योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-23

सर्वैव लोकयात्रेयं प्रोता तृष्णावरत्रया ।
रज्जुबन्धाद्विमुच्यन्ते तृष्णाबन्धान्न केचन ॥ २३ ॥

sarvaiva lokayātreyaṃ protā tṛṣṇāvaratrayā ,
rajjubandhādvimucyante tṛṣṇābandhānna kecana 23

23. sarvā eva lokayātrā iyam protā tṛṣṇāvaratrayā
rajjubandhāt vimucyante tṛṣṇābandhāt na kecana

23. iyam sarvā eva lokayātrā tṛṣṇāvaratrayā protā.
rajjubandhāt kecana vimucyante,
tṛṣṇābandhāt na kecana.

23. This entire worldly existence (lokayātrā) is indeed strung (prota) together by the rope-like desire (tṛṣṇā). While people may be freed from the bondage of a physical rope, no one is ever liberated from the bondage of desire (tṛṣṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, every

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• लोकयात्रा (lokayātrā) - the entire course and activities of the world (worldly existence, course of the world, worldly affairs, conventional practice)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• प्रोता (protā) - interwoven, strung together (strung, threaded, interwoven, pierced)

• तृष्णावरत्रया (tṛṣṇāvaratrayā) - by the rope of desire, by desire which is like a rope

• रज्जुबन्धात् (rajjubandhāt) - from the bondage of a rope, from being bound by a rope

• विमुच्यन्ते (vimucyante) - they are liberated, they are freed, they are released

• तृष्णाबन्धात् (tṛṣṇābandhāt) - from the bondage of desire, from being bound by craving

• न (na) - not, no

• केचन (kecana) - no one (due to preceding `na`) (anyone, some (in negative context: no one))

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `lokayātrā`.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

लोकयात्रा (lokayātrā) - the entire course and activities of the world (worldly existence, course of the world, worldly affairs, conventional practice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokayātrā

lokayātrā - worldly existence, worldly affairs, course of the world, general practice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (loka+yātrā)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, course, progress, existence, livelihood, custom
  noun (feminine)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `lokayātrā`.

प्रोता (protā) - interwoven, strung together (strung, threaded, interwoven, pierced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prota

prota - strung, threaded, interwoven, pierced, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `ve` (to weave, to sew) with prefix `pra`, and `kta` (P.P.P. suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: ve (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `lokayātrā`.

तृष्णावरत्रया (tṛṣṇāvaratrayā) - by the rope of desire, by desire which is like a rope

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇāvaratrā

tṛṣṇāvaratrā - desire-rope, desire as a rope

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tṛṣṇā+avaratrā)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
• avaratrā – rope, cord, strap
  noun (feminine)

Note: Instrumental case indicating means or agency.

रज्जुबन्धात् (rajjubandhāt) - from the bondage of a rope, from being bound by a rope

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rajjubandha

rajjubandha - binding with a rope, bondage of a rope

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (rajju+bandha)

• rajju – rope, cord, string
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bondage, binding, tie, imprisonment
  noun (masculine)

विमुच्यन्ते (vimucyante) - they are liberated, they are freed, they are released

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

Passive form of the root `muc` (to free) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used in the Atmanepada form for passive voice.

तृष्णाबन्धात् (tṛṣṇābandhāt) - from the bondage of desire, from being bound by craving

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇābandha

tṛṣṇābandha - bondage of desire, attachment to craving

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇā+bandha)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bondage, binding, tie, imprisonment
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

केचन (kecana) - no one (due to preceding `na`) (anyone, some (in negative context: no one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcana

kimcana - anyone, someone, anything

`kim` + `cana` (indefinite particle)

Note: When used with `na`, it means 'no one'.

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