योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-118, verse-18
जीवन्मुक्ता न सज्जन्ति सुखदुःखरसस्थितौ ।
प्रकृतेनार्थकार्याणि किंचित्कुर्वन्ति वा न वा ॥ १८ ॥
प्रकृतेनार्थकार्याणि किंचित्कुर्वन्ति वा न वा ॥ १८ ॥
jīvanmuktā na sajjanti sukhaduḥkharasasthitau ,
prakṛtenārthakāryāṇi kiṃcitkurvanti vā na vā 18
prakṛtenārthakāryāṇi kiṃcitkurvanti vā na vā 18
18.
jīvanmuktāḥ na sajjanti sukhaduḥkharasasthitau |
prakṛtena arthakāryāṇi kiñcit kurvanti vā na vā ||
prakṛtena arthakāryāṇi kiñcit kurvanti vā na vā ||
18.
jīvanmuktāḥ sukhaduḥkharasasthitau na sajjanti
kiñcit prakṛtena arthakāryāṇi kurvanti vā na vā
kiñcit prakṛtena arthakāryāṇi kurvanti vā na vā
18.
Those who are liberated while living (jīvanmuktas) do not become attached to the state characterized by the essence of pleasure and pain. They may perform worldly duties out of necessity, or not at all.
Words meanings summery:
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- जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those who have attained liberation (mokṣa) while embodied (the jīvanmuktas, those liberated while living)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- सज्जन्ति (sajjanti) - they do not attach themselves (they attach themselves, they cling, they are bound)
- सुखदुःखरसस्थितौ (sukhaduḥkharasasthitau) - in the state characterized by the essence of pleasure and pain (in the state of the essence of joy and sorrow)
- प्रकृतेन (prakṛtena) - by circumstances or destiny (by nature, by circumstances, by destiny)
- अर्थकार्याणि (arthakāryāṇi) - worldly duties or actions related to purpose (actions for a purpose, worldly activities, duties)
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, to some extent (something, a little, somewhat)
- कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (they do, they perform)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- वा (vā) - or (not) (or, either)
Words meanings and morphology
जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those who have attained liberation (mokṣa) while embodied (the jīvanmuktas, those liberated while living)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta
jīvanmukta - liberated while living, a liberated soul (jīvanmukta)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvat+mukta)
- jīvat – living, alive, existing
participle (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root jīv- 'to live'
Root: jīv (class 1) - mukta – released, liberated, free
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root muc- 'to release'
Root: muc (class 6)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
सज्जन्ति (sajjanti) - they do not attach themselves (they attach themselves, they cling, they are bound)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sajj
Root: sajj (class 1)
सुखदुःखरसस्थितौ (sukhaduḥkharasasthitau) - in the state characterized by the essence of pleasure and pain (in the state of the essence of joy and sorrow)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of sukhaduḥkharasasthiti
sukhaduḥkharasasthiti - state of the essence of joy and sorrow
Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+duḥkha+rasa+sthiti)
- sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy
noun (neuter) - duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering
noun (neuter) - rasa – essence, taste, fluid, emotion
noun (masculine) - sthiti – state, condition, existence, standing
noun (feminine)
Root: sthā (class 1)
प्रकृतेन (prakṛtena) - by circumstances or destiny (by nature, by circumstances, by destiny)
(participle)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of prakṛta
prakṛta - done, made, natural, ordinary, destined (prakṛti)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ- 'to do' with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अर्थकार्याणि (arthakāryāṇi) - worldly duties or actions related to purpose (actions for a purpose, worldly activities, duties)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of arthakārya
arthakārya - actions for a purpose, worldly activities
Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+kārya)
- artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
noun (masculine) - kārya – to be done, duty, action
gerundive (neuter)
Gerundive
From root kṛ- 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, to some extent (something, a little, somewhat)
(indeclinable)
कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (they do, they perform)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (not) (or, either)
(indeclinable)