योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-5

जीवन्मुक्तपदं प्राप्तस्तन्वा प्राक्तनरूपया ।
महासुरेन्द्रगुरुतां कुर्वंस्तिष्ठ महामते ॥ ५ ॥

jīvanmuktapadaṃ prāptastanvā prāktanarūpayā ,
mahāsurendragurutāṃ kurvaṃstiṣṭha mahāmate 5

5. jīvanmuktapadaṃ prāptaḥ tanvā prāktanarūpayā
mahāsurendragurutāṃ kurvan tiṣṭha mahāmate

5. mahāmate prāktanarūpayā tanvā jīvanmuktapadaṃ
prāptaḥ mahāsurendragurutāṃ kurvan tiṣṭha

5. O great-minded one, having attained the state of a living liberated (jīvanmukta) being with your original body, remain, performing the role of the preceptor (guru) of the great lords of the asuras.

5. בעודך שורר במצב של גואל מחיים, שכון בגופך המקורי ובצע את תפקיד המורה הרוחני של שליטי האַסוּרָות, בעל תבונה שכמותך.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन्मुक्तपदं (jīvanmuktapadaṁ) - the state of liberation while living, the position of a living liberated being

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having attained, obtained

• तन्वा (tanvā) - by the body, with the body

• प्राक्तनरूपया (prāktanarūpayā) - with the former form, with the original form

• महासुरेन्द्रगुरुतां (mahāsurendragurutāṁ) - the state of being a guru of great asura lords

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्तपदं (jīvanmuktapadaṁ) - the state of liberation while living, the position of a living liberated being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvanmuktapada

jīvanmuktapada - the state of a living liberated person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvanmukta+pada)

• jīvanmukta – one who is liberated while alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  `jīvat` (present participle of `jīv` "to live") + `mukta` (past passive participle of `muc` "to release") - compound
• pada – position, state, foot
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having attained, obtained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `āp` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used as an adjective for the implicit subject (you).

तन्वा (tanvā) - by the body, with the body

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person

प्राक्तनरूपया (prāktanarūpayā) - with the former form, with the original form

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prāktanarūpa

prāktanarūpa - having a former/original form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāktana+rūpa)

• prāktana – former, previous, original
  adjective
  Derived from `prāk` (before) + `tana` suffix.
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `tanvā`.

महासुरेन्द्रगुरुतां (mahāsurendragurutāṁ) - the state of being a guru of great asura lords

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāsurendragurutā

mahāsurendragurutā - the state of being the guru of the great lords of asuras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+asura+indra+guru+tā)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)
• guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• tā – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (feminine)
  Forms abstract feminine noun.

Note: Refers to the role or state of being a guru.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

Present participle of `kṛ` in the active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (you).

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Derived from root `sthā`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, highly intelligent

compound of `mahā` (great) and `mati` (mind, intelligence)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressing Śukra.

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