योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
विदेहमुक्ता ये राम ते गिरामिह गोचरे ।
नैव तिष्ठन्ति तस्मात्त्वं जीवन्मुक्तिमिमां श्रृणु ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
videhamuktā ye rāma te girāmiha gocare ,
naiva tiṣṭhanti tasmāttvaṃ jīvanmuktimimāṃ śrṛṇu 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca videhamuktā ye rāma te girām iha
gocare na eva tiṣṭhanti tasmāt tvam jīvanmuktim imām śṛṇu

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāma,
ye videhamuktāḥ te iha girām gocare na eva tiṣṭhanti,
tasmāt tvam imām jīvanmuktim śṛṇu

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāma, those who are liberated without a body (videhamukta) do not indeed remain within the grasp of words (giraḥ go-cara) in this world. Therefore, listen to this liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विदेहमुक्ता (videhamuktā) - those who are liberated without a body (videhamukta) (bodiless liberated ones)

• ये (ye) - those who

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative)

• ते (te) - they, those

• गिराम् (girām) - of words (giraḥ) (of words, of speech)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• गोचरे (gocare) - within the grasp (go-cara) (in the range, in the sphere, within the reach)

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जीवन्मुक्तिम् (jīvanmuktim) - liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti) (liberation while living)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Perfect form of `√vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

विदेहमुक्ता (videhamuktā) - those who are liberated without a body (videhamukta) (bodiless liberated ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of videhamukta

videhamukta - bodiless liberation, one liberated from the body

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (videha+mukta)

• videha – without a body, bodiless
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of `vi` (without) + `deha` (body).
• mukta – released, freed, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `√muc` (to free, to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the clause.

राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black

a-stem noun.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of `tiṣṭhanti`.

गिराम् (girām) - of words (giraḥ) (of words, of speech)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice, song

r-stem noun.

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Possessive for `gocare`.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

locative adverb

गोचरे (gocare) - within the grasp (go-cara) (in the range, in the sphere, within the reach)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gocara

gocara - range, scope, sphere, object of sense, pasture

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (go+cara)

• go – cow, earth, ray, sense
  noun (masculine)
  o/ū-stem noun.
• cara – moving, going, range, region
  noun (masculine)
  From `√car` (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Locative of sphere/area.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

negative particle

Note: Negates the verb.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle of emphasis

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present active

From `√sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Verb for `te`.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad`.

Note: Indicates consequence.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (personal pronoun)

Note: Subject of `śṛṇu`.

जीवन्मुक्तिम् (jīvanmuktim) - liberation-in-life (jīvanmukti) (liberation while living)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvanmukti

jīvanmukti - liberation while living, living liberation

Compound of `jīvan` (living) and `mukti` (liberation).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jīvan+mukti)

• jīvan – living, alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From `√jīv` (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukti – liberation, release (mokṣa)
  noun (feminine)
  From `√muc` (to free, release).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies `jīvanmuktim`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative)

(verb)

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

Imperative active

From `√śru` (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to Rāma.