योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-22

यं यं भावमुपादत्ते तं तं वस्त्विति विन्दति ।
तत्तच्छ्रेयोऽन्यन्नास्तीति निश्चयोऽस्य च जायते ॥ २२ ॥

yaṃ yaṃ bhāvamupādatte taṃ taṃ vastviti vindati ,
tattacchreyo'nyannāstīti niścayo'sya ca jāyate 22

22. yam yam bhāvam upādatte tam tam vastu iti vindati tat
tat śreyaḥ anyat na asti iti niścayaḥ asya ca jāyate

22. yam yam bhāvam upādatte tam tam vastu iti vindati asya
ca tat tat śreyaḥ anyat na asti iti niścayaḥ jāyate

22. Whatever mental disposition (bhāva) one adopts, that very thing one perceives as reality (vastu). And for such a person, the firm conviction arises that "that alone is supreme good (śreyas), there is nothing else."

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which, whatever

• यम् (yam) - which, whatever

• भावम् (bhāvam) - mental state, disposition, intention, feeling, emotion

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

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• विन्दति (vindati) - finds, knows, perceives, obtains

• तत् (tat) - that, that alone

• तत् (tat) - that, that alone

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, better, supreme good, spiritual welfare

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, certainty, firm resolve, determination

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, his

• च (ca) - and, also

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, whatever

यम् (yam) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, whatever

Note: Used in repetition 'yam yam' for emphasis: 'whatever... that very'.

भावम् (bhāvam) - mental state, disposition, intention, feeling, emotion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, disposition, emotion, intention, feeling, idea

Root: bhū (class 1)

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - assumes, takes up, adopts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upa-ā-dā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in repetition 'tam tam' for emphasis: 'that very thing'.

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

विन्दति (vindati) - finds, knows, perceives, obtains

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that, that alone

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, that alone

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in repetition 'tat tat' for emphasis: 'that very' or 'that alone'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, better, supreme good, spiritual welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, best, supreme good, spiritual welfare, prosperity

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, certainty, firm resolve, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, determination, firm conviction, ascertainment

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

(verb)

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

Passive/middle form of root 'jan'

Root: jan (class 4)