योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-32

अशुभाच्चालितं याति शुभं तस्मादपीतरत् ।
जन्तोश्चित्तं तु शुवित्तन्मुहूश्चतूयेद्गलात् ॥ ३२ ॥

aśubhāccālitaṃ yāti śubhaṃ tasmādapītarat ,
jantościttaṃ tu śuvittanmuhūścatūyedgalāt 32

32. aśubhāt cālitaṁ yāti śubhaṁ tasmāt api itarat
jantoḥ cittaṁ tu śucit tat muhuḥ cātūyet galāt

32. jantoḥ cittaṁ aśubhāt cālitaṁ śubhaṁ yāti,
tasmāt api itarat.
tu tat śucit muhuḥ galāt cātūyet.

32. Moved from the inauspicious, the mind goes to the auspicious, and from that (auspicious state), it also returns to the other (inauspicious state). However, that pure mind of a being should be repeatedly refined from its very core (essence).

Words meanings summery:

• अशुभात् (aśubhāt) - from the inauspicious state or thought (from inauspiciousness, from what is bad)

• चालितं (cālitaṁ) - swayed or moved (referring to the mind) (moved, stirred, agitated)

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

• शुभं (śubhaṁ) - the auspicious state or outcome (auspiciousness, good fortune, good)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (auspicious state) (from that, therefore, hence)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• इतरत् (itarat) - the other (inauspicious state) (the other, another)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a being, of a creature

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, consciousness, thought

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• शुचित् (śucit) - pure (referring to the mind) (pure, clean, bright)

• तत् (tat) - that (mind) (that, it)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, again and again

• चातूयेत् (cātūyet) - should be repeatedly purified or refined (one should refine/purify, one should extract/churn)

• गलात् (galāt) - from its very core or essence (from the throat, from the neck)

Words meanings and morphology

अशुभात् (aśubhāt) - from the inauspicious state or thought (from inauspiciousness, from what is bad)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, unlucky, evil

चालितं (cālitaṁ) - swayed or moved (referring to the mind) (moved, stirred, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cālita

cālita - moved, agitated, set in motion, caused to move

Past Passive Participle

From causative of root √cal (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'citta' (mind), implied subject

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

शुभं (śubhaṁ) - the auspicious state or outcome (auspiciousness, good fortune, good)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (auspicious state) (from that, therefore, hence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - the other (inauspicious state) (the other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, another

Note: Refers to 'aśubham' (inauspiciousness)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a being, of a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - a living being, creature, human being

Root: jan (class 4)

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root √cit (to perceive, observe, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

शुचित् (śucit) - pure (referring to the mind) (pure, clean, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, radiant, spotless, holy

तत् (tat) - that (mind) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, again and again

(indeclinable)

चातूयेत् (cātūyet) - should be repeatedly purified or refined (one should refine/purify, one should extract/churn)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of cātū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Optative form, suggesting 'should be done'

Root: cat (class 1)

गलात् (galāt) - from its very core or essence (from the throat, from the neck)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gala

gala - throat, neck, gullet, essence, core