For a person desiring to be freed from the prison of transmigration
अयो–मयंayo–mayaṃ
made of iron
पाद–निबद्ध–शृङ्खलम्pāda–nibaddha–śṛṅkhalam
the shackles tied to the feet
तद्–ज्ञाःtad–jñāḥ
the knowers of Brahman
वदन्तिvadanti
tell
पटुpaṭu
strong
वासना–त्रयंvāsanā–trayaṃ
the three–fold tendencies (obsessions)
यःyaḥ
the person who
अस्माद् विमुक्तःasmād vimuktaḥ
gets freed from this
समुपैतिsamupaiti
attains
मुक्तिम्muktim
liberation
Translation
Those who know Brahman say that these three tendencies are like strong iron shackles tied to the feet of a person desiring to be freed from the prison of transmigration. Only a person who gets freed from this attains liberation.