योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-15

जीवन्मुक्तो व्यवहरंस्तथास्ते ब्रह्मखात्मकः ।
तथैवादेहमुक्तोऽपि तिष्ठति ब्रह्ममात्रकः ॥ १५ ॥

jīvanmukto vyavaharaṃstathāste brahmakhātmakaḥ ,
tathaivādehamukto'pi tiṣṭhati brahmamātrakaḥ 15

15. jīvanmuktaḥ vyavaharan tathā āste brahmakhātmakaḥ
tathā eva adehamuktaḥ api tiṣṭhati brahmamātrakaḥ

15. jīvanmuktaḥ vyavaharan tathā brahmakhātmakaḥ āste.
tathā eva adehamuktaḥ api brahmamātrakaḥ tiṣṭhati.

15. A person liberated while living (jīvanmukta) continues to engage in worldly activities, yet remains established in their nature (ātman) as Brahman, boundless like space. Similarly, even one liberated after transcending the body remains solely as Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

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

• व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - behaving, acting, dealing with, engaging in activities

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, exists, sits, dwells

• ब्रह्मखात्मकः (brahmakhātmakaḥ) - whose nature is Brahman and space/ether; whose self is Brahman, like space

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

• अदेहमुक्तः (adehamuktaḥ) - one liberated without a body, one liberated from the body, bodilessly liberated

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, exists

• ब्रह्ममात्रकः (brahmamātrakaḥ) - merely Brahman, solely Brahman, having Brahman as its only measure

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - one liberated while living, a living liberated person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jīvan+mukta)

• jīvan – living, alive
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jīv with śatṛ suffix.
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, freed, released
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc with kta suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - behaving, acting, dealing with, engaging in activities

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavaharant

vyavaharant - behaving, acting, dealing with, engaging in activities

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hṛ with upasargas vi and ava, and śatṛ suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - remains, exists, sits, dwells

(verb)

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

Root: ās (class 2)

ब्रह्मखात्मकः (brahmakhātmakaḥ) - whose nature is Brahman and space/ether; whose self is Brahman, like space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmakhātmaka

brahmakhātmaka - whose nature is Brahman and space/ether; whose self is Brahman, like space

Compound type : bahuvrihi (brahman+kha+ātman)

• brahman – the Absolute reality, the ultimate principle of the universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• kha – space, ether, sky, void, zero
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, even

(indeclinable)

अदेहमुक्तः (adehamuktaḥ) - one liberated without a body, one liberated from the body, bodilessly liberated

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adehamukta

adehamukta - one liberated without a body, one liberated from the body, bodilessly liberated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+deha+mukta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• deha – body, corporeal form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, freed, released
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc with kta suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, exists

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्ममात्रकः (brahmamātrakaḥ) - merely Brahman, solely Brahman, having Brahman as its only measure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmamātraka

brahmamātraka - merely Brahman, solely Brahman, having Brahman as its only measure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+mātraka)

• brahman – the Absolute reality, the ultimate principle of the universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• mātraka – merely, only, consisting of
  adjective
  Derived from mātrā (measure) with ka suffix.
  Root: mā (class 2)

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