महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-15

कुणपामेध्यसंयुक्तं यद्वदच्छिद्रबन्धनम् ।
तद्वद्देहगतं विद्यादात्मानं देहबन्धनम् ॥१५॥

15. kuṇapāmedhyasaṁyuktaṁ yadvadacchidrabandhanam ,
tadvaddehagataṁ vidyādātmānaṁ dehabandhanam.

15. kuṇapāmēdhyasaṃyuktaṃ yadvat acchidrabandhanam
tadvat dehagatam vidyāt ātmānam dehabandhanam

15. yadvat kuṇapāmēdhyasaṃyuktaṃ acchidrabandhanam
tadvat dehagatam ātmānam dehabandhanam vidyāt

15. Just as something is inextricably bound with a corpse and impurities, similarly, one should understand the self (ātman), dwelling within the body, to be a bondage for the body.

Words meanings summery:

• कुणपामेध्यसंयुक्तं (kuṇapāmēdhyasaṁyuktaṁ) - inextricably linked with a corpse and its inherent impurities, for comparison to the self's state (connected with a corpse and impurity; joined with a dead body and defilement)

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - introducing a comparison: 'just as' (as, just as, like)

• अच्छिद्रबन्धनम् (acchidrabandhanam) - bound in an unbreakable, inescapable manner (with an unbreakable bond, tied inextricably, having no gap or flaw in its binding)

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - introducing the second part of the comparison: 'similarly' (so, similarly, likewise)

• देहगताम् (dehagatām) - referring to the self (ātman) as being within the physical body (situated in the body, body-bound, residing in the body)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - the imperative instruction to understand the nature of the self (ātman) in the body (one should know, one should understand, let him know)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual self (ātman), often distinct from the body and mind in philosophical contexts (the self, soul, spirit, individual essence)

• देहबन्धनम् (dehabandhanam) - the state of being tied or confined by the physical body (bodily bondage, bondage of the body, physical confinement)

Words meanings and morphology

कुणपामेध्यसंयुक्तं (kuṇapāmēdhyasaṁyuktaṁ) - inextricably linked with a corpse and its inherent impurities, for comparison to the self's state (connected with a corpse and impurity; joined with a dead body and defilement)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇapāmēdhyasaṃyukta

kuṇapāmēdhyasaṁyukta - joined with a corpse and impurity

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `saṃ` (prefix) + `yuj` (root) + `kta` (PPP suffix), compounded with `kuṇapāmēdhya`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuṇapāmedhya+saṃyukta)

• kuṇapa – corpse, dead body
  noun (neuter)
• amēdhya – impure, defiled, impurity
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, united
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `saṃ` (prefix) + root `yuj` (to join) + `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to an implied 'something' (e.g., `vastu`) or the implied state that is compared to the self.

यद्वत् (yadvat) - introducing a comparison: 'just as' (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun `ya` with the suffix `vat`.

अच्छिद्रबन्धनम् (acchidrabandhanam) - bound in an unbreakable, inescapable manner (with an unbreakable bond, tied inextricably, having no gap or flaw in its binding)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acchidrabandhana

acchidrabandhana - with an unbreakable bond, having no gap in binding

Compound. `a` (negation) + `chidra` (gap, flaw) + `bandhana` (bond, binding).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+chidra+bandhana)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• chidra – hole, gap, flaw, defect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• bandhana – bond, tie, fetter, binding, bondage
  noun (neuter)
  From root `bandh` + `ana` suffix.
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies the implied object of comparison in the first clause.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - introducing the second part of the comparison: 'similarly' (so, similarly, likewise)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun `tad` with the suffix `vat`.

देहगताम् (dehagatām) - referring to the self (ātman) as being within the physical body (situated in the body, body-bound, residing in the body)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dehagata

dehagata - gone into the body, situated in the body

Past Passive Participle

From `deha` (body) + `gata` (gone, attained).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+gata)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dih` (to anoint, smear).
  Root: dih (class 4)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` + `kta` (PPP suffix).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ātmānam`.

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - the imperative instruction to understand the nature of the self (ātman) in the body (one should know, one should understand, let him know)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root `vid` (to know), 2nd class, Parasmaipada, Optative.

Root: vid (class 2)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual self (ātman), often distinct from the body and mind in philosophical contexts (the self, soul, spirit, individual essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `vidyāt`.

देहबन्धनम् (dehabandhanam) - the state of being tied or confined by the physical body (bodily bondage, bondage of the body, physical confinement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehabandhana

dehabandhana - body-bondage, confinement of the body, tie to the body

Compound of `deha` (body) and `bandhana` (bondage).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+bandhana)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dih` (to anoint, smear).
  Root: dih (class 4)
• bandhana – bond, tie, fetter, binding, bondage
  noun (neuter)
  From root `bandh` + `ana` suffix.
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Predicate accusative to `ātmānam` (know the self as bondage).