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

प्रवाहपतितं कर्म कुर्वन्तः शान्तचेतसः ।
जीवन्मुक्ताः सुषुप्तस्थाः स्फुरन्त्यत्र सुषुप्तवत् ॥ ६ ॥

pravāhapatitaṃ karma kurvantaḥ śāntacetasaḥ ,
jīvanmuktāḥ suṣuptasthāḥ sphurantyatra suṣuptavat 6

6. pravāhapatitam karma kurvantaḥ śāntacetasaḥ
jīvanmuktāḥ suṣuptasthāḥ sphuranti atra suṣuptavat

6. śāntacetasaḥ pravāhapatitam karma kurvantaḥ jīvanmuktāḥ (bhavanti).
te atra suṣuptasthāḥ suṣuptavat sphuranti.

6. Those who, with tranquil minds, perform actions that naturally arise (as if fallen into the current), are liberated while living (jīvanmukta). Though present in this world, they are inwardly situated as if in deep sleep (suṣupti), manifesting themselves like those deeply asleep.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

• शान्तचेतसः (śāntacetasaḥ) - having tranquil minds, whose minds are tranquil

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (the liberated while living)

• सुषुप्तस्थाः (suṣuptasthāḥ) - situated in deep sleep, abiding in deep sleep

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they manifest, they throb, they appear

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this world

• सुषुप्तवत् (suṣuptavat) - like one in deep sleep

Words meanings and morphology

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

(adjective)

Accusative, 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)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

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

From '√kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvantaḥ'.

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of '√kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject for the implied 'asti' or 'bhavanti'.

शान्तचेतसः (śāntacetasaḥ) - having tranquil minds, whose minds are tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāntacetas

śāntacetas - having a tranquil mind, peaceful-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'śāntam cetas yebhyas te' (those for whom the mind is tranquil). 'śānta' (tranquil, PPP of '√śam') + 'cetas' (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+cetas)

• śānta – tranquil, calm, peaceful, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of '√śam' (to be calm, cease).
  Root: √śam (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
  's'-stem noun. From '√cit' (to perceive, think).
  Root: √cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kurvantaḥ' and 'jīvanmuktāḥ'.

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - liberated while living (jīvanmukta) (the liberated while living)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one liberated while living, a living liberated person

Compound of 'jīvat' (living, present participle of '√jīv') and 'mukta' (liberated, PPP of '√muc').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present Active Participle of '√jīv' (to live).
  Root: √jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, freed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of '√muc' (to release, free).
  Root: √muc (class 6)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

सुषुप्तस्थाः (suṣuptasthāḥ) - situated in deep sleep, abiding in deep sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suṣuptastha

suṣuptastha - situated or abiding in deep sleep (suṣupti)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'suṣuptau tiṣṭhati iti' (one who stands/is in deep sleep). 'suṣupti' (deep sleep) + 'stha' (standing, situated, from '√sthā').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupti+stha)

• suṣupti – deep sleep, dreamless sleep (suṣupti)
  noun (feminine)
  From 'su-√svap' (to sleep well/deeply), noun form.
  Prefix: su
  Root: √svap (class 2)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  Derived from '√sthā'
  Agent noun suffix from '√sthā' (to stand).
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvanmuktāḥ'.

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they manifest, they throb, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √sphur

Present tense, active voice

From '√sphur' (to throb, flash), present indicative, 3rd person plural.

Root: √sphur (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'jīvanmuktāḥ'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, from 'idam'.

Note: Locative adverb.

सुषुप्तवत् (suṣuptavat) - like one in deep sleep

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-vat' (like, as) added to 'suṣupta' (deeply asleep, PPP of 'su-√svap').

Root: √svap (class 2)

Note: Describes how they manifest ('sphuranti').