योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-64

सुरज्ज्वेव बलीवर्दो बध्यते जन्तुरास्थया ।
अतस्त्वया दृढमिदमिति निर्णीय बुद्धितः ॥ ६४ ॥

surajjveva balīvardo badhyate janturāsthayā ,
atastvayā dṛḍhamidamiti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ 64

64. su-rajjvā iva balīvardaḥ badhyate jantuḥ āsthayā
ataḥ tvayā dṛḍham idam iti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ

64. balīvardaḥ su-rajjvā iva badhyate jantuḥ āsthayā
ataḥ tvayā buddhitaḥ idam dṛḍham iti nirṇīya

64. Just as a bull is bound by a strong rope, so too is a living being (jantu) bound by attachment (āsthā). Therefore, you should firmly resolve this using your intellect (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• सु-रज्ज्वा (su-rajjvā) - by a strong rope, by a good rope

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - a bull, an ox

• बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human

• आस्थया (āsthayā) - by attachment, by reliance (śraddhā), by desire

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

• बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - by intelligence, through intellect, by means of understanding

Words meanings and morphology

सु-रज्ज्वा (su-rajjvā) - by a strong rope, by a good rope

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of su-rajju

su-rajju - strong rope, good rope

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rajju)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• rajju – rope, cord
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - a bull, an ox

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balīvarda

balīvarda - bull, ox

बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied

(verb)

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

Root: bandh (class 9)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human, animal

आस्थया (āsthayā) - by attachment, by reliance (śraddhā), by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - reliance, faith (śraddhā), attachment, desire, attention

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, certainly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, resolute, certain

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'nirṇīya'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the preceding idea.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the preceding statement as a direct thought or object of 'nirṇīya'.

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: nis

Root: nī (class 1)

बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - by intelligence, through intellect, by means of understanding

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, discernment, perception

Formed from 'buddhi' with the ablative suffix '-tas'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The suffix -tas serves to form an adverb or ablative.