योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-15

तज्जाभ्यां सुखदुःखाभ्यामथ तस्याभ्यभूयत ।
स्वगतिर्वागुराबन्धैः श्लिष्टाङ्गस्येव पक्षिणः ॥ १५ ॥

tajjābhyāṃ sukhaduḥkhābhyāmatha tasyābhyabhūyata ,
svagatirvāgurābandhaiḥ śliṣṭāṅgasyeva pakṣiṇaḥ 15

15. tat-jābhyām sukha-duḥkhābhyām atha tasya abhyabhūyata
sva-gatiḥ vāgurā-bandhaiḥ śliṣṭa-aṅgasya iva pakṣiṇaḥ

15. atha tat-jābhyām sukha-duḥkhābhyām tasya sva-gatiḥ
abhyabhūyata śliṣṭa-aṅgasya vāgurā-bandhaiḥ pakṣiṇaḥ iva

15. Then, by the joys and sorrows arising from those (royal duties), his freedom of movement became hindered, much like a bird whose body is caught by the snares' bonds.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्-जाभ्याम् (tat-jābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows arising from those (royal duties) (by the two born from that, by the two arising from that)

• सुख-दुःखाभ्याम् (sukha-duḥkhābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows (by joys and sorrows)

• अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, moreover, and)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Suraghu's) (of him, his (masculine singular genitive))

• अभ्यभूयत (abhyabhūyata) - became hindered, was overcome (was overcome, was surpassed, was hindered)

• स्व-गतिः (sva-gatiḥ) - his freedom of movement (one's own movement, natural course, freedom of movement)

• वागुरा-बन्धैः (vāgurā-bandhaiḥ) - by the snares' bonds (by the bonds of a snare, by snares)

• श्लिष्ट-अङ्गस्य (śliṣṭa-aṅgasya) - of a bird whose body is caught (of one whose limbs are entangled/clinging)

• इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - of a bird

Words meanings and morphology

तत्-जाभ्याम् (tat-jābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows arising from those (royal duties) (by the two born from that, by the two arising from that)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of tat-ja

tat-ja - born from that, arising from that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+ja)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced, arisen (as a suffix)
  adjective
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'sukha-duḥkhābhyām'.

सुख-दुःखाभ्याम् (sukha-duḥkhābhyām) - by the joys and sorrows (by joys and sorrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the cause for being hindered.

अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his (Suraghu's) (of him, his (masculine singular genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Suraghu.

अभ्यभूयत (abhyabhūyata) - became hindered, was overcome (was overcome, was surpassed, was hindered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of abhibhū

From 'abhi' (prefix) + root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The passive verb indicating that 'sva-gatiḥ' was acted upon.

स्व-गतिः (sva-gatiḥ) - his freedom of movement (one's own movement, natural course, freedom of movement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sva-gati

sva-gati - one's own movement, natural course, freedom to move

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+gati)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• gati – movement, course, going, state
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

वागुरा-बन्धैः (vāgurā-bandhaiḥ) - by the snares' bonds (by the bonds of a snare, by snares)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāgurā-bandha

vāgurā-bandha - bond of a snare, a net or trap for catching animals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāgurā+bandha)

• vāgurā – snare, net, trap
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bond, tying, fetter
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: The means by which the bird is hindered in the simile.

श्लिष्ट-अङ्गस्य (śliṣṭa-aṅgasya) - of a bird whose body is caught (of one whose limbs are entangled/clinging)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śliṣṭa-aṅga

śliṣṭa-aṅga - having clinging/entangled limbs/body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śliṣṭa+aṅga)

• śliṣṭa – clinging, attached, entangled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śliṣ' (to cling, embrace, adhere).
  Root: śliṣ (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Specifies the state of the bird.

इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - of a bird

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird (having wings)

From 'pakṣa' (wing) + suffix '-in'.

Note: The object of comparison.