योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-86

जीवन्मुक्तः स च मुनिर्विजहार यथासुखम् ।
यावदिच्छं वनान्तेषु मुनीनामाश्रमेषु च ॥ ८६ ॥

jīvanmuktaḥ sa ca munirvijahāra yathāsukham ,
yāvadicchaṃ vanānteṣu munīnāmāśrameṣu ca 86

86. jīvanmuktaḥ saḥ ca muniḥ vijahāra yathāsukham
yāvat iccham vanānteṣu munīnām āśrameṣu ca

86. saḥ ca jīvanmuktaḥ muniḥ yathāsukham yāvat
iccham vanānteṣu ca munīnām āśrameṣu vijahāra

86. And that sage, who was liberated while living (jīvanmukta), roamed about as he pleased, for as long as he desired, in the forest regions and in the hermitages of sages.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (liberated while living, a jīvanmukta)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

• विजहार (vijahāra) - roamed about (roamed, sported, amused himself)

• यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - as he pleased (as comfortably as possible, as happily as possible, as pleased)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as)

• इच्छम् (iccham) - desired (as in 'as long as desired') (wishing, desiring, desire)

• वनान्तेषु (vanānteṣu) - in the forest regions (in forest regions, in forest outskirts)

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of sages (of sages, of ascetics)

• आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the hermitages (in hermitages, in monastic settlements)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (liberated while living, a jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one liberated in life, a jīvanmukta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvat+mukta)

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

Note: Refers to the sage.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विजहार (vijahāra) - roamed about (roamed, sported, amused himself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vihṛ

Perfect Active

Third person singular perfect active of root `hṛ` with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - as he pleased (as comfortably as possible, as happily as possible, as pleased)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound with `yathā`

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sukha)

• yathā – as, like
  indeclinable
• sukha – happiness, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions with 'iccham' to mean 'as long as desired'.

इच्छम् (iccham) - desired (as in 'as long as desired') (wishing, desiring, desire)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - wish, desire

From root `iṣ` + suffix `ā`

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Forms the adverbial phrase 'yāvat iccham' (as long as desired).

वनान्तेषु (vanānteṣu) - in the forest regions (in forest regions, in forest outskirts)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vanānta

vanānta - forest region, forest border

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+anta)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, border, region
  noun (masculine)

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of sages (of sages, of ascetics)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Possessive for 'āśrameṣu'.

आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the hermitages (in hermitages, in monastic settlements)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, a stage of life (āśrama)

From root `śram` with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vanānteṣu' and 'āśrameṣu'.

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