योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-49

न प्रयान्त्यपरं पारं विहङ्ग्यः पञ्जरादिव ।
भावमात्रपरावृत्तवासनाभारनाभयः ॥ ४९ ॥

na prayāntyaparaṃ pāraṃ vihaṅgyaḥ pañjarādiva ,
bhāvamātraparāvṛttavāsanābhāranābhayaḥ 49

49. na prayānti aparam pāram vihaṅgyaḥ pañjarāt
iva bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhayaḥ

49. bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhayaḥ
vihaṅgyaḥ pañjarāt iva aparam pāram na prayānti

49. Just like birds cannot reach the far shore from inside their cage, so too (beings) whose very core (nābhi) is the heavy burden of latent impressions (vāsanā), which are activated by mere phenomenal existence, do not attain the ultimate liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - do not (not, no)

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they reach, they attain (they go forth, they proceed, they reach)

• अपरम् (aparam) - the other, the ultimate (shore) (other, another, subsequent, ultimate)

• पारम् (pāram) - the ultimate shore (of liberation, mokṣa) (shore, bank, limit, the other side)

• विहङ्ग्यः (vihaṅgyaḥ) - (metaphorically) living beings, souls trapped in saṃsāra (birds)

• पञ्जरात् (pañjarāt) - from the confinement of the body/saṃsāra (from a cage)

• इव (iva) - just like, indicating a simile (as if, like)

• भावमात्रप्रवृत्तवासनाभारनाभयः (bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhayaḥ) - (beings) whose essential nature is dominated by the weight of inherent tendencies (vāsanā), triggered by every appearing phenomenon (whose centers are the burden of latent impressions activated by mere states of being)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - do not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they reach, they attain (they go forth, they proceed, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From root `YĀ` (2nd class, `yāti`) 'to go' with upasarga `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The verb for the implied subject.

अपरम् (aparam) - the other, the ultimate (shore) (other, another, subsequent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior, western

पारम् (pāram) - the ultimate shore (of liberation, mokṣa) (shore, bank, limit, the other side)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāra

pāra - shore, bank, further side, limit, end

Note: Object of `prayānti`.

विहङ्ग्यः (vihaṅgyaḥ) - (metaphorically) living beings, souls trapped in saṃsāra (birds)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vihaṅgī

vihaṅgī - bird, aerial being

Feminine form of `vihaṅga` (bird).

Note: Metaphorical subject.

पञ्जरात् (pañjarāt) - from the confinement of the body/saṃsāra (from a cage)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, prison, skeleton, frame

Note: Indicates the point of origin or separation.

इव (iva) - just like, indicating a simile (as if, like)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Introduces the comparison.

भावमात्रप्रवृत्तवासनाभारनाभयः (bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhayaḥ) - (beings) whose essential nature is dominated by the weight of inherent tendencies (vāsanā), triggered by every appearing phenomenon (whose centers are the burden of latent impressions activated by mere states of being)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhi

bhāvamātrapravṛttavāsanābhāranābhi - one whose core/center (nābhi) is the burden of latent tendencies (vāsanā) activated by mere phenomenal existence

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvamātra+pravṛtta+vāsanābhāra+nābhi)

• bhāvamātra – mere existence, mere state of being, mere phenomenal appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa or Karmadhāraya compound: `bhāva` (state of being) + `mātra` (mere, only).
• pravṛtta – set in motion, active, arisen, engaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `VṚT` 'to turn, exist' with upasarga `pra-`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt
• vāsanābhāra – burden of latent impressions (vāsanā)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: `vāsanā` (latent impression) + `bhāra` (burden).
• nābhi – navel, center, hub, core
  noun (masculine/feminine)

Note: A descriptive compound for the beings likened to birds.