योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-42

जीवन्मुक्ता महात्मानो ये परावरदर्शिनः ।
तेषां या चित्तपदवी सा सत्त्वमिति कथ्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

jīvanmuktā mahātmāno ye parāvaradarśinaḥ ,
teṣāṃ yā cittapadavī sā sattvamiti kathyate 42

42. jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ ye parāvaradarśinaḥ
teṣām yā cittapadavī sā sattvam iti kathyate

42. ye jīvanmuktāḥ parāvaradarśinaḥ mahātmānaḥ
teṣām yā cittapadavī sā sattvam iti kathyate

42. Those great souls (mahātmanah) who are liberated while living (jīvanmukta) and who perceive both the supreme and the inferior realities, their state of consciousness is called pure being (sattva).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - living liberated, liberated while alive

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• परावरदर्शिनः (parāvaradarśinaḥ) - those who perceive the higher and the lower, those who see the supreme and the inferior

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• या (yā) - which

• चित्तपदवी (cittapadavī) - state of mind, path of the mind, mental state, consciousness

• सा (sā) - that, she

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, essential nature, goodness, lucidity (sattva)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct discourse or citation

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is called, is told

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - living liberated, liberated while alive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one who is liberated while alive, a living liberated person

compound of jīvan (present participle of √jīv) and mukta (past passive participle of √muc)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvan+mukta)

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

Note: Refers to individuals who have attained liberation (mokṣa) during their lifetime.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted spirit

compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to individuals of great spiritual stature.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ.

परावरदर्शिनः (parāvaradarśinaḥ) - those who perceive the higher and the lower, those who see the supreme and the inferior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parāvaradarśin

parāvaradarśin - perceiving the higher and the lower, knowing the ultimate and the manifest

compound of para (higher, supreme), avara (lower, inferior) and darśin (seeing, perceiving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+avara+darśin)

• para – higher, supreme, ultimate, other
  adjective
• avara – lower, inferior, later, subsequent
  adjective
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, knowing, one who sees
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mahātmānaḥ.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to jīvanmuktāḥ mahātmānaḥ.

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Feminine form of yad.

Note: Refers to cittapadavī.

चित्तपदवी (cittapadavī) - state of mind, path of the mind, mental state, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittapadavī

cittapadavī - mental path, state of consciousness, path of the mind

compound of citta (mind, consciousness) and padavī (path, state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+padavī)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From √cit (to perceive, to understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• padavī – path, way, track, state, condition
  noun (feminine)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine form of tad.

Note: Refers to cittapadavī.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, essential nature, goodness, lucidity (sattva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, reality, goodness, purity, lucidity, the quality of goodness (sattva)

From sant (being) + -tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with iti.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct discourse or citation

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions to introduce or mark the end of a statement.

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is called, is told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kath

Denominative verb from kathā (story), ultimately from √kṛt.

Root: kath (class 10)