योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-75, verse-47

नीरागा निरुपासङ्गा जीवन्मुक्ता महाधियः ।
संभवन्तीह बहुशः सुहोत्रजनका इव ॥ ४७ ॥

nīrāgā nirupāsaṅgā jīvanmuktā mahādhiyaḥ ,
saṃbhavantīha bahuśaḥ suhotrajanakā iva 47

47. nīrāgāḥ nirupāsaṅgāḥ jīvanmuktāḥ mahādhiyaḥ
sambhavanti iha bahuśaḥ suhotrajanakāḥ iva

47. iha nīrāgāḥ nirupāsaṅgāḥ jīvanmuktāḥ mahādhiyaḥ
suhotrajanakāḥ iva bahuśaḥ sambhavanti

47. Here, many great-souled individuals (mahādhīyaḥ), who are free from passion and attachment, and who are liberated while living (jīvanmukta), exist in great numbers, like Suhotra and Janaka.

47. חכמים דגולים, חופשיים מתשוקה ומהתקשרות, המשוחררים עוד בחייהם, מופיעים כאן בשפע, כמו סוּהוֹתְרַה ו-גָ'נַקַה.

Words meanings summery:

• नीरागाः (nīrāgāḥ) - free from passion, dispassionate

• निरुपासङ्गाः (nirupāsaṅgāḥ) - free from attachment or entanglement

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living

• महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - great-souled, highly intelligent ones

• सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - exist, arise, are found

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many, in large numbers, frequently

• सुहोत्रजनकाः (suhotrajanakāḥ) - (like) Suhotra and Janaka

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

नीरागाः (nīrāgāḥ) - free from passion, dispassionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīrāga

nīrāga - free from passion or desire, dispassionate, unattached

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+rāga)

• nis – without, free from, out
  prefix
• rāga – passion, desire, attachment, color
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādhiyaḥ'.

निरुपासङ्गाः (nirupāsaṅgāḥ) - free from attachment or entanglement

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirupāsaṅga

nirupāsaṅga - free from attachment, not entangled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+upāsaṅga)

• nis – without, free from, out
  prefix
• upāsaṅga – attachment, clinging, close contact, impediment
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sañj' with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā'
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: sañj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādhiyaḥ'.

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one who is liberated (mokṣa) while still alive, a liberated living person (jīvanmukta)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvan – living, alive
  adjective (participle) (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'jīv' (to live), suffix 'śatṛ'
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, freed
  adjective (participle) (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muc' (to release), suffix 'kta'
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādhiyaḥ'.

महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - great-souled, highly intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhī

mahādhī - great intellect, great mind, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+dhī)

• mahat – great, large, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as a collective noun here.

सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - exist, arise, are found

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sambhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many, in large numbers, frequently

(indeclinable)

Suffix 'śaḥ' meaning 'in number/degree' applied to 'bahu' (many)

सुहोत्रजनकाः (suhotrajanakāḥ) - (like) Suhotra and Janaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhotrajanaka

suhotrajanaka - Suhotra and Janaka (names of kings known for wisdom and liberation)

Compound type : dvandva (suhotra+janaka)

• suhotra – Suhotra (name of a king, performer of good sacrifices)
  proper noun (masculine)
• janaka – Janaka (name of a king of Videha, father of Sītā), father
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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