योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-10

अविप्रकृष्टजन्मापि सोच्यते कृतबुद्धिभिः ।
सा हि तन्मृतिमात्रेण मोक्षयोग्या मुमुक्षुभिः ॥ १० ॥

aviprakṛṣṭajanmāpi socyate kṛtabuddhibhiḥ ,
sā hi tanmṛtimātreṇa mokṣayogyā mumukṣubhiḥ 10

10. aviprakṛṣṭa-janmā api saḥ ucyate kṛta-buddhibhiḥ
sā hi tat-mṛti-mātreṇa mokṣa-yogyā mumukṣubhiḥ

10. api aviprakṛṣṭa-janmā saḥ kṛta-buddhibhiḥ ucyate hi
sā mumukṣubhiḥ tat-mṛti-mātreṇa mokṣa-yogyā [bhavati]

10. Even a person whose birth (janman) is not far-removed [from liberation] is designated by those with cultivated intellect (kṛta-buddhi) [as highly aware]. Indeed, that very origin (utpatti) is considered suitable for final liberation (mokṣa) by seekers of liberation (mumukṣu), merely through the death of their current body.

Words meanings summery:

• अविप्रकृष्ट-जन्मा (aviprakṛṣṭa-janmā) - a person whose birth is not far-removed from liberation (not far removed by birth; of recent birth; one whose birth is not distant)

• अपि (api) - even if, although (even, also, too)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (whose origin is being discussed) (he, that)

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

• कृत-बुद्धिभिः (kṛta-buddhibhiḥ) - by those with cultivated intellect, by the wise (by those with cultivated/developed intellect)

• सा (sā) - that [origin] (she, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for)

• तत्-मृति-मात्रेण (tat-mṛti-mātreṇa) - merely upon the death of that [current] body (merely by that death)

• मोक्ष-योग्या (mokṣa-yogyā) - suitable for final liberation (mokṣa) (fit for liberation (mokṣa))

• मुमुक्षुभिः (mumukṣubhiḥ) - by those seeking liberation (mokṣa) (by those who desire liberation, by seekers of liberation)

Words meanings and morphology

अविप्रकृष्ट-जन्मा (aviprakṛṣṭa-janmā) - a person whose birth is not far-removed from liberation (not far removed by birth; of recent birth; one whose birth is not distant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviprakṛṣṭa-janman

aviprakṛṣṭa-janman - one whose birth is not distant, not far removed in births

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+viprakṛṣṭa+janman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• viprakṛṣṭa – drawn far apart, distant, remote
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from vi-pra-kṛṣ (root kṛṣ, to pull, draw)
  Prefixes: vi+pra
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• janman – birth, origin, life
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'saḥ' (the person).

अपि (api) - even if, although (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that person (whose origin is being discussed) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'puṃsaḥ' from the previous verse.

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

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Passive form of root vac, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

कृत-बुद्धिभिः (kṛta-buddhibhiḥ) - by those with cultivated intellect, by the wise (by those with cultivated/developed intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛta-buddhi

kṛta-buddhi - one whose intellect is cultivated/developed

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kṛta+buddhi)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, cultivated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

सा (sā) - that [origin] (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'utpattiḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तत्-मृति-मात्रेण (tat-mṛti-mātreṇa) - merely upon the death of that [current] body (merely by that death)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tat-mṛti-mātra

tat-mṛti-mātra - merely by that death

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tad+mṛti+mātra)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• mṛti – death, dying
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix meaning 'only'

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental.

मोक्ष-योग्या (mokṣa-yogyā) - suitable for final liberation (mokṣa) (fit for liberation (mokṣa))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mokṣa-yogya

mokṣa-yogya - fit for liberation, worthy of liberation

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mokṣa+yogya)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• yogya – fit, suitable, worthy, capable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root yuj (to join, fit)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'sā' (utpatti).

मुमुक्षुभिः (mumukṣubhiḥ) - by those seeking liberation (mokṣa) (by those who desire liberation, by seekers of liberation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mumukṣu

mumukṣu - desirous of liberation, seeker of liberation

Desiderative adjective/noun

Derived from desiderative stem of root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

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