योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-13

यं यं भावमुपादत्ते मनो मननचञ्चलम् ।
तत्तामेति घनामोदमन्तःस्थः पवनो यथा ॥ १३ ॥

yaṃ yaṃ bhāvamupādatte mano mananacañcalam ,
tattāmeti ghanāmodamantaḥsthaḥ pavano yathā 13

13. yam yam bhāvam upādatte manaḥ mananañcalam tat
tām eti ghanāmodam antaḥsthaḥ pavanaḥ yathā

13. mananañcalam manaḥ yam yam bhāvam upādatte tat
tām eti yathā antaḥsthaḥ pavanaḥ ghanāmodam

13. Whatever state (bhāva) the mind, restless in its reflections, adopts, it (the mind) then attains that very state, just as the internal air (pavana) becomes intensely fragrant.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whatever (which, whatever)

• यम् (yam) - whatever (which, whatever)

• भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, idea (state, condition, emotion, idea, existence, nature (bhāva))

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - adopts, takes up (takes up, assumes, receives, obtains)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• मननञ्चलम् (mananañcalam) - restless in its reflections (restless in thinking/reflection)

• तत् (tat) - it (referring to the mind) (that, it)

• ताम् (tām) - that (state, referring to an implied feminine noun like avasthām or tanmayatām which is often implicit with eti) (that (feminine), her)

• एति (eti) - attains, becomes (goes, attains, becomes)

• घनामोदम् (ghanāmodam) - intensely fragrant (deeply fragrant, intensely joyful, dense fragrance)

• अन्तःस्थः (antaḥsthaḥ) - internal (situated within, internal)

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - air, wind (wind, air, purifier)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used reduplicatively for emphasis 'whatever'.

यम् (yam) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used reduplicatively for emphasis 'whatever'.

भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, idea (state, condition, emotion, idea, existence, nature (bhāva))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, condition, idea, emotion, feeling, existence, nature

Derived from root bhū (to be) with suffix a.

Root: bhū (class 1)

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - adopts, takes up (takes up, assumes, receives, obtains)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root dā (to give) with prefix upā (towards, near, completely) changes meaning to 'take, obtain'.

Prefix: upā

Root: dā (class 3)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, heart, soul

Root: man

मननञ्चलम् (mananañcalam) - restless in its reflections (restless in thinking/reflection)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mananañcala

mananañcala - restless due to thinking/reflection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manana+cañcala)

• manana – thinking, reflecting, meditating
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root man (to think) with suffix ana.
  Root: man (class 4)
• cañcala – restless, unsteady, fickle, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ.

तत् (tat) - it (referring to the mind) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to manaḥ.

ताम् (tām) - that (state, referring to an implied feminine noun like avasthām or tanmayatām which is often implicit with eti) (that (feminine), her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the bhāva (masc.) in its aspect as a state/condition (implicitly feminine avasthā or tanmayatā).

एति (eti) - attains, becomes (goes, attains, becomes)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used twice in the verse, once explicit, once implied for the simile.

घनामोदम् (ghanāmodam) - intensely fragrant (deeply fragrant, intensely joyful, dense fragrance)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghanāmoda

ghanāmoda - intense fragrance, dense joy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+āmoda)

• ghana – dense, solid, intense, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: han
• āmoda – fragrance, perfume, joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mud (to rejoice) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

अन्तःस्थः (antaḥsthaḥ) - internal (situated within, internal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥstha

antaḥstha - situated within, internal, residing inside

Derived from antar (within) and root sthā (to stand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+stha)

• antar – inside, within, in the middle of
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pavanaḥ.

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - air, wind (wind, air, purifier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier, a current of air

Derived from root pū (to purify, to blow) with suffix ana.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)