महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-24

शकुनिस्तन्तुबद्धो वा नियतोऽयमनीश्वरः ।
ईश्वरस्य वशे तिष्ठन्नान्येषां नात्मनः प्रभुः ॥२४॥

24. śakunistantubaddho vā niyato'yamanīśvaraḥ ,
īśvarasya vaśe tiṣṭhannānyeṣāṁ nātmanaḥ prabhuḥ.

24. śakuniḥ tantubaddhaḥ vā niyataḥ ayam anīśvaraḥ
īśvarasya vaśe tiṣṭhan na anyeṣām na ātmanaḥ prabhuḥ

24. This being (ayam), like a bird tethered by a string, is indeed controlled and powerless (anīśvaraḥ). Remaining under the sway of the Lord (īśvaraḥ), it is not the master of others, nor is it the master of its own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, fowl

• तन्तुबद्धः (tantubaddhaḥ) - tied by a string, tethered

• वा (vā) - like (introducing a simile) (or, as if, like)

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - controlled or destined by a higher power (controlled, restrained, fixed, destined)

• अयम् (ayam) - this being/person (this (masculine))

• अनीश्वरः (anīśvaraḥ) - powerless (in its own actions) (powerless, not a lord, without a master, helpless)

• ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - of the supreme Lord (of the Lord, of the master)

• वशे (vaśe) - in the power, under the control, in the will

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining (under the control) (standing, remaining, existing, being)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

• न (na) - not, nor

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of its own self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master or controller (master, lord, powerful, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, fowl

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - a bird, fowl; a proper name (e.g., Shakuni, uncle of the Kauravas)

तन्तुबद्धः (tantubaddhaḥ) - tied by a string, tethered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tantubaddha

tantubaddha - tied or bound by a string

Compound containing a Past Passive Participle

Compound 'tantu' (string) + 'baddha' (bound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tantu+baddha)

• tantu – thread, string, cord
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, fettered, caught
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

वा (vā) - like (introducing a simile) (or, as if, like)

(indeclinable)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - controlled or destined by a higher power (controlled, restrained, fixed, destined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - controlled, restrained, regular, fixed, certain, destined, dependent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this being/person (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near speaker)

अनीश्वरः (anīśvaraḥ) - powerless (in its own actions) (powerless, not a lord, without a master, helpless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anīśvara

anīśvara - without a master, powerless, helpless, not a ruler

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+īśvara)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - of the supreme Lord (of the Lord, of the master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, king, husband; God, supreme being; rich

Derived from root 'īś' (to rule, to be master of)

Root: īś (class 2)

वशे (vaśe) - in the power, under the control, in the will

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, power, control, sway, submission

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining (under the control) (standing, remaining, existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, stay, remain, exist, be, reside

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjectival participle modifying 'ayam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of its own self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul (Brahman)

Root: an (class 2)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master or controller (master, lord, powerful, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, ruler, powerful, able to

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)