

विदित्य (viditya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root vid- with the suffix -tvā, typically used to denote an action completed before another action. Here, it takes the form -ya because of an implicit prefix or compound formation, even if not explicitly written.

Root: vid (class 2)

एवंमयी (evaṁmayī) - permeated by this (truth) (consisting of this, permeated by this, made of this)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of evaṃmaya

evaṁmaya - consisting of this, made of this, permeated by this

Compound of 'evaṃ' (thus, in this manner) and 'maya' (made of, consisting of). The feminine ending -ī is due to agreement with an implied feminine noun or context.

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+maya)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -maya/-mayī/-mayam indicates 'consisting of' or 'full of'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सति (sati) - while it exists (being, existing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as- (to be), meaning 'being' or 'existing'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

असति (asati) - while it does not exist (not being, non-existing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative form of 'sat', derived from root as- (to be) with prefix a- (not).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• sat – being, existing, real, good, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as- (to be), meaning 'being' or 'existing'.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तेन (tena) - by means of it (the body), or in regard to it (by that, with that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use

(indeclinable)

सद्-असत् (sad-asat) - notions of existence and non-existence (existence and non-existence, reality and unreality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sad-asat

sad-asat - existence and non-existence, real and unreal, good and bad

A dvandva compound of 'sat' (existence/reality) and 'asat' (non-existence/unreality).

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existence, reality, truth
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalized form of the present participle of 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existence, unreality
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalized form of the negative present participle of 'as' (to be).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Can be singular or dual depending on interpretation. Here, treated as a single concept.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use

(indeclinable)