योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-215, verse-9

तृष्णावरत्रादृढबन्धबद्धा ये ग्रन्थयोऽज्ञस्य हृदि प्ररूढाः ।
सर्वे हि ते मोक्षकथाविचाराद्बाला ह्यबाला इव यान्त्यभेदम् ॥ ९ ॥

tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddhā ye granthayo'jñasya hṛdi prarūḍhāḥ ,
sarve hi te mokṣakathāvicārādbālā hyabālā iva yāntyabhedam 9

9. tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddhāḥ ye
granthayaḥ ajñasya hṛdi prarūḍhāḥ
sarve hi te mokṣakathāvicārāt
bālāḥ hi abālāḥ iva yānti abhedam

9. ye tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddhāḥ
ajñasya hṛdi prarūḍhāḥ granthayaḥ
sarve hi te mokṣakathāvicārāt
bālāḥ hi abālāḥ iva abhedam yānti

9. Indeed, all those psychological knots (granthis) that are firmly bound by the strong ropes of craving (tṛṣṇā) and are deeply rooted in the heart of the ignorant, they dissolve and vanish through the deliberation on the topic of liberation (mokṣa), just as the immature become mature.

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णावरत्रादृढबन्धबद्धाः (tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddhāḥ) - firmly bound by the strong ropes of craving

• ये (ye) - which, those who

• ग्रन्थयः (granthayaḥ) - knots, ties, attachments, psychological knots

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant, of the unwise

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• प्ररूढाः (prarūḍhāḥ) - deeply rooted, grown

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• ते (te) - they, those

• मोक्षकथाविचारात् (mokṣakathāvicārāt) - from the deliberation on the topic of liberation

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - immature ones, children

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• अबालाः (abālāḥ) - mature ones, not immature

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यान्ति (yānti) - they dissolve and vanish (they go, they attain, they reach)

• अभेदम् (abhedam) - dissolution (non-difference, non-distinction, dissolution)

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णावरत्रादृढबन्धबद्धाः (tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddhāḥ) - firmly bound by the strong ropes of craving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddha

tṛṣṇāvaratrādṛḍhabandhabaddha - firmly bound by the strong ropes of craving

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṣṇā+varatrā+dṛḍha+bandha+baddha)

• tṛṣṇā – craving, thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• varatrā – rope, thong, strap
  noun (feminine)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
  adjective
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• bandha – bond, fetter, binding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• baddha – bound, tied, fettered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bandh' + '-ta'
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with granthayaḥ.

ये (ye) - which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with granthayaḥ.

ग्रन्थयः (granthayaḥ) - knots, ties, attachments, psychological knots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of granthi

granthi - knot, tie, attachment, perplexity

Root: granth (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant, of the unwise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unwise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective
  from root 'jñā' + '-a' suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to an ignorant person.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind

प्ररूढाः (prarūḍhāḥ) - deeply rooted, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prarūḍha

prarūḍha - grown, sprouted, deeply rooted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'pra' (prefix) + 'ruh' (to grow) + '-ta'

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with granthayaḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to granthayaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to granthayaḥ.

मोक्षकथाविचारात् (mokṣakathāvicārāt) - from the deliberation on the topic of liberation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mokṣakathāvicāra

mokṣakathāvicāra - deliberation on the topic of liberation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+kathā+vicāra)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• kathā – story, discussion, topic
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• vicāra – deliberation, investigation, consideration
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause/means.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - immature ones, children

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature, ignorant

Note: Part of the simile.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अबालाः (abālāḥ) - mature ones, not immature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abāla

abāla - not a child, mature, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bāla)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bāla – child, young, immature
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile, meaning 'as if mature ones'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they dissolve and vanish (they go, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, derived from root 'yā' (class 2)

Root: yā (class 2)

अभेदम् (abhedam) - dissolution (non-difference, non-distinction, dissolution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abheda

abheda - non-difference, identity, dissolution

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bheda)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bheda – division, distinction, separation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of yānti.