योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-10

जन्मावलिवरत्रायामिन्द्रियग्रन्थयो दृढाः ।
ये बद्धास्तद्विमोक्षार्थं यतन्ते ये त उत्तमाः ॥ १० ॥

janmāvalivaratrāyāmindriyagranthayo dṛḍhāḥ ,
ye baddhāstadvimokṣārthaṃ yatante ye ta uttamāḥ 10

10. janmāvalivaratrāyām indriyagranthayaḥ dṛḍhāḥ ye
baddhāḥ tadvimokṣārtham yatante ye tu uttamāḥ

10. dṛḍhāḥ indriyagranthayaḥ janmāvalivaratrāyām (santi).
ye baddhāḥ (santi),
ye tadvimokṣārtham yatante,
te tu uttamāḥ.

10. In the strong rope of the cycle of births (saṃsāra), the knots of the senses are firmly tied. Those who are bound by them and strive for their liberation (mokṣa) are indeed excellent.

Words meanings summery:

• जन्मावलिवरत्रायाम् (janmāvalivaratrāyām) - in the strong rope of the series of births, in the strong rope of the chain of existences

• इन्द्रियग्रन्थयः (indriyagranthayaḥ) - the knots of the senses

• दृढाः (dṛḍhāḥ) - firm, strong, tight

• ये (ye) - those who, which (masculine plural)

• बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound, tied, restrained

• तद्विमोक्षार्थम् (tadvimokṣārtham) - for their liberation, for the sake of their release

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

• ये (ye) - those who, which (masculine plural)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

जन्मावलिवरत्रायाम् (janmāvalivaratrāyām) - in the strong rope of the series of births, in the strong rope of the chain of existences

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of janmāvalivaratrā

janmāvalivaratrā - the strong rope of the series of births, the strong rope of the chain of existences

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (janmāvali+varatrā)

• janmāvali – series of births, chain of existences
  noun (feminine)
• varatrā – rope, thong, strap
  noun (feminine)

इन्द्रियग्रन्थयः (indriyagranthayaḥ) - the knots of the senses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of indriyagranthi

indriyagranthi - knot of the senses

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (indriya+granthi)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• granthi – knot, bond, tie
  noun (masculine)

दृढाः (dṛḍhāḥ) - firm, strong, tight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, tight, hard

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛh

ये (ye) - those who, which (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound, tied, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, captive

Past Passive Participle

Root: bandh (class 9)

तद्विमोक्षार्थम् (tadvimokṣārtham) - for their liberation, for the sake of their release

(noun)

Accusative, singular of tadvimokṣārtha

tadvimokṣārtha - for the sake of that liberation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+vimokṣa+artha)

• tad – that, their (here refers to the condition of being bound)
  pronoun
• vimokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who, which (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme