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5,12

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-9

जीवन्मुक्तो बभूवासौ ततःप्रभृति मानदः ।
जनको जरठज्ञानी ज्ञातलोकपरावरः ॥ ९ ॥
jīvanmukto babhūvāsau tataḥprabhṛti mānadaḥ ,
janako jaraṭhajñānī jñātalokaparāvaraḥ 9
9. jīvanmuktaḥ babhūva asau tataḥ prabhṛti
mānadaḥ janakaḥ jaraṭhajñānī jñātalokaparāvaraḥ
9. tataḥ prabhṛti asau janakaḥ mānadaḥ jaraṭhajñānī
jñātalokaparāvaraḥ jīvanmuktaḥ babhūva
9. From then on, that noble King Janaka, the wise elder, who knew both the higher and lower worlds, became one liberated (mukta) while living.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, living liberated
  • बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
  • असौ (asau) - he, that one
  • ततः (tataḥ) - from then, thence, afterwards
  • प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards, beginning from
  • मानदः (mānadaḥ) - giver of honor, respectable, noble
  • जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka (proper name), father)
  • जरठज्ञानी (jaraṭhajñānī) - wise elder, old sage
  • ज्ञातलोकपरावरः (jñātalokaparāvaraḥ) - knower of the higher and lower worlds, knower of both (this and other) worlds

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, living liberated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta
jīvanmukta - one who is liberated while alive
karmadhāraya compound: jīvan (living) + mukta (liberated)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvan+mukta)
  • jīvan – living, alive
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    from root jīv (to live)
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • mukta – liberated, released, freed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root muc (to release)
    Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'asau'
बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect Tense
reduplicated perfect, from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
असौ (asau) - he, that one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that (remote), this (proximate)
Note: Subject of the sentence (referring to Janaka)
ततः (tataḥ) - from then, thence, afterwards
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix 'tas'
Note: Forms a phrase with 'prabhṛti'
प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards, beginning from
(indeclinable)
from root bhṛ (to bear) with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
मानदः (mānadaḥ) - giver of honor, respectable, noble
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānada
mānada - giver of honor, respectable, noble, a king
tatpurusha compound: māna (honor) + da (giver)
Compound type : tatpurusha (māna+da)
  • māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
    noun (masculine)
    from root man (to think, respect)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • da – giver, bestower
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun from root dā (to give)
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Epithet for Janaka
जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka (proper name), father)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka
janaka - father, progenitor, a specific king
from root jan (to be born, produce)
Root: jan (class 4)
जरठज्ञानी (jaraṭhajñānī) - wise elder, old sage
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaraṭhajñānin
jaraṭhajñānin - old and wise, an aged sage
karmadhāraya compound: jaraṭha (old) + jñānin (wise)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jaraṭha+jñānin)
  • jaraṭha – old, aged, decrepit
    adjective (masculine)
    from root jṛ (to become old)
    Root: jṛ (class 1)
  • jñānin – knowing, wise, intelligent, a knower
    adjective (masculine)
    from root jñā (to know) + suffix -in
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Epithet for Janaka
ज्ञातलोकपरावरः (jñātalokaparāvaraḥ) - knower of the higher and lower worlds, knower of both (this and other) worlds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātalokaparāvara
jñātalokaparāvara - one who knows the higher and lower worlds/principles
tatpurusha compound: jñāta (known) + loka (world) + para (higher) + avara (lower)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāta+loka+para+avara)
  • jñāta – known, understood
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
  • para – higher, supreme, other, opposite
    adjective (masculine)
  • avara – lower, inferior, posterior
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Epithet for Janaka