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

पुरा कतिपयान्येव भुक्त्वा जन्मानि राघव ।
अस्मिञ्जन्मनि यो मुक्तस्तस्माद्राजससात्त्विकः ॥ ६ ॥
purā katipayānyeva bhuktvā janmāni rāghava ,
asmiñjanmani yo muktastasmādrājasasāttvikaḥ 6
6. purā katipayāni eva bhuktvā janmāni rāghava
asmin janmani yaḥ muktaḥ tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
6. rāghava purā katipayāni janmāni eva bhuktvā yaḥ asmin janmani muktaḥ,
tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
6. O Rāghava, he who, after experiencing only a few previous births, attains liberation (mokṣa) in this very birth, is considered to be of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, in the past)
  • कतिपयानि (katipayāni) - only a few (a few, some)
  • एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
  • भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having experienced/endured (having eaten, having enjoyed, having experienced)
  • जन्मानि (janmāni) - births (births, existences)
  • राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
  • जन्मनि (janmani) - in this birth (in birth, in existence)
  • यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)
  • मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)
  • राजससात्त्विकः (rājasasāttvikaḥ) - of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature (of a rajasic and sattvic nature, mixed rajas and sattva)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, in the past)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
कतिपयानि (katipayāni) - only a few (a few, some)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of katipaya
katipaya - a few, some
Note: Qualifies 'janmāni'.
एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having experienced/endured (having eaten, having enjoyed, having experienced)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root 'bhuj' with suffix -tvā
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Gerund/Absolutive.
जन्मानि (janmāni) - births (births, existences)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
Note: Object of 'bhuktvā'.
राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama
Note: Address to Rama.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Qualifies 'janmani'.
जन्मनि (janmani) - in this birth (in birth, in existence)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'he' (understood).
मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta
mukta - liberated, released, freed
Past Passive Participle
From root 'muc' (to release) with suffix -kta
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used as an adverbial 'therefore'.
राजससात्त्विकः (rājasasāttvikaḥ) - of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature (of a rajasic and sattvic nature, mixed rajas and sattva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasasāttvika
rājasasāttvika - of rajasic and sattvic nature
Compound type : dvandva (rājasika+sāttvika)
  • rājasika – pertaining to rajas, passionate, active
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from 'rajas' (passion, activity)
  • sāttvika – pertaining to sattva, pure, good, virtuous
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from 'sattva' (goodness, purity)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'he'.