योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-56

चन्द्रोऽनुभवति व्यर्थमाकल्पं क्षयमक्षयम् ।
जीवन्मुक्ततया खिन्नो यथास्थितमवस्थितः ॥ ५६ ॥

candro'nubhavati vyarthamākalpaṃ kṣayamakṣayam ,
jīvanmuktatayā khinno yathāsthitamavasthitaḥ 56

56. candraḥ anubhavati vyartham ākalpam kṣayam akṣayam
jīvanmuktatayā khinnaḥ yathāsthitam avasthitaḥ

56. candraḥ ākalpam vyartham akṣayam kṣayam anubhavati.
jīvanmuktatayā khinnaḥ yathāsthitam avasthitaḥ.

56. Just as the moon, for aeons, fruitlessly experiences its undiminishing decay, so too, one who is liberated while living (jīvanmukta), though inwardly wearied by the world as it is, remains steadfastly established in their true nature.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, fruitlessly

• आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - until the end of a cosmic age (kalpa), for an aeon, forever

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - waning, decay, destruction, loss

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - Here, describing the continuous, recurring nature of the moon's waning. (imperishable, undiminishing, unending)

• जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - by means of being liberated while living, due to the state of a `jīvanmukta`

• खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, sad, afflicted

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - Referring to the nature of the world or reality as it presents itself. (as it is, as things stand, in the established manner)

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - Remaining steadfast or firm in their liberated state. (situated, established, remaining, dwelling)

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, camphor, a kind of jewel

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anubhū

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound `vi` (without) + `artha` (purpose)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+artha)

• vi – distinct, apart, separation, without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - until the end of a cosmic age (kalpa), for an aeon, forever

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound `ā` (until) + `kalpa` (cosmic age)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+kalpa)

• ā – up to, until, inclusive
  indeclinable
  prefix, preposition
• kalpa – a cosmic age, a day of Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kḷp

Note: Used adverbially.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - waning, decay, destruction, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, decline, waning

From root `kṣi` (to perish, decay)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of `anubhavati`.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - Here, describing the continuous, recurring nature of the moon's waning. (imperishable, undiminishing, unending)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - undecaying, imperishable, eternal, undiminishing

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound `a` (not) + `kṣaya` (decay)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṣi` (to perish, decay)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kṣayam`.

जीवन्मुक्ततया (jīvanmuktatayā) - by means of being liberated while living, due to the state of a `jīvanmukta`

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state of being liberated while living (jīvanmukta), `jīvanmukta`-hood

Abstract noun formation (`tā`) from `jīvanmukta` (liberated-while-living)

खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, sad, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khinna

khinna - distressed, weary, sad, afflicted, dejected

Past Passive Participle

From root `khid` (to be distressed, weary)

Root: khid (class 7)

Note: Adjectival use of PPP, refers to the `jīvanmukta`.

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - Referring to the nature of the world or reality as it presents itself. (as it is, as things stand, in the established manner)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound `yathā` (as) + `sthita` (situated, stood, established)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, established, present
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sthā` (to stand, remain)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - Remaining steadfast or firm in their liberated state. (situated, established, remaining, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, placed, established, firm, dwelling

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand, remain) with prefix `ava`

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use of PPP, acting as a predicate for the `jīvanmukta`.