योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-5

समनस्तत्त्वाकारो भगवानब्रह्मा
संकल्पमयत्वाद्यदेव संकल्पयति तदेव पश्यति ॥ ५ ॥

samanastattvākāro bhagavānabrahmā
saṃkalpamayatvādyadeva saṃkalpayati tadeva paśyati 5

5. samanastattvākāraḥ bhagavān abrahma saṃkalpamayatvāt
yad eva saṃkalpayati tad eva paśyati

5. samanastattvākāraḥ bhagavān abrahma saṃkalpamayatvāt
yad eva saṃkalpayati tad eva paśyati

5. The Blessed Lord (Bhagavān), whose form is the mind-principle (manas-tattva), is not Brahmā (the creator deity). Due to His nature being characterized by will (saṃkalpa), whatever He wills, that very thing He perceives.

Words meanings summery:

• समनस्तत्त्वाकारः (samanastattvākāraḥ) - having the form/nature of the mind-principle

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord. (blessed one, lord, God)

• अब्रह्म (abrahma) - not the individual creator deity Brahmā. (not Brahmā, without Brahmā)

• संकल्पमयत्वात् (saṁkalpamayatvāt) - from being characterized by will, due to the nature of intention

• यद् (yad) - which, whatever

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - He (the Lord) wills/creates by thought. (wills, intends, resolves, conceives, imagines)

• तद् (tad) - that, that very thing

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• पश्यति (paśyati) - He (the Lord) perceives (as real). (sees, perceives, observes)

Words meanings and morphology

समनस्तत्त्वाकारः (samanastattvākāraḥ) - having the form/nature of the mind-principle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanastattvākāra

samanastattvākāra - having the form of the mind-principle; characterized by the essence of mind

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samanas+tattva+ākāra)

• samanas – with mind, possessing mind
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: man
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
  From `tad` (that) + `tva` (suffix for state/nature).
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, essence
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-kṛ` (to do, to make).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `bhagavān`.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord. (blessed one, lord, God)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, Lord

From `bhaga` (fortune, glory, excellence) + `vat` (possessive suffix).

अब्रह्म (abrahma) - not the individual creator deity Brahmā. (not Brahmā, without Brahmā)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abrahma

abrahma - not Brahmā, not a Brahmin

`a` (negation) + `brahmā` (creator deity).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brahmā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• brahmā – the creator deity Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh

Note: Agrees with `bhagavān`.

संकल्पमयत्वात् (saṁkalpamayatvāt) - from being characterized by will, due to the nature of intention

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpamayatva

saṁkalpamayatva - the state of being characterized by will/intention/imagination

From `saṃkalpamaya` (characterized by saṃkalpa) + `tva` (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+maya+tva)

• saṃkalpa – will, intention, resolve, conception
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-kḷp` (to be well-arranged, to intend).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, characterized by
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix.
• tva – -ness, -hood (forms abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)
  Taddhita suffix.

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

यद् (yad) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: In `yad eva`, 'whatever'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

Particle.

संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - He (the Lord) wills/creates by thought. (wills, intends, resolves, conceives, imagines)

(verb)

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

Denominative from `saṃkalpa`.

From `saṃkalpa` noun, root `kḷp` (1st class) with `sam` prefix. Causative of `kḷp` is `kalpayati`. `saṃkalpayati` is often treated as denominative or causative with `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Refers to Bhagavān.

तद् (tad) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: In `tad eva`, 'that very thing'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

Particle.

पश्यति (paśyati) - He (the Lord) perceives (as real). (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present stem `paśya-` derived from root `dṛś`.

Irregular present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhagavān.