योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-75

क्षीणे स्वहृदयग्रन्थौ न बन्धोऽस्ति पुनर्गुणैः ।
यत्नेनापि पुनर्बद्धं केन वृन्ते च्युतं फलम् ॥ ७५ ॥

kṣīṇe svahṛdayagranthau na bandho'sti punarguṇaiḥ ,
yatnenāpi punarbaddhaṃ kena vṛnte cyutaṃ phalam 75

75. kṣīṇe svahṛdayagranthau na bandhaḥ asti punaḥ guṇaiḥ
yatnena api punaḥ baddham kena vṛnte cyutam phalam

75. svahṛdayagranthau kṣīṇe guṇaiḥ punaḥ bandhaḥ na asti
vṛnte cyutam phalam yatnena api punaḥ kena baddham

75. When the knot of one's own heart (hṛdayagranthi) is destroyed, there is no further bondage (bandha) through the qualities (guṇas). With what effort can a fruit that has fallen from its stalk be re-attached? (The implied answer is 'by no effort').

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - destroyed, diminished, weakened

• स्वहृदयग्रन्थौ (svahṛdayagranthau) - in the knot of one's own heart (hṛdayagranthi)

• न (na) - not, nor

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पुनः (punaḥ) - further, any more (again, anew)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the three cosmic qualities: sattva, rajas, tamas (by the qualities (guṇas))

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort

• अपि (api) - even with (even, also)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - re- (again, anew)

• बद्धम् (baddham) - re-attached (bound, tied, attached)

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• वृन्ते (vṛnte) - from the stalk

• च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, dropped

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - destroyed, diminished, weakened

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - destroyed, wasted, diminished, weak

Past Passive Participle

from root kṣi (to destroy, waste)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'svahṛdayagranthau'

स्वहृदयग्रन्थौ (svahṛdayagranthau) - in the knot of one's own heart (hṛdayagranthi)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svahṛdayagrantha

svahṛdayagrantha - the knot of one's own heart

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+hṛdaya+grantha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• grantha – knot, tie, bond; literary work
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'kṣīṇe'

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tie, fetter, attachment, imprisonment

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - further, any more (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the three cosmic qualities: sattva, rajas, tamas (by the qualities (guṇas))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, strand, virtue

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavour

अपि (api) - even with (even, also)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - re- (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

बद्धम् (baddham) - re-attached (bound, tied, attached)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, attached

Past Passive Participle

from root bandh (to bind, tie)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'phalam'

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वृन्ते (vṛnte) - from the stalk

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛnta

vṛnta - stalk, pedicle

Note: Locative used in the sense of ablative here to indicate separation.

च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, dropped

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, moved

Past Passive Participle

from root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'phalam'

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward