अनुभूय क्षणं जीवो मिथ्यामरणमूर्छनम् । विस्मृत्य प्राक्तनं भावमन्यं पश्यति सुव्रते ॥ ३१ ॥
anubhūya kṣaṇaṁ jīvō mithyāmaraṇamūrchanam | vismṛtya prāktanaṁ bhāvamanyaṁ paśyati suvratē || 31 ||
Translation
Having experienced for a moment the false swoon of death, the jīva forgets its former state and sees another, you of good vows.
Word by word
- anubhūya
- having experienced
- kṣaṇaṁ
- for a moment
- jīvō
- (jīvaḥ) the jīva
- mithyā
- false
- maraṇa
- of death
- mūrchanam
- the swoon
- vismṛtya
- forgets
- prāktanaṁ
- former
- bhāvam
- state
- anyaṁ
- another
- paśyati
- sees
- suvratē
- you of good vows
Meaning
The commentary: the jīva, after a moment's experience of the false swoon of death, forgets its former state and sees another.