योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-60

नलमान्धातृसगरदिलीपनहुषादयः ।
जीवन्मुक्ताश्चिरं राज्यं चक्रुराकुलिता इव ॥ ६० ॥

nalamāndhātṛsagaradilīpanahuṣādayaḥ ,
jīvanmuktāściraṃ rājyaṃ cakrurākulitā iva 60

60. nala māndhātṛ sagara dilīpa nahuṣa ādayaḥ
jīvanmuktāḥ ciram rājyam cakruḥ ākulitāḥ iva

60. nala māndhātṛ sagara dilīpa nahuṣa ādayaḥ
jīvanmuktāḥ ciram rājyam ākulitāḥ iva cakruḥ

60. Kings like Nala, Mandhatri, Sagara, Dilipa, and Nahusha, even though they were liberated while living (jīvanmuktāḥ), ruled their kingdoms for a long time as if they were troubled or disturbed.

Words meanings summery:

• नल (nala) - A famous legendary king, known from the Mahabharata. (Nala)

• मान्धातृ (māndhātṛ) - A famous legendary king, known for his righteousness and vast empire. (Mandhatri)

• सगर (sagara) - A famous legendary king, ancestor of Rama, known for his sons digging the ocean. (Sagara)

• दिलीप (dilīpa) - A famous legendary king, of the Raghu dynasty, father of Raghu. (Dilipa)

• नहुष (nahuṣa) - A legendary king who temporarily ascended to the throne of Indra. (Nahusha)

• आदयः (ādayaḥ) - Refers to Nala, Mandhatri, Sagara, Dilipa, and Nahusha and similar great kings. (and others, et cetera)

• जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - Refers to the aforementioned kings who achieved final liberation (mokṣa) during their lifetime. (those liberated while living, living liberated ones)

• चिरम् (ciram) - Indicates the duration for which the kings ruled. (for a long time, long)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - Their respective kingdoms or the act of ruling as monarchs. (kingdom, rule, sovereignty)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - They exercised their royal authority and administered their kingdoms. (they did, they made, they performed, they ruled)

• आकुलिताः (ākulitāḥ) - Describes their outward appearance or perceived state of mind while ruling, despite their inner liberation. (agitated, disturbed, troubled)

• इव (iva) - Indicates that their agitation was merely an external appearance or resemblance, not a true internal state of mind. (as if, like, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

नल (nala) - A famous legendary king, known from the Mahabharata. (Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (a king)

Note: Part of a list of kings, forming a compound list with ādayaḥ in the original verse.

मान्धातृ (māndhātṛ) - A famous legendary king, known for his righteousness and vast empire. (Mandhatri)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Mandhatri (a king)

Note: Appears in a list of kings.

सगर (sagara) - A famous legendary king, ancestor of Rama, known for his sons digging the ocean. (Sagara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a king)

Note: Appears in a list of kings.

दिलीप (dilīpa) - A famous legendary king, of the Raghu dynasty, father of Raghu. (Dilipa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dilīpa

dilīpa - Dilipa (a king)

Note: Appears in a list of kings.

नहुष (nahuṣa) - A legendary king who temporarily ascended to the throne of Indra. (Nahusha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahusha (a king)

Note: Appears in a list of kings.

आदयः (ādayaḥ) - Refers to Nala, Mandhatri, Sagara, Dilipa, and Nahusha and similar great kings. (and others, et cetera)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, first; etc., and others

Note: Used to complete the list of kings, as part of a compound in the original verse.

जीवन्मुक्ताः (jīvanmuktāḥ) - Refers to the aforementioned kings who achieved final liberation (mokṣa) during their lifetime. (those liberated while living, living liberated ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, a liberated person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From the root jīv (to live), used as the stem for the compound.
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, freed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root muc (to free, release).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to the kings listed, functioning as a predicate adjective or an appositive noun.

चिरम् (ciram) - Indicates the duration for which the kings ruled. (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - Their respective kingdoms or the act of ruling as monarchs. (kingdom, rule, sovereignty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

Note: Object of the verb 'cakruḥ'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - They exercised their royal authority and administered their kingdoms. (they did, they made, they performed, they ruled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect 3rd plural, from the root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आकुलिताः (ākulitāḥ) - Describes their outward appearance or perceived state of mind while ruling, despite their inner liberation. (agitated, disturbed, troubled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākulita

ākulita - agitated, confused, troubled, disturbed

Past Passive Participle

From the root kul (to collect, confuse) with the prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the kings) in gender, number, and case.

इव (iva) - Indicates that their agitation was merely an external appearance or resemblance, not a true internal state of mind. (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)