योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-6

पूर्वं यस्यास्तु तृष्णाया वर्तमानेऽपि शाश्वती ।
निर्दुःखता निष्कलता सा मुक्तेति बुधैः स्मृता ॥ ६ ॥

pūrvaṃ yasyāstu tṛṣṇāyā vartamāne'pi śāśvatī ,
nirduḥkhatā niṣkalatā sā mukteti budhaiḥ smṛtā 6

6. pūrvam yasyāḥ tu tṛṣṇāyāḥ vartamāne api śāśvatī
nirduḥkhatā niṣkalatā sā muktā iti budhaiḥ smṛtā

6. budhaiḥ yasyāḥ tṛṣṇāyāḥ pūrvam vartamāne api
śāśvatī nirduḥkhatā niṣkalatā sā muktā iti smṛtā

6. The wise consider that craving (tṛṣṇā) to be liberated (mokṣa) which, even when it exists, is characterized by an eternal absence of suffering (nirduḥkhatā) and wholeness (niṣkalatā).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• तृष्णायाः (tṛṣṇāyāḥ) - of craving, of thirst

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present, while existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, permanent, constant

• निर्दुःखता (nirduḥkhatā) - absence of suffering, state of no pain

• निष्कलता (niṣkalatā) - wholeness, undividedness, freedom from parts/blemishes

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• मुक्ता (muktā) - liberated, released, freed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - remembered, considered, held to be

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तृष्णायाः (tṛṣṇāyāḥ) - of craving, of thirst

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire

Derived from root tṛṣ (to thirst)

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present, while existing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, permanent, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant

Note: Agrees with nirduḥkhatā and niṣkalatā implicitly, or with an implied feminine subject.

निर्दुःखता (nirduḥkhatā) - absence of suffering, state of no pain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirduḥkhatā

nirduḥkhatā - absence of suffering, freedom from pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirduḥkha+tā)

• nirduḥkha – free from suffering, painless
  adjective
• tā – suffix for forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'ity'
  suffix (feminine)

निष्कलता (niṣkalatā) - wholeness, undividedness, freedom from parts/blemishes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkalatā

niṣkalatā - wholeness, undividedness, freedom from parts or blemishes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niṣkala+tā)

• niṣkala – partless, whole, faultless
  adjective
• tā – suffix for forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'ity'
  suffix (feminine)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for yasyāḥ (tṛṣṇāyāḥ).

मुक्ता (muktā) - liberated, released, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, liberated, released

Past Passive Particluple

Derived from root muc (to free)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with sā (tṛṣṇā).

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person

Derived from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agent of passive verb smṛtā.

स्मृता (smṛtā) - remembered, considered, held to be

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, considered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sā (tṛṣṇā).