योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-66

वासनैवेह भवतां हेतुरेकत्र बन्धने ।
रज्जुः शून्याशयप्रोता मुक्तानामातता यथा ॥ ६६ ॥

vāsanaiveha bhavatāṃ heturekatra bandhane ,
rajjuḥ śūnyāśayaprotā muktānāmātatā yathā 66

66. vāsanā eva iha bhavatām hetuḥ ekatra bandhane
rajjuḥ śūnyāśayaprotā muktānām ātatā yathā

66. iha bhavatām ekatra bandhane vāsanā eva hetuḥ
yathā muktānām śūnyāśayaprotā ātatā rajjuḥ

66. Here, for you, it is latent impressions (vāsanā) alone that are the cause of your singular bondage. It is like a rope that, for the liberated (mokṣa), is stretched out yet strung through an empty intent, holding no real power.

Words meanings summery:

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, inherent tendency, desire, mental conditioning

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

• एकत्र (ekatra) - Here, implying "singular" or "unified" bondage. (in one place, together, single, singular)

• बन्धने (bandhane) - The state of being bound or attached. (in bondage, in imprisonment, in tying)

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

• शून्याशयप्रोता (śūnyāśayaprotā) - For the liberated, the vāsanās, though present, are without real purpose or power. (strung by an empty intention/purpose, threaded through an empty receptacle)

• मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - of the liberated ones, of those who are free

• आतता (ātatā) - Referring to the rope being stretched out. (extended, stretched out, taut, spread)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

Words meanings and morphology

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, inherent tendency, desire, mental conditioning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, inherent tendency, desire, mental conditioning

from root vas- 'to dwell, to perfume'

Root: vas (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes vāsanā.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite pronoun)

present participle of bhū 'to be'

From root bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive, "your".

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: hi (class 3)

एकत्र (ekatra) - Here, implying "singular" or "unified" bondage. (in one place, together, single, singular)

(indeclinable)

from eka (one) + tra (suffix for 'where')

Note: "In your single bondage."

बन्धने (bandhane) - The state of being bound or attached. (in bondage, in imprisonment, in tying)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - binding, bondage, tie, imprisonment

verbal noun

from root bandh 'to bind'

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: The object of the cause.

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

Root: raj (class 1)

शून्याशयप्रोता (śūnyāśayaprotā) - For the liberated, the vāsanās, though present, are without real purpose or power. (strung by an empty intention/purpose, threaded through an empty receptacle)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyāśayaprota

śūnyāśayaprota - strung/threaded with an empty intention/receptacle

compound of śūnyāśaya and prota

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnyāśaya+prota)

• śūnyāśaya – empty intention, empty purpose, empty mind, empty receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  compound of śūnya and āśaya
• prota – strung, threaded, pierced, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-u 'to weave, to string' or from root pro 'to go forward'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: u

Note: Agrees with rajjuḥ.

मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - of the liberated ones, of those who are free

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free, delivered

Past Passive Participle

from root muc 'to release, liberate'

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: For the liberated ones.

आतता (ātatā) - Referring to the rope being stretched out. (extended, stretched out, taut, spread)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātata

ātata - stretched, extended, taut, vast

Past Passive Participle

from ā-tan 'to stretch, extend'

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with rajjuḥ.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.