योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-41

समास्त्वित्यपि बन्धस्ते श्रेयोऽसंवेदनं परम् ।
यदनाभासमजडं तद्विद्धि परमं पदम् ॥ ४१ ॥

samāstvityapi bandhaste śreyo'saṃvedanaṃ param ,
yadanābhāsamajaḍaṃ tadviddhi paramaṃ padam 41

41. samāḥ tu iti api bandhaḥ te śreyaḥ asaṃvedanam
param yat anābhāsam ajaḍam tat viddhi paramam padam

41. tu samāḥ iti api te bandhaḥ (asti).
param śreyaḥ asaṃvedanam (asti).
yat anābhāsam ajaḍam tat paramam padam viddhi.

41. But even the thought, 'all are equal (samāḥ),' is a form of bondage for you. The supreme good (śreyaḥ) is a state beyond all perception (asaṃvedanam). Know that which is unmanifest (anābhāsa) and not inert (ajaḍa) to be the supreme state (padam).

Words meanings summery:

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, same, alike, impartial

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter

• ते (te) - for you, to you

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good, better, excellent

• असंवेदनम् (asaṁvedanam) - non-perception, lack of awareness, state beyond perception

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• यत् (yat) - that which, which

• अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - unmanifest, without appearance, non-radiant

• अजडम् (ajaḍam) - not inert, conscious, sentient

• तत् (tat) - that

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, station

Words meanings and morphology

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, same, alike, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - same, equal, alike, uniform, impartial, tranquil

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fetter, tying, union

Root: bandh (class 9)

ते (te) - for you, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'for you' fits better with 'bondage'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good, better, excellent

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, excellent, superior, supreme good, welfare

असंवेदनम् (asaṁvedanam) - non-perception, lack of awareness, state beyond perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃvedana

asaṁvedana - non-perception, lack of awareness, unconsciousness, state beyond ordinary cognition

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃvedana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃvedana – perception, feeling, sensation, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 6)

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest, excellent

यत् (yat) - that which, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - unmanifest, without appearance, non-radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anābhāsa

anābhāsa - unmanifest, without appearance, not luminous, imperceptible

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ābhāsa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, lustre, semblance, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

अजडम् (ajaḍam) - not inert, conscious, sentient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajaḍa

ajaḍa - not inert, not dull, sentient, conscious, lively

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jaḍa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jaḍa – inert, dull, senseless, unconscious, stupid
  adjective

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

विद्धि (viddhi) - know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, ultimate, highest, chief

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, station

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, abode, word, position