योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-84, verse-8

एतावन्तमसौ कालं नाबुद्ध्यत किलात्मवान् ।
जीवन्मुक्ततया ध्यानी न च तत्याज तां तनुम् ॥ ८ ॥

etāvantamasau kālaṃ nābuddhyata kilātmavān ,
jīvanmuktatayā dhyānī na ca tatyāja tāṃ tanum 8

8. etāvantam asau kālam na abuddhyata kila ātma-vān
jīvanmuktatayā dhyānī na ca tatyāja tām tanum

8. kila asau ātma-vān dhyānī etāvantam kālam na
abuddhyata ca jīvanmuktatayā tām tanum na tatyāja

8. Indeed, that self-possessed (ātman) and meditative (dhyānī) individual did not perceive such a long duration of time. Due to his state of living liberation (jīvanmukta), he did not abandon that body.

8. במשך כל הזמן הזה, איש הרוח בעל השליטה בעצמו, המצוי במצב גִ'יוַנְמוּקְתַה (משוחרר בעודו בחיים), לא חש במעבר הזמן, אך גם לא נטש את גופו.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - such a long (duration) (so much, so long, of such a duration)

• असौ (asau) - he (that one) (that (one), he, she, it)

• कालम् (kālam) - duration of time (time, duration)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अबुद्ध्यत (abuddhyata) - perceived, realized (perceived, understood, awoke, realized)

• किल (kila) - indeed, in fact (indeed, certainly, reportedly)

• आत्म-वान् (ātma-vān) - self-possessed (ātman) (self-possessed, endowed with ātman, firm in self-knowledge, spiritual)

• जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - due to his state of living liberation (jīvanmukta) (by reason of being a living liberated one, in the state of living liberation)

• ध्यानी (dhyānī) - meditative (dhyānī) individual (meditative, contemplative, one who meditates)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत्याज (tatyāja) - abandoned (abandoned, renounced, left)

• ताम् (tām) - that (body) (that, her, it)

• तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form)

Words meanings and morphology

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - such a long (duration) (so much, so long, of such a duration)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so long, of such a measure

Derived from etas + vatup suffix.

Note: Qualifies kālam.

असौ (asau) - he (that one) (that (one), he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कालम् (kālam) - duration of time (time, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Note: Object of abuddhyata.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates the verb abuddhyata.

अबुद्ध्यत (abuddhyata) - perceived, realized (perceived, understood, awoke, realized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of budh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root budh in the 4th class (Divādi) passive/middle.

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: The a prefix indicates imperfect tense.

किल (kila) - indeed, in fact (indeed, certainly, reportedly)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or hearsay.

आत्म-वान् (ātma-vān) - self-possessed (ātman) (self-possessed, endowed with ātman, firm in self-knowledge, spiritual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-vat

ātma-vat - endowed with a self, self-possessed, spiritual

From ātman with possessive suffix matup (becomes vat after a).

Note: Qualifies asau.

जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - due to his state of living liberation (jīvanmukta) (by reason of being a living liberated one, in the state of living liberation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state of being a living liberated one (jīvanmukta)

Derived from jīvanmukta with abstract suffix tā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvanmukta)

• jīvanmukta – living liberated, one who is liberated while alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound of 'jīvan' (living, present participle of jīv) and 'mukta' (liberated, past passive participle of muc).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Denotes the reason or cause.

ध्यानी (dhyānī) - meditative (dhyānī) individual (meditative, contemplative, one who meditates)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyānin

dhyānin - meditative, contemplative, a meditator

Derived from dhyāna (meditation) with in suffix.

Root: dhyā

Note: Qualifies asau.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates the verb tatyāja.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तत्याज (tatyāja) - abandoned (abandoned, renounced, left)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tyaj

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root tyaj.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Governs tām tanum.

ताम् (tām) - that (body) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Qualifies tanum.

तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person

Note: Object of tatyāja.

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