योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-31

केषु क्वचिन्न बध्नाति स्वायत्तेष्वप्यसक्तधीः ।
राम स्पर्शरतिं धीरो हंसो मरुमहीष्विव ॥ ३१ ॥

keṣu kvacinna badhnāti svāyatteṣvapyasaktadhīḥ ,
rāma sparśaratiṃ dhīro haṃso marumahīṣviva 31

31. keṣu kvacit na badhnāti svāyatteṣu api asaktadhīḥ
rāma sparśaratiṃ dhīraḥ haṃsaḥ marumahīṣu iva

31. O Rāma, the firm and wise one (dhīraḥ), whose intellect (dhī) is unattached (asakta), finds no delight in touch (sparśa-rati) in anything, even in those things under his own control, just as a swan (haṃsa) finds no delight in desert lands.

Words meanings summery:

• केषु (keṣu) - in any (things/cases) (in which (plural), in some (implied))

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - any (when negated by 'na') (somewhere, sometimes, perchance, any)

• न (na) - not, no

• बध्नाति (badhnāti) - binds, attaches, ties, fixes

• स्वायत्तेषु (svāyatteṣu) - in those self-dependent, in those under one's own control

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• असक्तधीः (asaktadhīḥ) - whose intellect is unattached, unattached-minded

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• स्पर्शरतिं (sparśaratiṁ) - delight in touch, pleasure of contact

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise one, the firm one, the courageous one

• हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - a swan, goose

• मरुमहीषु (marumahīṣu) - in desert lands

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

केषु (keṣu) - in any (things/cases) (in which (plural), in some (implied))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Used idiomatically with kvacit na to mean 'not in any'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - any (when negated by 'na') (somewhere, sometimes, perchance, any)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बध्नाति (badhnāti) - binds, attaches, ties, fixes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ni-bandh

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Root bandh with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

स्वायत्तेषु (svāyatteṣu) - in those self-dependent, in those under one's own control

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of svāyatta

svāyatta - self-dependent, independent, being one's own, under one's own control

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sva+āyatta)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• āyatta – dependent, subject to, resting upon
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yat (to strive) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Refers to things that are under one's control.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

असक्तधीः (asaktadhīḥ) - whose intellect is unattached, unattached-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaktadhī

asaktadhī - one whose intellect is unattached, unattached in mind

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+sakta+dhī)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sakta – attached, devoted, clinging
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sañj (to cling, attach)
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• dhī – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with dhīraḥ.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasing, delightful

स्पर्शरतिं (sparśaratiṁ) - delight in touch, pleasure of contact

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sparśarati

sparśarati - pleasure of touch, delight in contact

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sparśa+rati)

• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• rati – pleasure, delight, love, attachment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of badhnāti.

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise one, the firm one, the courageous one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - firm, steady, brave, wise, resolute, patient

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - a swan, goose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird, the soul (ātman)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

मरुमहीषु (marumahīṣu) - in desert lands

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of marumahī

marumahī - desert land, barren land

Compound type : Tatpurusha (maru+mahī)

• maru – desert, sandy waste
  noun (masculine)
• mahī – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)

Note: Locative of place.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)