योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-26

आशापाशशताबद्धा वासनाभावधारिणः ।
कायात्कायमुपायान्ति वृक्षात्वृक्षमिवाण्डजाः ॥ २६ ॥

āśāpāśaśatābaddhā vāsanābhāvadhāriṇaḥ ,
kāyātkāyamupāyānti vṛkṣātvṛkṣamivāṇḍajāḥ 26

26. āśāpāśaśatābaddhāḥ vāsanābhāvadhāriṇaḥ kāyāt
kāyam upāyānti vṛkṣāt vṛkṣam iva aṇḍajāḥ

26. āśāpāśaśatābaddhāḥ vāsanābhāvadhāriṇaḥ
aṇḍajāḥ iva kāyāt kāyam vṛkṣāt vṛkṣam upāyānti

26. Bound by hundreds of ropes of hope and clinging to the nature of their latent impressions (vāsanā), they pass from body to body, just as egg-born creatures (birds) go from tree to tree.

Words meanings summery:

• आशापाशशताबद्धाः (āśāpāśaśatābaddhāḥ) - bound by hundreds of ropes of hope

• वासनाभावधारिणः (vāsanābhāvadhāriṇaḥ) - holding to the nature of latent impressions, having the disposition of tendencies

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• कायम् (kāyam) - to the body, a body

• उपायान्ति (upāyānti) - they go (from one body to another) (they approach, come near, go to)

• वृक्षात् (vṛkṣāt) - from a tree

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - to a tree, a tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - birds (as egg-born creatures) (egg-born, birds)

Words meanings and morphology

आशापाशशताबद्धाः (āśāpāśaśatābaddhāḥ) - bound by hundreds of ropes of hope

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśāpāśaśatābaddha

āśāpāśaśatābaddha - one who is bound by hundreds of ropes of hope

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśā+pāśa+śata+baddha)

• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'aś' (to reach) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)
• pāśa – rope, fetter, bond, snare
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• baddha – bound, tied, fettered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'bandh'.
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., 'jīvāḥ').

वासनाभावधारिणः (vāsanābhāvadhāriṇaḥ) - holding to the nature of latent impressions, having the disposition of tendencies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāsanābhāvadhārin

vāsanābhāvadhārin - one who holds to the nature of latent impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+bhāva+dhārin)

• vāsanā – latent impression, habit, tendency, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: vas (class 4)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, disposition, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dhārin – holding, bearing, possessing, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun Suffix
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold) + suffix 'in'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., 'jīvāḥ').

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, heap

कायम् (kāyam) - to the body, a body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, heap

उपायान्ति (upāyānti) - they go (from one body to another) (they approach, come near, go to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upā-yā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

वृक्षात् (vṛkṣāt) - from a tree

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - to a tree, a tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - birds (as egg-born creatures) (egg-born, birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born; bird, fish, snake, insect

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg, testicle
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix/Participle
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)