योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-23

इयं स्वच्छन्दमृत्युर्मे नीरोगाऽस्तु तनुश्चिरम् ।
गारुडेन च वेगेन संयुता व्योमगामिनी ॥ २३ ॥

iyaṃ svacchandamṛtyurme nīrogā'stu tanuściram ,
gāruḍena ca vegena saṃyutā vyomagāminī 23

23. iyam svacchandamṛtyuḥ me nīrogā astu tanuḥ ciram
| gāruḍena ca vegena saṃyutā vyomagāminī ||

23. me iyam tanuḥ svacchandamṛtyuḥ nīrogā ciram
astu ca gāruḍena vegena saṃyutā vyomagāminī

23. May this body of mine remain healthy for a long time, with the power to choose its death, and endowed with the sky-traversing speed of (Garuḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• स्वच्छन्दमृत्युः (svacchandamṛtyuḥ) - one whose death is at one's own will

• मे (me) - my, of me

• नीरोगा (nīrogā) - free from disease, healthy

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• गारुडेन (gāruḍena) - with Garuda's, like Garuda

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by means of speed

• संयुता (saṁyutā) - endowed with, joined with, possessed of

• व्योमगामिनी (vyomagāminī) - moving through the sky, sky-going

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

स्वच्छन्दमृत्युः (svacchandamṛtyuḥ) - one whose death is at one's own will

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svacchandamṛtyu

svacchandamṛtyu - death at will, voluntary death (as an attribute)

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose death (mṛtyu) is at one's own will (svacchanda).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svacchanda+mṛtyu)

• svacchanda – self-willed, independent, unrestrained
  adjective
  Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'chanda' (will).
• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: In this context, 'my' (genitive).

नीरोगा (nīrogā) - free from disease, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīroga

nīroga - free from disease, healthy, well

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'niḥ' (without) and 'roga' (disease).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (niḥ+roga)

• niḥ – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating absence or negation.
• roga – disease, sickness, ailment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruj (class 7)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, limb

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

गारुडेन (gāruḍena) - with Garuda's, like Garuda

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gāruḍa

gāruḍa - relating to (Garuḍa), pertaining to Garuḍa

Derived from the proper noun Garuḍa.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by means of speed

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse

Root: vij (class 6)

संयुता (saṁyutā) - endowed with, joined with, possessed of

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃyuta

saṁyuta - joined, connected, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root yuj with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

व्योमगामिनी (vyomagāminī) - moving through the sky, sky-going

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomagāmin

vyomagāmin - going through the air or sky, sky-going

Agent noun formed from 'vyoman' (sky) and root 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+gāmin)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• gāmin – going, moving, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

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