योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-30

मुक्तोऽस्मि शस्त्रनिगडादिति तुष्टो हि वारणः ।
दूरस्थोऽपि पुनर्बद्धो मौर्ख्यं क्व च न बाधते ॥ ३० ॥

mukto'smi śastranigaḍāditi tuṣṭo hi vāraṇaḥ ,
dūrastho'pi punarbaddho maurkhyaṃ kva ca na bādhate 30

30. muktaḥ asmi śastranigaḍāt iti tuṣṭaḥ hi vāraṇaḥ
dūrasthaḥ api punaḥ baddhaḥ maurkhyam kva ca na bādhate

30. vāraṇaḥ śastranigaḍāt muktaḥ asmi iti hi tuṣṭaḥ
dūrasthaḥ api punaḥ baddhaḥ kva ca maurkhyam na bādhate

30. The elephant was indeed pleased, thinking, "I am freed from the fetters of weapons." Yet, even from a distance, he was bound again. Indeed, where does foolishness not cause obstruction?

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, liberated, released

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• शस्त्रनिगडात् (śastranigaḍāt) - from the chains of weapons, from weapon-fetters

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant, warding off, preventing

• दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - being far away, situated at a distance

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

• मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

• क्व (kva) - where? in what place?

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• बाधते (bādhate) - obstructs, afflicts, hinders, troubles

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, liberated, released

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, liberated, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muc' with suffix 'kta'

Root: muc (class 6)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शस्त्रनिगडात् (śastranigaḍāt) - from the chains of weapons, from weapon-fetters

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śastranigaḍa

śastranigaḍa - chain of weapons, weapon-fetter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+nigaḍa)

• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• nigaḍa – chain, fetter, shackle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tuṣ' with suffix 'kta'

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant, warding off, preventing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, preventing

Root: vṛ

दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - being far away, situated at a distance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - being far away, situated at a distance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant, distance
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Derived from root 'sthā' with suffix 'ka'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the elephant.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bandh' with suffix 'kta'

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Refers to the elephant.

मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Derived from 'mūrkha' (foolish) with suffix 'ṣyañ' (denoting quality)

क्व (kva) - where? in what place?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here for emphasis.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

बाधते (bādhate) - obstructs, afflicts, hinders, troubles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: `bādhate` is ātmanepada.