योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-44

यो न निर्वासनो नूनं सर्वधर्मपरोऽपि सः ।
सर्वज्ञोऽप्यभितो बद्धः पञ्जरस्थो यथा खगः ॥ ४४ ॥

yo na nirvāsano nūnaṃ sarvadharmaparo'pi saḥ ,
sarvajño'pyabhito baddhaḥ pañjarastho yathā khagaḥ 44

44. yaḥ na nirvāsanaḥ nūnam sarvadharma paraḥ api saḥ
sarvajñaḥ api abhitaḥ baddhaḥ pañjarasthaḥ yathā khagaḥ

44. nūnam yaḥ nirvāsanaḥ na saḥ sarvadharma paraḥ api
sarvajñaḥ api abhitaḥ baddhaḥ yathā pañjarasthaḥ khagaḥ

44. Indeed, whoever is not free from latent impressions (vāsanā), even if he is devoted to all aspects of natural law (dharma) and even if he is omniscient, remains completely bound, just like a bird confined in a cage.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

• न (na) - not, no

• निर्वासनः (nirvāsanaḥ) - free from latent impressions/desires

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• सर्वधर्म (sarvadharma) - all aspects of natural law

• परः (paraḥ) - devoted to (all aspects of natural law) (devoted to, intent on, supreme, highest)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, completely

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

• पञ्जरस्थः (pañjarasthaḥ) - cage-dwelling, in a cage

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• खगः (khagaḥ) - a bird

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, that which, whoever

Relative pronoun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निर्वासनः (nirvāsanaḥ) - free from latent impressions/desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāsana

nirvāsana - free from latent impressions/desires, dispassionate

Bahuvrīhi compound: nis (without) + vāsanā (latent impression)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+vāsanā)

• nis – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit
  noun (feminine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

सर्वधर्म (sarvadharma) - all aspects of natural law

(noun)

of sarvadharma

sarvadharma - all duties, all natural laws, all virtues

Karmaśraya or Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, to support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: This word functions as the first element of a compound with 'para'.

परः (paraḥ) - devoted to (all aspects of natural law) (devoted to, intent on, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, devoted to, intent on

Note: Forms a compound with 'sarvadharma' (sarvadharma-paraḥ).

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvajña

sarvajña - omniscient, all-knowing

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + jña (knowing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+jña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• jña – knowing, conversant with
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, completely

(indeclinable)

Formed from abhi (towards, around) + suffix -tas

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

पञ्जरस्थः (pañjarasthaḥ) - cage-dwelling, in a cage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañjarastha

pañjarastha - cage-dwelling, situated in a cage

Tatpuruṣa compound: pañjara (cage) + stha (standing, dwelling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pañjara+stha)

• pañjara – cage, skeleton, rib-cage
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, dwelling, existing
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix -a
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

खगः (khagaḥ) - a bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga

khaga - bird, 'sky-goer'

Tatpuruṣa compound: kha (sky) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)