योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-42

मुक्तबुद्धीन्द्रियो मुक्तो बद्धकर्मेन्द्रियोऽपि हि ।
बद्धबुद्धीन्द्रियो बद्धो मुक्तकर्मेन्द्रियोऽपि हि ॥ ४२ ॥

muktabuddhīndriyo mukto baddhakarmendriyo'pi hi ,
baddhabuddhīndriyo baddho muktakarmendriyo'pi hi 42

42. muktabuddhīndriyaḥ muktaḥ baddhakarmendriyaḥ api hi |
baddhabuddhīndriyaḥ baddhaḥ muktakarmendriyaḥ api hi ||

42. muktabuddhīndriyaḥ muktaḥ baddhakarmendriyaḥ api hi
baddhabuddhīndriyaḥ baddhaḥ muktakarmendriyaḥ api hi

42. One whose cognitive senses (buddhīndriya) and intellect are liberated is truly liberated, even if their organs of action (karmendriya) are bound. Conversely, one whose cognitive senses and intellect are bound is truly bound, even if their organs of action are free.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तबुद्धीन्द्रियः (muktabuddhīndriyaḥ) - one whose intellect and cognitive senses are free

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released

• बद्धकर्मेन्द्रियः (baddhakarmendriyaḥ) - one whose organs of action are bound

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• बद्धबुद्धीन्द्रियः (baddhabuddhīndriyaḥ) - one whose intellect and cognitive senses are bound

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

• मुक्तकर्मेन्द्रियः (muktakarmendriyaḥ) - one whose organs of action are free

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तबुद्धीन्द्रियः (muktabuddhīndriyaḥ) - one whose intellect and cognitive senses are free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muktabuddhīndriya

muktabuddhīndriya - one whose intellect and senses are free

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mukta+buddhi+indriya)

• mukta – freed, released, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, released, liberated

Past Passive Participle

derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

बद्धकर्मेन्द्रियः (baddhakarmendriyaḥ) - one whose organs of action are bound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhakarmendriya

baddhakarmendriya - one whose organs of action are bound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (baddha+karma+indriya)

• baddha – bound, tied, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

बद्धबुद्धीन्द्रियः (baddhabuddhīndriyaḥ) - one whose intellect and cognitive senses are bound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhabuddhīndriya

baddhabuddhīndriya - one whose intellect and senses are bound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (baddha+buddhi+indriya)

• baddha – bound, tied, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, restrained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

मुक्तकर्मेन्द्रियः (muktakarmendriyaḥ) - one whose organs of action are free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muktakarmendriya

muktakarmendriya - one whose organs of action are free

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mukta+karma+indriya)

• mukta – freed, released, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

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