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.

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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