योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-34

यन्त्रणापञ्जरं यावद्भग्नं लज्जादिनाखिलम् ।
अकिंचनत्वशेषेण स्फुटा तावदहंकृतिः ॥ ३४ ॥

yantraṇāpañjaraṃ yāvadbhagnaṃ lajjādinākhilam ,
akiṃcanatvaśeṣeṇa sphuṭā tāvadahaṃkṛtiḥ 34

34. yantraṇāpañjaram yāvat bhagnam lajjādinā akhilam |
akiṃcanatvaśeṣeṇa sphuṭā tāvat ahaṃkṛtiḥ || 34 ||

34. yāvat akhilam lajjādinā yantraṇāpañjaram bhagnam,
tāvat akiṃcanatvaśeṣeṇa ahaṃkṛtiḥ sphuṭā 34

34. Until the entire cage of constraints, such as shame, is completely shattered, the ego (ahaṅkāra) remains clearly manifest, sustained by the lingering residue of attachment and the sense of having not enough.

Words meanings summery:

• यन्त्रणापञ्जरम् (yantraṇāpañjaram) - cage of constraint/bondage

• यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, until, as far as)

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

• लज्जादिना (lajjādinā) - by shame and so on, by shame etc.

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete

• अकिंचनत्वशेषेण (akiṁcanatvaśeṣeṇa) - by the lingering residue of attachment (which creates a sense of lack) (by the remainder of having nothing; by the residue of non-possessiveness/detachment)

• स्फुटा (sphuṭā) - manifest, clear, evident

• तावत् (tāvat) - then (so long, then, to that extent)

• अहंकृतिः (ahaṁkṛtiḥ) - ego, egoism, self-consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यन्त्रणापञ्जरम् (yantraṇāpañjaram) - cage of constraint/bondage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yantraṇāpañjara

yantraṇāpañjara - cage of constraint, prison of control

Compound type : tatpurusha (yantraṇā+pañjara)

• yantraṇā – constraint, control, bondage, restriction
  noun (feminine)
  from root yam (to control)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton, framework
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject.

यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, until, as far as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

from root bhañj (to break) with suffix -ta

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective, describing `yantraṇāpañjaram`.

लज्जादिना (lajjādinā) - by shame and so on, by shame etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lajjādi

lajjādi - shame and so on, beginning with shame

Compound type : tatpurusha (lajjā+ādi)

• lajjā – shame, modesty, embarrassment
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent or cause for the breaking.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, undivided

a (not) + khila (gap, deficiency)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+khila)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, vacant space, deficiency
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `yantraṇāpañjaram`.

अकिंचनत्वशेषेण (akiṁcanatvaśeṣeṇa) - by the lingering residue of attachment (which creates a sense of lack) (by the remainder of having nothing; by the residue of non-possessiveness/detachment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akiṃcanatvaśeṣa

akiṁcanatvaśeṣa - residue of destitution/non-possession

Compound type : tatpurusha (akiṃcanatva+śeṣa)

• akiṃcanatva – state of having nothing, destitution, non-possessiveness
  noun (neuter)
  from a-kiṃcana (having nothing) + -tva (suffix for state)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the cause for the ego's manifestation.

स्फुटा (sphuṭā) - manifest, clear, evident

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - manifest, clear, evident, open

Past Passive Participle

from root sphuṭ (to burst, open)

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `ahaṃkṛtiḥ`.

तावत् (tāvat) - then (so long, then, to that extent)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with `yāvat`.

अहंकृतिः (ahaṁkṛtiḥ) - ego, egoism, self-consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃkṛti

ahaṁkṛti - ego, egoism, self-consciousness, pride

from aham (I) + kṛti (making, doing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I, ego
  pronoun
• kṛti – act, action, making, work
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root kṛ (to make, to do) with suffix -ti
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject.