योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-116, verse-17

एवमस्यां तादृशि वर्तमानायामीश्वरादागत्यजीवो
यथा जीव्यते विमुच्यते तच्छ्रुणु ॥ १७ ॥

evamasyāṃ tādṛśi vartamānāyāmīśvarādāgatyajīvo
yathā jīvyate vimucyate tacchruṇu 17

17. evam asyām tādṛśi vartamānāyām īśvarāt āgatya
jīvaḥ yathā jīvyate vimucyate tat śṛṇu

17. evam asyām tādṛśi vartamānāyām īśvarāt āgatya
jīvaḥ yathā jīvyate vimucyate tat śṛṇu

17. Therefore, listen to how the individual soul (jīva), having come from the Lord, lives and eventually attains liberation (mokṣa) in this present state of existence.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (state of existence/creation) (in this, in her)

• तादृशि (tādṛśi) - in such a (state of existence/creation) (in such a manner, in such a state, like that)

• वर्तमानायाम् (vartamānāyām) - in this (world/state) that is currently existing (in the existing, in the current, in the being)

• ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - from the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) (from the Lord, from the controller)

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having originated from, having emanated from (having come, approaching)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, soul, individual)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

• जीव्यते (jīvyate) - how it lives (implying 'is caused to live' or 'experiencing life') (is lived, lives)

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released)

• तत् (tat) - that (matter, i.e., the explanation) (that, therefore)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this explanation) (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (state of existence/creation) (in this, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Form derived from idam

तादृशि (tādṛśi) - in such a (state of existence/creation) (in such a manner, in such a state, like that)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of such a kind

वर्तमानायाम् (vartamānāyām) - in this (world/state) that is currently existing (in the existing, in the current, in the being)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, present, current

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt (to be, to exist), śānac suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with asyām

ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - from the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) (from the Lord, from the controller)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, controller, God

Root: īś (class 2)

आगत्य (āgatya) - having originated from, having emanated from (having come, approaching)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with ā (prefix) + root gam + suffix lyaP (which becomes ya after a prefix).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, soul, individual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - life, living, soul, individual soul

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

(indeclinable)

जीव्यते (jīvyate) - how it lives (implying 'is caused to live' or 'experiencing life') (is lived, lives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present Passive

Root jīv, ya passive suffix, te ending. Often interpreted as an impersonal passive or 'is lived'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jīva's experience of living.

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vi-muc

Present Passive

Root muc with prefix vi, ya passive suffix, te ending.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that (matter, i.e., the explanation) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this explanation) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative

Root śru, nu suffix (5th class), hi ending (becomes u).

Root: śru (class 5)