योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-5

वासनातानवं राम मोक्ष इत्युच्यते बुधैः ।
पदार्थवासनादार्ढ्यं बन्ध इत्यभिधीयते ॥ ५ ॥

vāsanātānavaṃ rāma mokṣa ityucyate budhaiḥ ,
padārthavāsanādārḍhyaṃ bandha ityabhidhīyate 5

5. vāsanātānavam rāma mokṣaḥ iti ucyate budhaiḥ
padārthavāsanādārḍhyam bandhaḥ iti abhidhīyate

5. rāma vāsanātānavam iti mokṣaḥ budhaiḥ ucyate
padārthavāsanādārḍhyam iti bandhaḥ abhidhīyate

5. O Rama, the wise declare the attenuation of latent impressions (vāsanā) to be liberation (mokṣa). Conversely, the firmness of latent impressions (vāsanā) for sense objects is described as bondage (bandha).

Words meanings summery:

• वासनातानवम् (vāsanātānavam) - attenuation of latent impressions, weakening of desires

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation

• इति (iti) - thus, so, this (as a marker for quotation or definition)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise (persons)

• पदार्थवासनादार्ढ्यम् (padārthavāsanādārḍhyam) - firmness of latent impressions for objects, strength of desires for sense objects

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

• इति (iti) - thus, so, this (as a marker for quotation or definition)

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is declared, is called

Words meanings and morphology

वासनातानवम् (vāsanātānavam) - attenuation of latent impressions, weakening of desires

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanātānava

vāsanātānava - attenuation of latent impressions/desires

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+tānava)

• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) or vās (to smell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tānava – thinness, attenuation, weakness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from tanu (thin)

Note: Also accusative, but nominative makes more sense here as the subject of 'is called'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation

Derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: This is the object of 'is called', but in Sanskrit passive constructions, the object takes nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so, this (as a marker for quotation or definition)

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

Passive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise (persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, learned, intelligent person

Derived from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पदार्थवासनादार्ढ्यम् (padārthavāsanādārḍhyam) - firmness of latent impressions for objects, strength of desires for sense objects

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padārthavāsanādārḍhya

padārthavāsanādārḍhya - firmness of latent impressions for objects

Compound type : tatpurusha (padārtha+vāsanā+dārḍhya)

• padārtha – meaning of a word, object, thing, category
  noun (masculine)
  padā (foot/word) + artha (meaning/purpose)
• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, solidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dṛḍha (firm)

Note: Also accusative, but nominative makes more sense here as the subject of 'is declared'.

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tying, fetter, attachment

Derived from root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, so, this (as a marker for quotation or definition)

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is declared, is called

(verb)

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

Passive form of root dhā with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)