योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-39

आशापाशनिबद्धोऽन्तरितश्चेतश्च नीयते ।
यो विलोलमनोवृत्त्या मरणं तस्य राजते ॥ ३९ ॥

āśāpāśanibaddho'ntaritaścetaśca nīyate ,
yo vilolamanovṛttyā maraṇaṃ tasya rājate 39

39. āśā-pāśa-nibaddhaḥ antaritaḥ ca itaḥ ca nīyate
yaḥ vilola-mano-vr̥ttyā maraṇam tasya rājate

39. yaḥ āśā-pāśa-nibaddhaḥ antaritaḥ ca itaḥ ca vilola-mano-vr̥ttyā nīyate,
tasya maraṇam rājate

39. For him who, bound by the fetters of hope, is internally distraught and led hither and thither by a restless mental disposition (manovr̥tti), death appears glorious.

Words meanings summery:

• आशा-पाश-निबद्धः (āśā-pāśa-nibaddhaḥ) - bound by the fetters of hope

• अन्तरितः (antaritaḥ) - internally distraught; separated from peace (separated, hidden, interposed, internally distraught/tossed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, on this side

• च (ca) - and, also

• नीयते (nīyate) - he is led, he is carried

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• विलोल-मनो-व्र्̥त्त्या (vilola-mano-vr̥ttyā) - by a restless mental disposition, by a fluctuating mind-state

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

• राजते (rājate) - it shines, it appears glorious

Words meanings and morphology

आशा-पाश-निबद्धः (āśā-pāśa-nibaddhaḥ) - bound by the fetters of hope

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśā-pāśa-nibaddha

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

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āśā+pāśa+nibaddha)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• pāśa – rope, fetter, snare, bond, noose
  noun (masculine)
• nibaddha – bound, tied, fastened, constrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix 'ni-' and root √bandh (to bind).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अन्तरितः (antaritaḥ) - internally distraught; separated from peace (separated, hidden, interposed, internally distraught/tossed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarita

antarita - interposed, separated, hidden, gone between, distraught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'antar-' and root √i (to go).

Prefix: antar

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, on this side

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नीयते (nīyate) - he is led, he is carried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विलोल-मनो-व्र्̥त्त्या (vilola-mano-vr̥ttyā) - by a restless mental disposition, by a fluctuating mind-state

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vilola-mano-vr̥tti

vilola-mano-vr̥tti - a restless mental mode, a fluctuating thought pattern

Compound type : tatpurusha (vilola+manas+vr̥tti)

• vilola – fickle, unsteady, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, disposition
  noun (neuter)
• vr̥tti – mode of being, conduct, disposition, mental modification, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vr̥t (class 1)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

Action noun

Derived from the root √mr̥ (to die).

Root: mr̥ (class 6)

तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजते (rājate) - it shines, it appears glorious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)