योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-16

यन्मयं हि मनो राम देहस्तदनु तद्वशः ।
तत्तामायाति गन्धान्तः पवनो गन्धतामिव ॥ १६ ॥

yanmayaṃ hi mano rāma dehastadanu tadvaśaḥ ,
tattāmāyāti gandhāntaḥ pavano gandhatāmiva 16

16. yatmayam hi manaḥ rāma dehaḥ tad-anu tad-vaśaḥ
tat tām āyāti gandha-antaḥ pavanaḥ gandhatām iva

16. rāma hi manaḥ yatmayam dehaḥ tad-anu tad-vaśaḥ
tat tām āyāti gandha-antaḥ pavanaḥ gandhatām iva

16. O Rama, indeed, the mind becomes absorbed in whatever it is focused on, and subsequently, the body comes under its control. It (the mind, and consequently the body) attains the nature of that object, just as wind, permeated by a fragrance, takes on that scent.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्मयम् (yatmayam) - identified with (its object of focus) (consisting of that, full of that, identified with that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

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

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (addressing Rama) (O Rama)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• तद्-अनु (tad-anu) - subsequently (after that, then, subsequently)

• तद्-वशः (tad-vaśaḥ) - subservient to that (mind's focus) (subservient to that, dependent on that)

• तत् (tat) - it (the mind/body) (it, that)

• ताम् (tām) - that (state/nature) (that (feminine accusative))

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, attains, reaches)

• गन्ध-अन्तः (gandha-antaḥ) - permeated by a fragrance (having scent within, entered into scent, permeated by scent)

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air)

• गन्धताम् (gandhatām) - the state of being scented (the state of being scented, scent-ness)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्मयम् (yatmayam) - identified with (its object of focus) (consisting of that, full of that, identified with that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yatmayam

yatmayam - consisting of that, full of that, identified with that

compound of 'yat' (what/which) and 'maya' (made of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yat+maya)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)
  pronominal base
• maya – made of, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)
  suffix mayaṭ indicating "made of"

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphatic particle

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

राम (rāma) - O Rama (addressing Rama) (O Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

तद्-अनु (tad-anu) - subsequently (after that, then, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

compound of 'tad' (that) and 'anu' (after, following)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tad+anu)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
  pronominal stem
• anu – after, along, following
  indeclinable
  preposition/prefix

Note: Adverbial usage

तद्-वशः (tad-vaśaḥ) - subservient to that (mind's focus) (subservient to that, dependent on that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad-vaśa

tad-vaśa - subservient to that, dependent on that

compound of 'tad' (that) and 'vaśa' (control, power)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+vaśa)

• tad – that
  pronoun (masculine)
  pronominal stem
• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'

तत् (tat) - it (the mind/body) (it, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

pronominal stem

Note: Refers to the mind and body collectively or their combined state.

ताम् (tām) - that (state/nature) (that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

pronominal stem

Note: Refers to the nature/state of the object.

आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

present active

third person singular present active

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

गन्ध-अन्तः (gandha-antaḥ) - permeated by a fragrance (having scent within, entered into scent, permeated by scent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha-anta

gandha-anta - having scent within, entered into scent, permeated by scent

compound of 'gandha' (scent) and 'anta' (inside, near)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandha+anta)

• gandha – smell, scent, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gandh (class 1)
• anta – end, interior, near, within
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pavanaḥ'

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

agent noun

derived from root 'pū' (to purify) or 'vā' (to blow)

Root: pū (class 1)

गन्धताम् (gandhatām) - the state of being scented (the state of being scented, scent-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandhatā

gandhatā - the state of being scented, scent-ness

derived from 'gandha' (scent) with suffix 'tā' (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Object of 'āyāti' (implied, or 'tām' refers to this)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle for comparison