महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-9

धर्मपाशनिबद्धेन यदि ते मर्षितं पुरा ।
तथैव बद्धमात्मानमबद्धमिव मन्यसे ॥९॥

9. dharmapāśanibaddhena yadi te marṣitaṁ purā ,
tathaiva baddhamātmānamabaddhamiva manyase.

9. dharmapāśa nibaddhena yadi te marṣitam purā
tathā eva baddham ātmānam abaddham iva manyase

9. If you tolerated it in the past, being bound by the fetters of natural law (dharma), then you consider your self (ātman) as if unbound, even though it is (truly) bound.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मपाश (dharmapāśa) - the constraints of natural law (the noose of natural law)

• निबद्धेन (nibaddhena) - by one constrained by the fetters of natural law (dharma) (by one bound, by the one fettered)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ते (te) - by you

• मर्षितम् (marṣitam) - tolerated, endured

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, fettered

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

• अबद्धम् (abaddham) - unbound, unfettered, free

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मपाश (dharmapāśa) - the constraints of natural law (the noose of natural law)

(noun)

masculine, singular of dharmapāśa

dharmapāśa - noose/fetter of dharma

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+pāśa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• pāśa – noose, fetter, bond
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms part of the compound nibaddhena.

निबद्धेन (nibaddhena) - by one constrained by the fetters of natural law (dharma) (by one bound, by the one fettered)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nibaddha

nibaddha - bound, tied, fettered, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with prefix ni + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here as agent in passive construction

मर्षितम् (marṣitam) - tolerated, endured

(participle)

neuter, singular of marṣita

marṣita - tolerated, endured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛṣ (to bear, endure) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, fettered

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Root: bandh (class 9)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, spirit

अबद्धम् (abaddham) - unbound, unfettered, free

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abaddha

abaddha - unbound, unfettered, not tied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with negative prefix a + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+baddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• baddha – bound, tied, fettered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bandh (to bind) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)