योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-29

एतेऽष्टौ मन्त्रिणः प्रोक्ताः समनीरागचेतसः ।
जीवन्मुक्ता महात्मानो यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिनः ॥ २९ ॥

ete'ṣṭau mantriṇaḥ proktāḥ samanīrāgacetasaḥ ,
jīvanmuktā mahātmāno yathāprāptānuvartinaḥ 29

29. ete aṣṭau mantriṇaḥ proktāḥ samanīrāgacetasaḥ
jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ yathāprāptānuvartinaḥ

29. These eight ministers are declared to be great souls (mahātman) with tranquil and desireless minds, living liberated (jīvanmukta) beings who conduct themselves according to whatever circumstances naturally arise.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

• समनीरागचेतसः (samanīrāgacetasaḥ) - whose minds are tranquil and free from desire, serene and desireless-minded

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - living liberated ones, liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

• यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिनः (yathāprāptānuvartinaḥ) - acting according to what is obtained/given, conforming to circumstances, accepting what comes naturally

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the ministers mentioned in the previous verses.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for 'mantriṇaḥ'.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

From mantra (counsel)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are declared'.

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - spoken, declared, said, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) with prefix pra. vac changes to ukta in PPP.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with an implied verb 'are'.

समनीरागचेतसः (samanīrāgacetasaḥ) - whose minds are tranquil and free from desire, serene and desireless-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samanīrāgacetas

samanīrāgacetas - having a mind free from attachment and desire, tranquil-minded, serene

Compound of sama, nīrāga, and cetas.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+nīrāga+cetas)

• sama – tranquil, equal, even, same, impartial
  adjective (masculine)
• nīrāga – without passion, free from desire, dispassionate
  adjective (masculine)
  From nis (without) + rāga (passion/desire)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - living liberated ones, liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, one who has achieved final liberation (mokṣa) in this life

Compound of jīvan (living, pres. act. part. of jīv) and mukta (liberated, PPP of muc).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvat – living, being alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, freed, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (to free, release)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicative noun.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted person, a great cosmic person (mahātman)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self/soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, used as a prefix.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or universal spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Predicative noun.

यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिनः (yathāprāptānuvartinaḥ) - acting according to what is obtained/given, conforming to circumstances, accepting what comes naturally

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathāprāptānuvartin

yathāprāptānuvartin - one who acts according to what has come to pass, conforming to circumstances, accepting what comes naturally

Compound of yathā, prāpta, and anuvartin.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yathā+prāpta+anuvartin)

• yathā – as, just as, in proportion as
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, attained, happened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• anuvartin – following, conforming, obedient, acting according to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vṛt with prefix anu + in suffix
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.