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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-32

अपि पुण्यशरीराणां जातिबन्धो न शाम्यति ।
तनुसूचीपिशाचीत्वं राक्षस्या तपसार्जितम् ॥ ३२ ॥
api puṇyaśarīrāṇāṃ jātibandho na śāmyati ,
tanusūcīpiśācītvaṃ rākṣasyā tapasārjitam 32
32. api puṇyaśarīrāṇām jātibandhaḥ na śāmyati
tanusūcīpiśācītvam rākṣasyā tapasā ārjitam
32. api puṇyaśarīrāṇām jātibandhaḥ na śāmyati
rākṣasyā tapasā tanusūcīpiśācītvam ārjitam
32. Even for those with meritorious bodies, the bondage of birth (jātibandha) does not cease. The state of being a needle-bodied female demon (piśācī) was acquired by a female demon (rākṣasī) through austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपि (api) - even, also, and, too
  • पुण्यशरीराणाम् (puṇyaśarīrāṇām) - of those with meritorious bodies, of pure bodies
  • जातिबन्धः (jātibandhaḥ) - bondage of birth, cycle of rebirth, bond of species/caste
  • (na) - not, no
  • शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, subsides, is appeased, becomes calm
  • तनुसूचीपिशाचीत्वम् (tanusūcīpiśācītvam) - the state of being a needle-bodied female demon
  • राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by a female demon, by a rākṣasī
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by means of asceticism, by austerities, through spiritual fervor
  • आर्जितम् (ārjitam) - acquired, earned, obtained

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also, and, too
(indeclinable)
पुण्यशरीराणाम् (puṇyaśarīrāṇām) - of those with meritorious bodies, of pure bodies
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of puṇyaśarīra
puṇyaśarīra - one whose body is meritorious/pure; a meritorious body
Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+śarīra)
  • puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, sacred
    noun (neuter)
  • śarīra – body, physical form
    noun (neuter)
Note: used here adjectivally to describe persons
जातिबन्धः (jātibandhaḥ) - bondage of birth, cycle of rebirth, bond of species/caste
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jātibandha
jātibandha - bondage of birth, connection with a particular species/caste, cycle of rebirth
Compound type : tatpurusha (jāti+bandha)
  • jāti – birth, species, caste, genus
    noun (feminine)
  • bandha – bond, bondage, tying, connection
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bandh (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, subsides, is appeased, becomes calm
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of śam
root verb, present stem śāmya-
Root: śam (class 4)
तनुसूचीपिशाचीत्वम् (tanusūcīpiśācītvam) - the state of being a needle-bodied female demon
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tanusūcīpiśācītva
tanusūcīpiśācītva - the state or condition of being a female demon with a body like a needle
derived with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tanusūcīpiśācī+tva)
  • tanusūcīpiśācī – a female demon with a body like a needle
    noun (feminine)
  • tva – state of being, -ness (suffix)
    noun (neuter)
    abstract noun suffix
राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by a female demon, by a rākṣasī
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - female demon, female rākṣasa
feminine form of rākṣasa
तपसा (tapasā) - by means of asceticism, by austerities, through spiritual fervor
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism, austerity, spiritual fervor, heat
आर्जितम् (ārjitam) - acquired, earned, obtained
(adjective)
neuter, singular of ārjita
ārjita - acquired, earned, obtained
Past Passive Participle
from root √ṛj with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛj (class 5)
Note: agrees with tanusūcīpiśācītvam