योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-65

इति श्रुत्वाऽभयं त्वन्तर्भावयित्वा सुनिश्चितम् ।
जीवन्मुक्ताश्चरन्तीह सन्तः समरसाशयाः ॥ ६५ ॥

iti śrutvā'bhayaṃ tvantarbhāvayitvā suniścitam ,
jīvanmuktāścarantīha santaḥ samarasāśayāḥ 65

65. iti śrutvā abhayam tu antarbhāvayitvā suniścitam
jīvanmuktāḥ caranti iha santaḥ samarasāśayāḥ

65. iti śrutvā suniścitam abhayam tu antarbhāvayitvā
samarasāśayāḥ santaḥ iha jīvanmuktāḥ caranti

65. Having heard this and firmly internalized fearlessness, the sages, whose minds are ever in a state of equipoise, live in this world as those liberated while living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

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

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, security

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अन्तर्भावयित्वा (antarbhāvayitvā) - having internalized, having considered within

• सुनिश्चितम् (suniścitam) - well-ascertained, firmly resolved, certain

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those liberated while living

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move about, they live, they act

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good people, sages, virtuous ones

• समरसाशयाः (samarasāśayāḥ) - those whose minds are equipoised or harmonious

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root śru with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 1)

अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, security

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, security, safety

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्भावयित्वा (antarbhāvayitvā) - having internalized, having considered within

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the causative of antar-bhū (to be within), meaning 'to cause to be within, to internalize'

Prefix: antar

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुनिश्चितम् (suniścitam) - well-ascertained, firmly resolved, certain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suniścita

suniścita - well-ascertained, firmly resolved, certain, definite

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niścita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• niścita – ascertained, determined, firm, resolved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from niś-ci 'to ascertain'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - those liberated while living

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one who is liberated while still alive; a living liberated soul (jīvanmukta)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root jīv 'to live'
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, freed, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root muc 'to free, release'
  Root: muc (class 6)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move about, they live, they act

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good people, sages, virtuous ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - good, virtuous, righteous; a good person, a sage, a saint

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun, meaning 'the good people' or 'sages'.

समरसाशयाः (samarasāśayāḥ) - those whose minds are equipoised or harmonious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samarasāśaya

samarasāśaya - having an equipoised mind, whose inner feelings or thoughts are uniform/harmonious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samarasa+āśaya)

• samarasa – of uniform taste/feeling, equipoised, harmonious, equal-minded
  adjective
• āśaya – intention, purpose, thought, mind, inner feeling, dwelling place
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

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