योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-57

तत्तत्फलं तदाकारं तावत्कालं प्रपश्यति ।
न तदस्ति न यत्सत्यं न तदस्ति न यन्मृषा ॥ ५७ ॥

tattatphalaṃ tadākāraṃ tāvatkālaṃ prapaśyati ,
na tadasti na yatsatyaṃ na tadasti na yanmṛṣā 57

57. tat tat phalam tadākāram tāvat kālam prapaśyati
na tat asti na yat satyam na tat asti na yat mṛṣā

57. tat tat phalam tāvat kālam tadākāram prapaśyati
na tat asti na yat satyam na tat asti na yat mṛṣā

57. Whatever the mind intensely conceives, that very fruit, shaped accordingly, it perceives for that duration. There is nothing that is not real (satyam), and nothing that is not unreal (mṛṣā).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that specific (result) (that, that very)

• तत् (tat) - that specific (result) (that, that very)

• फलम् (phalam) - the perceived outcome or result of mental conception (fruit, result, consequence)

• तदाकारम् (tadākāram) - taking the form imagined by the mind (having that form, shaped like that)

• तावत् (tāvat) - for that particular duration (so much, so many, so long, for that duration)

• कालम् (kālam) - the duration of that perception (time, duration)

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - clearly perceives (sees, perceives, observes)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - any particular perceived object/concept (that, it)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• न (na) - not, no

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - (that which is) true, real (satyam) (true, real, truth, reality)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - any particular perceived object/concept (that, it)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• न (na) - not, no

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever)

• मृषा (mṛṣā) - (that which is) false, unreal (mṛṣā) (false, untrue, unreal, in vain)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that specific (result) (that, that very)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repeats for emphasis 'each specific'.

तत् (tat) - that specific (result) (that, that very)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

फलम् (phalam) - the perceived outcome or result of mental conception (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: The subject of prapaśyati is implied from the previous verse (cetaḥ). phalam is the object, acting as part of the predicate.

तदाकारम् (tadākāram) - taking the form imagined by the mind (having that form, shaped like that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadākāra

tadākāra - having that form, shaped like that, conforming to that appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+ākāra)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, gesture
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with phalam.

तावत् (tāvat) - for that particular duration (so much, so many, so long, for that duration)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāvat

tāvat - so much, so many, so long, for that duration, as much as

Note: Agrees with kālam.

कालम् (kālam) - the duration of that perception (time, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Note: Indicates duration of time, hence accusative.

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - clearly perceives (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is cetas (mind), implied from the previous verse.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - any particular perceived object/concept (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Connects to satyam.

सत्यम् (satyam) - (that which is) true, real (satyam) (true, real, truth, reality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality, sincere

Derived from sat (being) + ya.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for yat.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - any particular perceived object/concept (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Connects to mṛṣā.

मृषा (mṛṣā) - (that which is) false, unreal (mṛṣā) (false, untrue, unreal, in vain)

(indeclinable)