योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-28

बाह्यार्थवेदने नित्यं संबन्धोऽक्षस्य कारकः ।
समन्वितस्य चित्तेन न मुक्तस्य कदाचन ॥ २८ ॥

bāhyārthavedane nityaṃ saṃbandho'kṣasya kārakaḥ ,
samanvitasya cittena na muktasya kadācana 28

28. bāhya-artha-vedane nityam saṃbandhaḥ akṣasya
kārakaḥ samanvitasya cittena na muktasya kadācana

28. bāhya-artha-vedane nityam akṣasya saṃbandhaḥ kārakaḥ [bhavati] samanvitasya cittena [jīvasya],
na kadācana muktasya [jīvasya]

28. In the perception of external objects, the connection of a sense organ (akṣa) is always the activating cause for that which is associated with the mind (citta), but never for one who is liberated (mukta).

Words meanings summery:

• बाह्य-अर्थ-वेदने (bāhya-artha-vedane) - in the cognition of external objects, in the perception of outer things

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

• अक्षस्य (akṣasya) - of the sense organ, of the eye

• कारकः (kārakaḥ) - agent, cause, causing, doing

• समन्वितस्य (samanvitasya) - of that which is connected, of the associated one

• चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, with consciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one, of the freed

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means "never")

Words meanings and morphology

बाह्य-अर्थ-वेदने (bāhya-artha-vedane) - in the cognition of external objects, in the perception of outer things

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhyārthavedana

bāhyārthavedana - cognition/perception of external objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhya+artha+vedana)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• vedana – cognition, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond, tie

From sam-bandh (to bind together).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

अक्षस्य (akṣasya) - of the sense organ, of the eye

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of akṣa

akṣa - sense organ, eye, axle

Note: Possessive, modifies saṃbandhaḥ.

कारकः (kārakaḥ) - agent, cause, causing, doing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāraka

kāraka - agent, doer, cause, causative

Agent noun/adjective

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix ṇvuk.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies saṃbandhaḥ.

समन्वितस्य (samanvitasya) - of that which is connected, of the associated one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samanvita

samanvita - connected, associated, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefixes sam and anu.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: It refers to the jīva/consciousness which is connected to the mind.

चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, with consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

From root cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one, of the freed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, freed

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release, to free).

Root: muc (class 6)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means "never")

(indeclinable)

From kadā (when) + cana (indefinite particle).