योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-29, verse-9

भववासनया ग्रस्ता मोहवासनया ततः ।
आशापाशनिबद्धास्ते ततः कृपणतां गताः ॥ ९ ॥

bhavavāsanayā grastā mohavāsanayā tataḥ ,
āśāpāśanibaddhāste tataḥ kṛpaṇatāṃ gatāḥ 9

9. bhavavāsanayā grastāḥ mohavāsanayā tataḥ
āśāpāśanibaddhāḥ te tataḥ kṛpaṇatām gatāḥ

9. bhavavāsanayā mohavāsanayā grastāḥ tataḥ
āśāpāśanibaddhāḥ te tataḥ kṛpaṇatām gatāḥ

9. Bound by the latent impressions (vāsanā) for repeated existence (bhava) and delusion (moha), and shackled by the ropes of hope, they consequently fall into a state of utter wretchedness.

Words meanings summery:

• भववासनया (bhavavāsanayā) - by the latent impression of existence/becoming

• ग्रस्ताः (grastāḥ) - seized, afflicted, devoured, grasped

• मोहवासनया (mohavāsanayā) - by the latent impression of delusion

• ततः (tataḥ) - Here, 'and then' or 'as a result'. (thence, from that, thereupon, therefore)

• आशापाशनिबद्धाः (āśāpāśanibaddhāḥ) - bound by the ropes/fetters of hope

• ते (te) - Refers to the people afflicted. (they, those)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Here, 'and then' or 'as a result'. (thence, from that, thereupon, therefore)

• कृपणताम् (kṛpaṇatām) - wretchedness, misery, pitiableness

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

भववासनया (bhavavāsanayā) - by the latent impression of existence/becoming

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavavāsanā

bhavavāsanā - latent impression (vāsanā) of existence/becoming (bhava), samsaric tendency

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhava+vāsanā)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, the world, saṃsāra
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū- 'to be, to become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vāsanā – impression, latent tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas- 'to dwell, to perfume'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Instrumental cause of 'grastāḥ'.

ग्रस्ताः (grastāḥ) - seized, afflicted, devoured, grasped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grasta

grasta - seized, afflicted, devoured, caught, grasped

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root gras (to seize, to devour).

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: The form 'grastāḥ' can be feminine nominative plural or masculine nominative plural. Since 'te' is masculine plural, 'grastāḥ' here is likely masculine plural.

मोहवासनया (mohavāsanayā) - by the latent impression of delusion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mohavāsanā

mohavāsanā - latent impression (vāsanā) of delusion (moha)

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (moha+vāsanā)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root muh- 'to be deluded, to err'.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• vāsanā – impression, latent tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas- 'to dwell, to perfume'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Instrumental cause of 'grastāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - Here, 'and then' or 'as a result'. (thence, from that, thereupon, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad (that) used as an adverb.

Note: Occurs twice in the verse, implying sequence or consequence.

आशापाशनिबद्धाः (āśāpāśanibaddhāḥ) - bound by the ropes/fetters of hope

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśāpāśanibaddha

āśāpāśanibaddha - bound (nibaddha) by the ropes/snares (pāśa) of hope (āśā)

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āśā+pāśa+nibaddha)

• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root aś- 'to reach, to obtain'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)
• pāśa – noose, snare, fetter, bond, rope
  noun (masculine)
• nibaddha – bound, tied, fastened, fixed, restricted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of ni-bandh (to bind, fasten).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

ते (te) - Refers to the people afflicted. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they, those

Pronominal stem.

ततः (tataḥ) - Here, 'and then' or 'as a result'. (thence, from that, thereupon, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad (that) used as an adverb.

Note: Occurs twice in the verse, implying sequence or consequence.

कृपणताम् (kṛpaṇatām) - wretchedness, misery, pitiableness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛpaṇatā

kṛpaṇatā - wretchedness, misery, pitiableness, destitution

From kṛpaṇa (wretched, poor) + tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

Note: Object of 'gatāḥ'.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.