योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-3

चिन्मात्रात्मनि विश्रान्तं यस्य चित्तमचञ्चलम् ।
तत्रैव रतिमायातं स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते ॥ ३ ॥

cinmātrātmani viśrāntaṃ yasya cittamacañcalam ,
tatraiva ratimāyātaṃ sa jīvanmukta ucyate 3

3. cinmātrātmani viśrāntam yasya cittam acañcalam
tatra eva ratim āyātam saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate

3. yasya cittam cinmātrātmani acañcalam viśrāntam
tatra eva ratim āyātam saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate

3. He whose mind is unwavering, fully settled in the pure consciousness (ātman), and has found delight solely in that state, is called one who is liberated while living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्मात्रात्मनि (cinmātrātmani) - in the pure consciousness, in the self that is pure consciousness

• विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - rested, settled, reposed

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought

• अचञ्चलम् (acañcalam) - unwavering, steady, unagitated

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• रतिम् (ratim) - delight, joy, pleasure

• आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, arrived at, obtained

• सः (saḥ) - he

• जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, a liberated person (jīvanmukta)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्मात्रात्मनि (cinmātrātmani) - in the pure consciousness, in the self that is pure consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cinmātrātman

cinmātrātman - the self (ātman) that is pure consciousness (cinmātra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - rested, settled, reposed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, reposed, ceased, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śram (to be weary) with vi prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Agrees with cittam.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अचञ्चलम् (acañcalam) - unwavering, steady, unagitated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acañcala

acañcala - not moving, steady, firm

a (negation) + cañcala (moving, unsteady)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cañcala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cañcala – moving, unsteady, fickle
  adjective

Note: Agrees with cittam.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tra (suffix for place)

Note: Refers to cinmātrātmani.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes tatra.

रतिम् (ratim) - delight, joy, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, love

From root ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of āyātam.

आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, arrived at, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyāta

āyāta - arrived, come, obtained, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with cittam.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person described.

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - liberated while living, a liberated person (jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, a person who has attained liberation (mokṣa) in this life

jīvan (living) + mukta (liberated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, free
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative with ucyate.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Middle/Passive Indicative

Root vac (to speak), passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

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