योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति प्राप्य परं योगमुपदेशमनुत्तमम् ।
जीवन्मुक्तो बभूवासौ ततो देवगुरोः सुतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti prāpya paraṃ yogamupadeśamanuttamam ,
jīvanmukto babhūvāsau tato devaguroḥ sutaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca iti prāpya param yogam upadeśam
anuttamam jīvanmuktaḥ babhūva asau tataḥ devaguroḥ sutaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asau devaguroḥ sutaḥ iti param yogam
anuttamam upadeśam prāpya tataḥ jīvanmuktaḥ babhūva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having thus attained the supreme spiritual discipline (yoga) and this excellent instruction, that son of the preceptor of the gods consequently became liberated while living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, that

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached, having obtained

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

• योगम् (yogam) - supreme spiritual discipline (spiritual discipline, union, conjunction)

• उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching, advice

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

• जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, consequently, from that

• देवगुरोः (devaguroḥ) - of the preceptor of the gods

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, auspicious, glorious
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, that

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerundive form from root āp with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next

योगम् (yogam) - supreme spiritual discipline (spiritual discipline, union, conjunction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, method, application

उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching, advice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, initiation

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme, best

formed with negative prefix 'an' and 'uttama'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one who is liberated while living, living liberated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvan – living, alive (present active participle of √jīv)
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, free (past passive participle of √muc)
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: muc (class 6)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, consequently, from that

(indeclinable)

देवगुरोः (devaguroḥ) - of the preceptor of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devaguru

devaguru - preceptor of the gods (Bṛhaspati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+guru)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• guru – teacher, preceptor, spiritual master
  noun (masculine)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, child

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sū' (to beget)

Root: sū (class 2)