योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-6

नोदेति नास्तमायाति सुखे दुःखे मुखप्रभा ।
यथाप्राप्तस्थितेर्यस्य जीवन्मुक्तः स उच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

nodeti nāstamāyāti sukhe duḥkhe mukhaprabhā ,
yathāprāptasthiteryasya jīvanmuktaḥ sa ucyate 6

6. na udeti na astam-āyāti sukhe duḥkhe mukha-prabhā
yathā-prāpta-sthiteḥ yasya jīvanmuktaḥ saḥ ucyate

6. yasya mukha-prabhā sukhe duḥkhe na udeti,
na astam-āyāti; yasya (cittasya) sthitiḥ yathā-prāpta-rūpā asti,
saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate.

6. He whose facial expression (mukha-prabhā) does not brighten (as if rising) nor dim (as if setting) whether in happiness or in sorrow, and whose inner state (sthiti) remains as it has come to be (yathāprāpta)—he is called a liberated-while-living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither (not, no, nor)

• उदेति (udeti) - brightens, appears (on the face) (rises, appears, comes forth)

• न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

• अस्तम्-आयाति (astam-āyāti) - dims, disappears (from the face) (sets, disappears, goes down)

• सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in joy

• दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in sorrow, in pain, in suffering

• मुख-प्रभा (mukha-prabhā) - facial expression or radiance (facial glow, radiance of the face, facial expression)

• यथा-प्राप्त-स्थितेः (yathā-prāpta-sthiteḥ) - of the state of being undisturbed by circumstances (of the state as it has been obtained, of the condition as it has arrived, of the situation as it naturally occurs)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of which)

• जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, a jīvanmukta

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is called, is said, is spoken)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

उदेति (udeti) - brightens, appears (on the face) (rises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root `i-` with prefix `ud-`.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Literally "rises", implying a brightening or appearance.

न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

अस्तम्-आयाति (astam-āyāti) - dims, disappears (from the face) (sets, disappears, goes down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of astam-āyā

From verb `yā-` (to go) with prefix `ā-` and indeclinable `astam`.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Literally "goes to setting", implying a dimming or disappearance.

सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in joy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

Note: Used adverbially.

दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in sorrow, in pain, in suffering

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, suffering, misery

Note: Used adverbially.

मुख-प्रभा (mukha-prabhā) - facial expression or radiance (facial glow, radiance of the face, facial expression)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukha-prabhā

mukha-prabhā - radiance of the face, facial expression

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukha+prabhā)

• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor, glow
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhā-` (to shine) with prefix `pra-`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'udeti' and 'astam-āyāti'.

यथा-प्राप्त-स्थितेः (yathā-prāpta-sthiteḥ) - of the state of being undisturbed by circumstances (of the state as it has been obtained, of the condition as it has arrived, of the situation as it naturally occurs)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yathā-prāpta-sthiti

yathā-prāpta-sthiti - the state of being as it has arrived, the condition as it has come to be

Compound of `yathā-prāpta` (as obtained/arrived) and `sthiti` (state/condition).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yathā-prāpta+sthiti)

• yathā-prāpta – as obtained, as arrived, as it happens
  adjective
  Compound of `yathā` (as) and `prāpta` (obtained/arrived).
• sthiti – state, condition, stability, staying
  noun (feminine)
  From root `sthā-` (to stand, stay).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yasya`.

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Correlates with 'saḥ'.

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, a jīvanmukta

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, one who has achieved liberation (mokṣa) during life

Compound of `jīvan` (living) and `mukta` (liberated).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvan+mukta)

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

Note: Predicate nominative.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/personal pronoun.

Note: Correlates with 'yasya'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is called, is said, is spoken)

(verb)

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

From root `vac-` (to speak, say). Passive form.

Root: vac (class 2)

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