योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-15

इदं सुषुप्तमौनं तु जीवन्मुक्तमितिस्थितम् ।
अपुनर्जन्मनो जन्तोः श्रृणु श्रवणभूषणम् ॥ १५ ॥

idaṃ suṣuptamaunaṃ tu jīvanmuktamitisthitam ,
apunarjanmano jantoḥ śrṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam 15

15. idam suṣupta-maunam tu jīvanmuktam iti sthitam
apunarjanmanaḥ jantoḥ śṛṇu śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇam

15. tu idam suṣupta-maunam jīvanmuktam iti sthitam
apunarjanmanaḥ jantoḥ śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇam śṛṇu

15. Indeed, this silence of deep sleep (suṣuptamaunam) is established as 'liberated while living' (jīvanmukta). Listen, this is an 'ear ornament' (śravaṇabhūṣaṇam) for a being (jantu) who will not experience rebirth (apunarjanma).

15. אך שתיקת השינה העמוקה הזו מוכרת כמשוחררת בעודה בחיים. האזן לדברים אלה, שהם עדי לאוזניים, בנוגע ליצור שלא ייוולד עוד!

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the immediately defined concept) (this)

• सुषुप्त-मौनम् (suṣupta-maunam) - the state of silence akin to that experienced in deep sleep (silence of deep sleep)

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

• जीवन्मुक्तम् (jīvanmuktam) - the state of being a living liberated one (liberated while living, a living liberated one (jīvanmukta))

• इति (iti) - thus, as such (marks the end of a quotation or definition) (thus, so, in this manner)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established, is known (as) (stood, situated, established, known)

• अपुनर्जन्मनः (apunarjanmanaḥ) - pertaining to a being who has transcended the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (of one who has no rebirth (saṃsāra))

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a spiritual seeker or an advanced being (of a living being, creature, person)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative, to the teaching) (listen, hear)

• श्रवण-भूषणम् (śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇam) - something delightful and valuable to listen to (a profound teaching) (ear ornament, delightful to hear)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the immediately defined concept) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सुषुप्त-मौनम् (suṣupta-maunam) - the state of silence akin to that experienced in deep sleep (silence of deep sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta-mauna

suṣupta-mauna - silence of deep sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+mauna)

• suṣupta – deeply asleep, in deep sleep
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root svap (to sleep) with prefix su (well/deeply), sibilant changed to ṣ due to retroflexion rules
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• mauna – silence, taciturnity
  noun (neuter)
  derived from muni (sage)

Note: Subject of the identification with `jīvanmuktam`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जीवन्मुक्तम् (jīvanmuktam) - the state of being a living liberated one (liberated while living, a living liberated one (jīvanmukta))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, a living liberated one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvant – living, alive
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root muc
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for `idam suṣupta-maunam`.

इति (iti) - thus, as such (marks the end of a quotation or definition) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks `jīvanmuktam` as a designation.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established, is known (as) (stood, situated, established, known)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, firm, known

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective/participle modifying `idam suṣupta-maunam`.

अपुनर्जन्मनः (apunarjanmanaḥ) - pertaining to a being who has transcended the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (of one who has no rebirth (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of apunarjanman

apunarjanman - having no rebirth, freedom from rebirth (saṃsāra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+punarjanman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• punarjanman – rebirth, regeneration
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, describes `jantoḥ`.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a spiritual seeker or an advanced being (of a living being, creature, person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, person

from root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, qualified by `apunarjanmanaḥ`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative, to the teaching) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

class 5 verb

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

श्रवण-भूषणम् (śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇam) - something delightful and valuable to listen to (a profound teaching) (ear ornament, delightful to hear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇa

śravaṇa-bhūṣaṇa - ear ornament, something delightful to hear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śravaṇa+bhūṣaṇa)

• śravaṇa – hearing, ear
  noun (neuter)
  from root śru
  Root: śru (class 5)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhūṣ
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of `śṛṇu` (hear this ornament).

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