योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-30

जीवन्मुक्ता महात्मानः सत्त्वस्थाः संयतेन्द्रियाः ।
विहरन्ति गतासङ्गं न चित्तस्थाः कदाचन ॥ ३० ॥

jīvanmuktā mahātmānaḥ sattvasthāḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ ,
viharanti gatāsaṅgaṃ na cittasthāḥ kadācana 30

30. jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ sattvasthāḥ saṃyata indriyāḥ
viharanti gatāsaṅgam na cittasthāḥ kadācana

30. jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ sattvasthāḥ saṃyata indriyāḥ gatāsaṅgam viharanti,
kadācana na cittasthāḥ

30. Great souls (mahātmānaḥ) who are liberated while living (jīvanmuktas), established in *sattva* (purity) and having controlled their senses, move about (in the world) without attachment; they are never established in the ordinary mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those liberated while living

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, magnanimous ones

• सत्त्वस्थाः (sattvasthāḥ) - established in *sattva*, firm in purity

• संयत (saṁyata) - restrained, controlled

• इन्द्रियाः (indriyāḥ) - senses, sense organs

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they act, they dwell, they move about, they engage

• गतासङ्गम् (gatāsaṅgam) - without attachment, having abandoned attachment

• न (na) - not, no

• चित्तस्थाः (cittasthāḥ) - established in the mind, dwelling in the mind

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those liberated while living

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, self-realized person (jīvanmukta)

Compound of 'jīvan' (living, present participle of jīv) and 'mukta' (liberated, past passive participle of muc).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvan – living, being alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, free
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (to release, free).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: A philosophical term for someone who achieves liberation (mokṣa) in this lifetime.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, magnanimous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul (ātman), magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (Self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

सत्त्वस्थाः (sattvasthāḥ) - established in *sattva*, firm in purity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvastha

sattvastha - abiding in sattva, established in purity/goodness

Compound of 'sattva' (purity, essence) and 'stha' (standing, established).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+stha)

• sattva – purity, goodness, essence, reality, being (sattva)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, existence).
• stha – standing, being, established in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root sthā
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

संयत (saṁyata) - restrained, controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃyata

saṁyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'sam' and root 'yam' (to restrain).

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'saṃyatendriyāḥ'.

इन्द्रियाः (indriyāḥ) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power

Related to Indra, meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power'.

Note: Here used in a compound as 'saṃyatendriya' (one whose senses are controlled).

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they act, they dwell, they move about, they engage

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vi-hṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

गतासङ्गम् (gatāsaṅgam) - without attachment, having abandoned attachment

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatāsaṅga

gatāsaṅga - without attachment, free from worldly ties

Compound of 'gata' (gone, removed) and 'āsaṅga' (attachment).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+āsaṅga)

• gata – gone, departed, removed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āsaṅga – attachment, clinging, worldly ties
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ā' and root 'sañj' (to cling).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here to describe the manner of their action.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

चित्तस्थाः (cittasthāḥ) - established in the mind, dwelling in the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cittastha

cittastha - abiding in the mind (citta), dwelling in thoughts

Compound of 'citta' (mind) and 'stha' (standing, established).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+stha)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought (citta)
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive, observe).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• stha – standing, being, established in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root sthā
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Contrasts with 'sattvasthāḥ'.

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (even).