योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-31

दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छेदान्न बद्धोऽयं कदाचन ।
बन्धाभावे क्व मुक्तिः स्यादमोक्षस्तेन संस्थितः ॥ ३१ ॥

dikkālādyanavacchedānna baddho'yaṃ kadācana ,
bandhābhāve kva muktiḥ syādamokṣastena saṃsthitaḥ 31

31. dikkālādyanavachchedāt na baddhaḥ ayam kadācana
bandhābhāve kva muktiḥ syāt amokṣaḥ tena saṁsthitaḥ

31. ayam dikkālādyanavachchedāt kadācana na baddhaḥ
bandhābhāve muktiḥ kva syāt tena amokṣaḥ saṁsthitaḥ

31. This Self (ātman) is never bound, because it is not limited by space (dik), time (kāla), or any other factor. Where could there be liberation (mokṣa) if there is no bondage? Therefore, eternal freedom (amokṣa) is the established reality.

Words meanings summery:

• दिक्कालाद्यनवछ्छेदात् (dikkālādyanavachchedāt) - because of non-limitation by space, time, etc.

• न (na) - not, no

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, fettered, tied

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• बन्धाभावे (bandhābhāve) - in the absence of bondage

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• मुक्तिः (muktiḥ) - (mokṣa) (liberation, release, freedom)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

• अमोक्षः (amokṣaḥ) - eternal freedom (since liberation is not needed) (non-liberation, absence of liberation)

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, fixed, existing

Words meanings and morphology

दिक्कालाद्यनवछ्छेदात् (dikkālādyanavachchedāt) - because of non-limitation by space, time, etc.

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dikkālādyanavachcheda

dikkālādyanavachcheda - non-limitation by space, time, and other factors

Compound type : tatpurusha (dik+kāla+ādi+anavaccheda)

• dik – direction, space
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, season, moment
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• anavaccheda – non-limitation, unlimitedness, infinitude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'a' (not) and 'avachcheda' (limitation, separation)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, fettered, tied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, caught, captive

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'bandh' (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

बन्धाभावे (bandhābhāve) - in the absence of bondage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bandhābhāva

bandhābhāva - absence of bondage

Compound type : tatpurusha (bandha+abhāva)

• bandha – bondage, fetter, tie
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

मुक्तिः (muktiḥ) - (mokṣa) (liberation, release, freedom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukti

mukti - liberation, release, freedom, salvation (mokṣa)

verbal noun

Derived from root 'muc' (to free, to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

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

Optative Active

Root as, 2nd class, P

Root: as (class 2)

अमोक्षः (amokṣaḥ) - eternal freedom (since liberation is not needed) (non-liberation, absence of liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amokṣa

amokṣa - non-liberation, absence of release, eternal freedom

Derived from 'a' (not) and 'mokṣa' (liberation)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mokṣa)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muc' (to free)
  Root: muc (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine, neuter instrumental singular. Here used as an adverbial 'therefore'.

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, fixed, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṁsthita

saṁsthita - established, fixed, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)