योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-4

प्रवाहपतितं कर्म स्वमेव क्रियते तु यत् ।
जीवन्मुक्तस्वभावोऽयं सा जीवन्मुक्तता तथा ॥ ४ ॥

pravāhapatitaṃ karma svameva kriyate tu yat ,
jīvanmuktasvabhāvo'yaṃ sā jīvanmuktatā tathā 4

4. pravāhapatitam karma svam eva kriyate tu yat
jīvanmuktasvabhāvaḥ ayam sā jīvanmuktatā tathā

4. yat pravāhapatitam karma svam eva kriyate tu,
ayam jīvanmuktasvabhāvaḥ.
sā tathā jīvanmuktatā.

4. The action that is performed spontaneously, as if fallen into the natural current, and which is truly one's own, constitutes the intrinsic nature (dharma) of someone liberated while living (jīvanmukta). That, indeed, is the state of liberation while living (jīvanmuktatā).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवाहपतितम् (pravāhapatitam) - naturally occurred, spontaneously manifested (fallen into the current/flow; naturally occurring)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, property, wealth

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• यत् (yat) - which, what, because

• जीवन्मुक्तस्वभावः (jīvanmuktasvabhāvaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of someone liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (the nature of a jīvanmukta)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• सा (sā) - that, she

• जीवन्मुक्तता (jīvanmuktatā) - liberation in life (jīvanmuktatā) (state of being liberated while living, liberation in life)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवाहपतितम् (pravāhapatitam) - naturally occurred, spontaneously manifested (fallen into the current/flow; naturally occurring)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pravāhapatita

pravāhapatita - fallen into a current or flow; naturally occurring, spontaneous

Past Passive Participle

From 'pravāha' (flow, current) + 'patita' (fallen, PPP of '√pat').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pravāha+patita)

• pravāha – flow, current, stream
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-√vah' (to flow forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √vah (class 1)
• patita – fallen, dropped, occurred
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of '√pat' (to fall).
  Root: √pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, effect of action

From '√kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, property, wealth

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own; self, soul; property

Note: Used here adverbially or as an adjective qualifying the implied 'karma'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √kṛ

Present tense, passive voice

From '√kṛ' (to do, make), present passive ending.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

A particle of emphasis or contrast.

Note: Used here for emphasis.

यत् (yat) - which, what, because

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Relative pronoun.

जीवन्मुक्तस्वभावः (jīvanmuktasvabhāvaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of someone liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (the nature of a jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmuktasvabhāva

jīvanmuktasvabhāva - the nature or inherent disposition of a jīvanmukta (liberated while living person)

Compound of 'jīvanmukta' and 'svabhāva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvanmukta+svabhāva)

• jīvanmukta – one liberated while living, a living liberated person
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'jīvat' (living, present participle of '√jīv') and 'mukta' (liberated, PPP of '√muc').
• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence, own state
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' (own) + 'bhāva' (state, being).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular nominative.

जीवन्मुक्तता (jīvanmuktatā) - liberation in life (jīvanmuktatā) (state of being liberated while living, liberation in life)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state or condition of being a jīvanmukta; liberation while living

From 'jīvanmukta' + suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner, derived from 'tad'.