योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-18

भविष्यसि न्यायवृत्तिर्लोके त्वन्यायबाधिका ।
जीवन्मुक्ततया देहे स्वविवेकैकपालिका ॥ १८ ॥

bhaviṣyasi nyāyavṛttirloke tvanyāyabādhikā ,
jīvanmuktatayā dehe svavivekaikapālikā 18

18. bhaviṣyasi nyāyavṛttiḥ loke tvam anyāyabādhikā
jīvanmuktatayā dehe svavivekaikapālikā

18. tvam loke nyāyavṛttiḥ anyāyabādhikā bhaviṣyasi
dehe jīvanmuktatayā svavivekaikapālikā

18. In the world, you will lead a righteous life, obstructing injustice. Being liberated while living (jīvanmukta) in the body, you will be the sole custodian of your own discernment.

18. את תפעלי לפי חוק היושר בעולם ותמנעי עוולות; תשיגי שחרור בעודך בחיים ותחיי בגוף כשהיא שומרת בקפדנות על אבחנתה הפנימית.

Words meanings summery:

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

• न्यायवृत्तिः (nyāyavṛttiḥ) - one whose conduct is just, behaving righteously

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अन्यायबाधिका (anyāyabādhikā) - obstructing injustice, suppressor of injustice

• जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - by the state of being liberated while living, due to living liberation

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• स्वविवेकैकपालिका (svavivekaikapālikā) - the sole custodian of your own discernment (one who alone protects her own discrimination/discernment)

Words meanings and morphology

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

Second person singular future active indicative form of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न्यायवृत्तिः (nyāyavṛttiḥ) - one whose conduct is just, behaving righteously

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nyāyavṛtti

nyāyavṛtti - righteous conduct, just behavior

Compound "nyāya-vṛtti"

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nyāya+vṛtti)

• nyāya – justice, righteousness, rule, logic
  noun (masculine)
  from root i with prefix ni-ā
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: i (class 2)
• vṛtti – conduct, livelihood, state of being, mode of existence
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛt (to turn, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community

from root lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Second person singular nominative pronoun

अन्यायबाधिका (anyāyabādhikā) - obstructing injustice, suppressor of injustice

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anyāyabādhikā

anyāyabādhikā - suppressor of injustice

Compound "anyāya-bādhikā", feminine form of anyāyabādhaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyāya+bādhikā)

• anyāya – injustice, unrighteousness
  noun (masculine)
  negation of nyāya
  Prefix: an
• bādhikā – obstructing, hindering, suppressing (feminine)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bādh
  feminine form of bādhaka
  Root: bādh (class 1)

जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - by the state of being liberated while living, due to living liberation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state of being liberated while living, (jīvanmukta)

Noun formed from jīvanmukta with suffix -tā

Note: 'jīvanmukta' refers to a person who has achieved final liberation (mokṣa) while still embodied.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

from root dih (to smear, grow)

Root: dih (class 1)

स्वविवेकैकपालिका (svavivekaikapālikā) - the sole custodian of your own discernment (one who alone protects her own discrimination/discernment)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svavivekaikapālikā

svavivekaikapālikā - sole protector of one's own discernment

Compound "sva-viveka-eka-pālikā", feminine form of svavivekaikapālaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+viveka+eka+pālikā)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  from root vic with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• eka – one, sole, alone, unique
  adjective
• pālikā – protecting, guarding, fostering (feminine)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā
  feminine form of pālaka
  Root: pā (class 2)

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