योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-14

अन्तर्ग्रथितया देहे सर्वदुश्छेदयाऽनया ।
रज्ज्वेवाशु बलीवर्दस्तृष्णया वाह्यते जनः ॥ १४ ॥

antargrathitayā dehe sarvaduśchedayā'nayā ,
rajjvevāśu balīvardastṛṣṇayā vāhyate janaḥ 14

14. antargrathitayā dehe sarvaduśchedayā anayā
rajjvā iva āśu balīvardaḥ tṛṣṇayā vāhyate janaḥ

14. A person (janaḥ) is quickly driven by craving, just like an ox is driven by a rope. This craving is deeply entangled within the body and is impossible to sever completely.

14. האדם מונהג ונשלט בידי התשוקה, השזורה בתוך גופו כחבל שקשה מאוד לנתקו, בדיוק כמו שור הרתום לחבל.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्ग्रथितया (antargrathitayā) - by that which is tied/knotted within, deeply entangled

• देहे (dehe) - in the body, on the body

• सर्वदुश्छेदया (sarvaduśchedayā) - by that which is impossible to cut/sever completely, by that which is universally hard to cut

• अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

• रज्ज्वा (rajjvā) - by a rope, with a cord

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - an ox, a bull

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

• वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is driven, is led, is carried

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people, living being

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्ग्रथितया (antargrathitayā) - by that which is tied/knotted within, deeply entangled

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antargrathita

antargrathita - tied/knotted within, deeply entangled, interwoven

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root grath with prefix antar

Prefix: antar

Root: grath (class 9)

देहे (dehe) - in the body, on the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

सर्वदुश्छेदया (sarvaduśchedayā) - by that which is impossible to cut/sever completely, by that which is universally hard to cut

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarvaduścheda

sarvaduścheda - impossible to cut/sever completely, universally hard to cut

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+duścheda)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• duścheda – difficult to cut, hard to sever
  adjective
  derived from root chid with prefix dus
  Prefix: dus
  Root: chid (class 7)

अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to craving.

रज्ज्वा (rajjvā) - by a rope, with a cord

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - an ox, a bull

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balīvarda

balīvarda - an ox, a bull, a draught animal

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - craving, thirst, desire, longing

वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is driven, is led, is carried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

root of 1st conjugation, passive voice

Root: vah (class 1)

जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - a person, man, people, living being

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