योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-28

न जायते न म्रियते नादत्ते नाभिवाञ्छति ।
न मुक्तो न च बद्धोऽयमात्मा सर्वस्य सर्वदा ॥ २८ ॥

na jāyate na mriyate nādatte nābhivāñchati ,
na mukto na ca baddho'yamātmā sarvasya sarvadā 28

28. na jāyate na mriyate na ādatte na abhivāñchati na
muktaḥ na ca baddhaḥ ayam ātmā sarvasya sarvadā

28. ayam ātmā sarvasya sarvadā na jāyate na mriyate
na ādatte na abhivāñchati na muktaḥ ca na baddhaḥ

28. This Self (ātman) is neither born nor dies; it neither grasps nor desires. It is neither liberated (mokṣa) nor bound. It is always the Self (ātman) of all.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• जायते (jāyate) - is born

• न (na) - not, nor

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, perishes

• न (na) - not, nor

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, grasps, receives

• न (na) - not, nor

• अभिवाञ्छति (abhivāñchati) - desires, wishes for, longs for

• न (na) - not, nor

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released, free

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the soul, the essence

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Passive voice formation of the root 'jan'.

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of mṛ

Passive voice formation of the root 'mṛ'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, grasps, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ādā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अभिवाञ्छति (abhivāñchati) - desires, wishes for, longs for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhivāñch

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released, free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, set free, liberated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'muc' (to release) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: muc (class 6)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, caught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bandh' (to bind) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: bandh (class 9)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the soul, the essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

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