योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-64

यत्करोषि यदश्नासि शमशीतलया धिया ।
तत्रातिस्वदते स्वादु नेतरत्तात मानसे ॥ ६४ ॥

yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi śamaśītalayā dhiyā ,
tatrātisvadate svādu netarattāta mānase 64

64. yat karoṣi yat aśnāsi śama-śītalayā dhiyā
tatra ati svadate svādu na itarat tāta mānase

64. tāta yat karoṣi yat aśnāsi śama-śītalayā
dhiyā tatra ati svādu svadate mānase itarat na

64. O dear one, whatever you do or eat with an intellect made tranquil by inner peace (śama) becomes exceedingly delightful to the mind (manas); nothing else does.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• अश्नासि (aśnāsi) - you eat

• शम-शीतलया (śama-śītalayā) - by the one cooled by tranquility

• धिया (dhiyā) - by the intellect, by the mind

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

• अति (ati) - exceedingly, very

• स्वदते (svadate) - tastes, is palatable, is sweet

• स्वादु (svādu) - sweet, delicious, pleasant

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरत् (itarat) - other, different

• तात (tāta) - An affectionate address. (O dear one, O father, O child)

• मानसे (mānase) - in the mind, mentally

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to `karma` (action) or `bhojana` (food).

करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present indicative, 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to food.

अश्नासि (aśnāsi) - you eat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of aś

Present indicative, 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: aś (class 9)

शम-शीतलया (śama-śītalayā) - by the one cooled by tranquility

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śama-śītalā

śama-śītalā - cooled/calmed by tranquility (śama)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (śama+śītalā)

• śama – tranquility, inner peace, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• śītalā – cool, calm, cold
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from 'śīta' (cold) with feminine suffix 'ā'.

Note: Qualifies `dhiyā`.

धिया (dhiyā) - by the intellect, by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, understanding, thought

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the action/eating done with such a mind.

अति (ati) - exceedingly, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Precedes and modifies `svadate`.

स्वदते (svadate) - tastes, is palatable, is sweet

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of svad

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: svad (class 1)

स्वादु (svādu) - sweet, delicious, pleasant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, delicious, pleasant, palatable

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `itarat` in relation to `svadate`.

इतरत् (itarat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, the rest

Note: Subject of implied `svadate` (does not taste sweet).

तात (tāta) - An affectionate address. (O dear one, O father, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for son, friend, or pupil)

मानसे (mānase) - in the mind, mentally

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - relating to the mind, mental; mind, intellect (as noun)

Derived from 'manas'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Denotes the location where the taste occurs.