योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-25

जीवन्मुक्ता महात्मानो नित्यतृप्ता महाधियः ।
आचारैरनुगन्तव्या न भोगकृपणाः शठाः ॥ २५ ॥

jīvanmuktā mahātmāno nityatṛptā mahādhiyaḥ ,
ācārairanugantavyā na bhogakṛpaṇāḥ śaṭhāḥ 25

25. jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ nityatṛptāḥ mahādhiyaḥ
ācāraiḥ anugantavyāḥ na bhogakṛpaṇāḥ śaṭhāḥ

25. jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ nityatṛptāḥ mahādhiyaḥ
ācāraiḥ anugantavyāḥ na bhogakṛpaṇāḥ śaṭhāḥ

25. One should emulate the conduct of the great souls (mahātman)—those who are liberated while living (jīvanmukta), eternally content, and possessing profound intellect. One should not follow those who are miserly with enjoyments (bhoga) or are deceitful.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded persons (mahātman)

• नित्यतृप्ताः (nityatṛptāḥ) - eternally content

• महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - of great intellect

• आचारैः (ācāraiḥ) - by their conduct/practices

• अनुगन्तव्याः (anugantavyāḥ) - should be followed/emulated

• न (na) - not

• भोगकृपणाः (bhogakṛpaṇāḥ) - miserly with enjoyments, wretched due to enjoyments

• शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - deceitful ones, rogues

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: muc (class 6)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded persons (mahātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded person (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

नित्यतृप्ताः (nityatṛptāḥ) - eternally content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityatṛpta

nityatṛpta - eternally content/satisfied

Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+tṛpta)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• tṛpta – content, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - of great intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhī

mahādhī - great intellect, great wisdom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dhī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• dhī – intellect, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used here as an adjective referring to individuals of great intellect.

आचारैः (ācāraiḥ) - by their conduct/practices

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice

अनुगन्तव्याः (anugantavyāḥ) - should be followed/emulated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anugantavya

anugantavya - to be followed, to be imitated

Gerundive

Formed from root 'gam' with prefix 'anu' and suffix -tavya.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भोगकृपणाः (bhogakṛpaṇāḥ) - miserly with enjoyments, wretched due to enjoyments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhogakṛpaṇa

bhogakṛpaṇa - miserly/wretched regarding enjoyments (bhoga)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+kṛpaṇa)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience (bhoga)
  noun (masculine)
• kṛpaṇa – miserly, wretched, pitiable
  adjective (masculine)

शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - deceitful ones, rogues

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṭha

śaṭha - deceitful, rogue, cheat

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