योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-97

बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन संक्षेपादिदमुच्यते ।
संकल्पनं परो बन्धस्तदभावो विमुक्तता ॥ ९७ ॥

bahunātra kimuktena saṃkṣepādidamucyate ,
saṃkalpanaṃ paro bandhastadabhāvo vimuktatā 97

97. bahunā atra kim uktena saṅkṣepāt idam ucyate
saṅkalpanam paraḥ bandhaḥ tat abhāvaḥ vimuktatā

97. atra bahunā kim uktena? saṅkṣepāt idam ucyate: saṅkalpanam paraḥ bandhaḥ,
tat abhāvaḥ vimuktatā (asti) .

97. What is the use of elaborating much here? In brief, this is stated: (Any) resolve (saṅkalpa) is the supreme bondage, and its absence is liberation (vimuktatā).

Words meanings summery:

• बहुना (bahunā) - by saying much (by much, by many)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• किम् (kim) - what use is (what, why, what use)

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by saying (much) (by what has been said, by speaking)

• सङ्क्षेपात् (saṅkṣepāt) - in brief, concisely, by way of summary

• इदम् (idam) - this

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is spoken, is declared

• सङ्कल्पनम् (saṅkalpanam) - resolve, intention, willing, conception

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment

• तत् (tat) - (referring to saṅkalpanam) (its, of that)

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, non-being

• विमुक्तता (vimuktatā) - liberation, freedom

Words meanings and morphology

बहुना (bahunā) - by saying much (by much, by many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Refers to the amount of speech.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what use is (what, why, what use)

(indeclinable)

उक्तेन (uktena) - by saying (much) (by what has been said, by speaking)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) which changes to uk in past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bahunā.

सङ्क्षेपात् (saṅkṣepāt) - in brief, concisely, by way of summary

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkṣepa

saṅkṣepa - abridgement, summary, brevity

From root kṣip (to throw) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Subject of ucyate.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is spoken, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive voice of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सङ्कल्पनम् (saṅkalpanam) - resolve, intention, willing, conception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpana

saṅkalpana - resolve, intention, willing, conception, determination

Action noun from root kḷp with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with bandhaḥ.

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment, binding

From root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

तत् (tat) - (referring to saṅkalpanam) (its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to saṅkalpanam.

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, non-being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, non-being, annihilation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, being, state, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विमुक्तता (vimuktatā) - liberation, freedom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimuktatā

vimuktatā - liberation, freedom, deliverance

Abstract noun formed from vimukta (liberated) + tā suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)