योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-39

संकल्पवासनाजालैः स्वयमायाति बन्धनम् ।
मनो लालामयैर्जालैः कोशकारकृमिर्यथा ॥ ३९ ॥

saṃkalpavāsanājālaiḥ svayamāyāti bandhanam ,
mano lālāmayairjālaiḥ kośakārakṛmiryathā 39

39. saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ svayam āyāti bandhanam
manaḥ lālā-mayaiḥ jālaiḥ kośakāra-krimiḥ yathā

39. yathā kośakāra-krimiḥ lālā-mayaiḥ jālaiḥ (āyāti bandhanam),
(tathā) manaḥ saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ svayam bandhanam āyāti.

39. Just as the silkworm (kośakāra-krimi) ensnares itself in nets of its own saliva, so too the mind itself comes into bondage by the nets of its volitions (saṅkalpa) and latent impressions (vāsanās).

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्प-वासना-जालैः (saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ) - by the nets of volitions and latent impressions

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes into, gets into (he/she/it comes, attains)

• बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - bondage, fetter, tying

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• लाला-मयैः (lālā-mayaiḥ) - made of saliva

• जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by nets, by snares

• कोशकार-क्रिमिः (kośakāra-krimiḥ) - silkworm

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्प-वासना-जालैः (saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ) - by the nets of volitions and latent impressions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jāla

saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jāla - nets of volitions and latent impressions

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+vāsanā+jāla)

• saṅkalpa – volition, intention, mental resolve, conceptualization
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit, subconscious tendency
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, web, trap
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument for 'āyāti bandhanam'

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'āyāti'

आयाति (āyāti) - comes into, gets into (he/she/it comes, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Active

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'manaḥ' and 'krimiḥ'

बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - bondage, fetter, tying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - tying, binding, bondage, fetter, rope

From root 'bandh'

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Accusative of destination/result

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'āyāti'

लाला-मयैः (lālā-mayaiḥ) - made of saliva

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lālā-maya

lālā-maya - made of saliva, salivary

Suffix 'mayaṭ' indicating 'made of'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (lālā+maya)

• lālā – saliva, spittle
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix 'mayaṭ'

Note: Agrees with 'jālaiḥ'

जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by nets, by snares

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jāla

jāla - net, snare, web, trap

Note: Instrument for 'āyāti bandhanam'

कोशकार-क्रिमिः (kośakāra-krimiḥ) - silkworm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kośakāra-krimi

kośakāra-krimi - silkworm (literally 'cocoon-making worm')

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kośakāra+krimi)

• kośakāra – cocoon maker
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kośa' (cocoon) and 'kāra' (maker)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• krimi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied 'āyāti bandhanam' in the simile

यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)