योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-2

अत ऊर्ध्वमदेहानां मुक्तानां वचसा तथा ।
विषयो न महाबाहो पुरुषाणामिवाम्बरम् ॥ २ ॥

ata ūrdhvamadehānāṃ muktānāṃ vacasā tathā ,
viṣayo na mahābāho puruṣāṇāmivāmbaram 2

2. ataḥ ūrdhvam adehānām muktānām vacasā tathā
viṣayaḥ na mahābāho puruṣāṇām iva ambaram

2. he mahābāho,
ataḥ ūrdhvam adehānām muktānām (ca) tathā vacasā viṣayaḥ na (asti),
puruṣāṇām ambaram iva.

2. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), beyond this state, for those bodiless liberated (mokṣa) beings, and similarly for words, it is not a knowable realm, just as the sky is not an object (of grasp) for ordinary people (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - beyond this (state mentioned in the previous verse) (from this, hence, therefore)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, beyond

• अदेहानाम् (adehānām) - of those who are bodiless

• मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - of the liberated (mokṣa) ones, of the freed

• वचसा (vacasā) - by word, by speech

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, similarly

• विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - knowable realm, object of experience or speech (object, sphere, domain, realm)

• न (na) - not, no

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of ordinary people (puruṣa) (of men, of people)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - beyond this (state mentioned in the previous verse) (from this, hence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun `idam` + suffix `tas`

Note: Refers to the state of `jīvanmukta` mentioned in the previous verse.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, beyond

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `ūrdhva` (adjective)

अदेहानाम् (adehānām) - of those who are bodiless

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adeha

adeha - bodiless, discarnate

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound ("not-body")

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+deha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dih` (to smear, to grow)
  Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Connected to `viṣayaḥ` (not being an object for them).

मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - of the liberated (mokṣa) ones, of the freed

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, freed

Past Passive Participle

From root `muc` (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Connected to `viṣayaḥ`.

वचसा (vacasā) - by word, by speech

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root `vac` (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means, "by means of words".

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, similarly

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` pronoun

विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - knowable realm, object of experience or speech (object, sphere, domain, realm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object (of sense), sphere, domain, subject matter, range

From root `śī` (to lie, to pervade) with prefix `vi` and `sa`

Prefix: vi

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied `asti`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `viṣayaḥ`.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed; a powerful person

Bahuvrihi compound ("one whose arms are great")

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Rama.

पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of ordinary people (puruṣa) (of men, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Root: pṛ (class 1)

Note: Connected to `ambaram` (the sky is not an object *for them*).

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Introduces the simile.

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment

Root: amb (class 1)

Note: Implied subject in the simile, "as the sky (is not an object)".