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.

64. כל מה שאתה עושה וכל מה שאתה אוכל בתבונה הצנונה מתוך שלווה מעניק סיפוק מתוק מאין כמוהו לרוחך, בני, ודבר זולתו אינו עושה כן.

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.

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