योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-9

कदाचित्सुकरं शस्त्रशृङ्खलाबन्धभेदनम् ।
न त्वस्य मनसः साधो भोगाशाविनिवारणम् ॥ ९ ॥

kadācitsukaraṃ śastraśṛṅkhalābandhabhedanam ,
na tvasya manasaḥ sādho bhogāśāvinivāraṇam 9

9. kādācit su-karam śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam
na tu asya manasaḥ sādho bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam

9. sādho kādācit śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam
su-karam na tu asya manasaḥ bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam

9. O virtuous one (sādho), sometimes it is easy to break the bonds of weapons and chains. But it is not easy to curb this mind's desire for enjoyments.

Words meanings summery:

• कादाचित् (kādācit) - sometimes, occasionally

• सु-करम् (su-karam) - easy to do, feasible

• शस्त्र-शृङ्खला-बन्ध-भेदनम् (śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam) - the breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• साधो (sādho) - O good man, O virtuous one, O sage

• भोग-आशा-विनिवारणम् (bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam) - the prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

Words meanings and morphology

कादाचित् (kādācit) - sometimes, occasionally

(indeclinable)

सु-करम् (su-karam) - easy to do, feasible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of su-kara

su-kara - easy to do, feasible, well-doing

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'kara' (making/doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kara)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• kara – making, doing, causing; hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

शस्त्र-शृङ्खला-बन्ध-भेदनम् (śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam) - the breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedana

śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedana - breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

Complex compound where 'śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha' acts as the object of 'bhedana'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śastra+śṛṅkhalā+bandha+bhedana)

• śastra – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• śṛṅkhalā – chain, fetter
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bond, fetter, binding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• bhedana – breaking, splitting, piercing, sundering
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhid (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter singular genitive, or masculine/neuter singular dative.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can also be ablative singular neuter.

साधो (sādho) - O good man, O virtuous one, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

Root: sādh (class 5)

भोग-आशा-विनिवारणम् (bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam) - the prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇa

bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇa - prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

Compound noun, 'vinivāraṇa' (prevention) of 'bhoga-āśā' (desire for enjoyment).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhoga+āśā+vinivāraṇa)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure, food
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation, direction
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root aś (to reach, to obtain).
  Root: aś (class 5)
• vinivāraṇa – prevention, hindrance, restraint, warding off
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover, restrain) with prefixes vi and ni.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.