योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-11

न बन्धोस्ति न मोक्षोस्ति मौर्ख्यं मे क्षयमागतम् ।
किं मे ध्यानविलासेन किं वा ध्यानेन मे भवेत् ॥ ११ ॥

na bandhosti na mokṣosti maurkhyaṃ me kṣayamāgatam ,
kiṃ me dhyānavilāsena kiṃ vā dhyānena me bhavet 11

11. na bandhaḥ asti na mokṣaḥ asti maurkhyam me kṣayam
āgatam kim me dhyānavilāsena kim vā dhyānena me bhavet

11. bandhaḥ na asti mokṣaḥ na asti me maurkhyam kṣayam
āgatam me dhyānavilāsena kim vā me dhyānena kim bhavet

11. There is no bondage, nor is there any liberation (mokṣa). My foolishness has completely vanished. What is the use to me of the enjoyment of meditation (dhyāna)? Or what could I gain from meditation (dhyāna)?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, freedom)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, ignorance

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end, decay

• आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived

• किम् (kim) - what is the use of (what, why, what for)

• मे (me) - to me / for me (to me, for me, my)

• ध्यानविलासेन (dhyānavilāsena) - by the sport/enjoyment of meditation

• किम् (kim) - what could be gained by (what, why, what for)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - what could be gained for me (may happen, may be, should be)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - binding, bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment, attachment

From root 'bandh' (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, freedom)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, salvation

From root 'muc' (to release) + suffix 'sa'

Root: muc (class 6)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

Derived from 'mūrkha' (fool)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end, decay

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decay, destruction, end, loss, waste

From root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkhyam'

किम् (kim) - what is the use of (what, why, what for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle implying 'what use?'

मे (me) - to me / for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

ध्यानविलासेन (dhyānavilāsena) - by the sport/enjoyment of meditation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhyānavilāsa

dhyānavilāsa - sport/enjoyment of meditation

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+vilāsa)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dhyai' (to contemplate)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• vilāsa – play, sport, pastime, enjoyment, grace
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'las' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what could be gained by (what, why, what for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle implying 'what use?' or 'what outcome?'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation

From root 'dhyai' (to contemplate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

भवेत् (bhavet) - what could be gained for me (may happen, may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative active

3rd person singular optative active of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)