योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-4

परमात्मनि विश्रान्तं यस्य व्यावृत्त्य नो मनः ।
रमतेऽस्मिन्पुनर्दृश्ये स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

paramātmani viśrāntaṃ yasya vyāvṛttya no manaḥ ,
ramate'sminpunardṛśye sa jīvanmukta ucyate 4

4. paramātmani viśrāntam yasya vyāvṛttya no manaḥ
ramate asmin punaḥ dṛśye saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate

4. yasya manaḥ dṛśye punaḥ na ramate (kintu) vyāvṛttya
paramātmani viśrāntam (bhavati) saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate

4. He whose mind, having withdrawn completely from the perceived world (dṛśya), no longer delights in it, but is instead settled in the Supreme Self (paramātman), is called one who is liberated while living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

• परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the Supreme Self, in the ultimate reality (paramātman)

• विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - rested, settled, reposed

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• व्यावृत्त्य (vyāvṛttya) - having turned away, having withdrawn, having ceased

• नो (no) - not

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, revels

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the seen, in the visible world, in the object of perception (dṛśya)

• सः (saḥ) - he

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

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the Supreme Self, in the ultimate reality (paramātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Self, the Absolute (paramātman)

parama (supreme) + ātman (self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  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 manaḥ.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

व्यावृत्त्य (vyāvṛttya) - having turned away, having withdrawn, having ceased

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Formed with prefixes vi and ā from root vṛt.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

A negative particle, no is often used for emphasis or rhythm, or as a sandhi variant of na.

Note: Negates the action of ramate.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of ramate and associated with viśrāntam.

रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, revels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Present Middle Indicative

Root ram (to delight), middle voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Followed by a locative (dṛśye).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with dṛśye.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes non-recurrence.

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the seen, in the visible world, in the object of perception (dṛśya)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object of perception, the phenomenal world (dṛśya)

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of non-delight for the mind.

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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