योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-46

संकल्प्यते यथा यद्यत्तत्तथा भवति क्षणात् ।
मा किंचिदपि तत्त्वज्ञ संकल्पय कदाचन ॥ ४६ ॥

saṃkalpyate yathā yadyattattathā bhavati kṣaṇāt ,
mā kiṃcidapi tattvajña saṃkalpaya kadācana 46

46. saṃkalpyate yathā yat yat tat tathā bhavati kṣaṇāt
mā kiṃcit api tattvajña saṃkalpaya kadācana

46. tattvajña yathā yat yat saṃkalpyate tat kṣaṇāt
tathā bhavati mā kiṃcit api kadācana saṃkalpaya

46. Whatever is mentally willed, that instantly becomes so. Therefore, O knower of truth, never mentally will anything at all.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्प्यते (saṁkalpyate) - is mentally willed, is imagined, is resolved

• यथा (yathā) - as, in whatever way

• यत् (yat) - whatever (neuter singular)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (neuter singular)

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything

• अपि (api) - even, also, at all

• तत्त्वज्ञ (tattvajña) - O knower of truth!

• संकल्पय (saṁkalpaya) - mentally will, imagine, resolve (imperative)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'mā')

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्प्यते (saṁkalpyate) - is mentally willed, is imagined, is resolved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of saṃkalp

Root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, in whatever way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tathā'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used distributively with repetition 'yat yat'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used distributively with repetition 'yat yat'.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlates with 'yat yat'.

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Indicates temporal origin/cause.

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with imperative for prohibition.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, some

Compound of 'kim' and 'cit'.

Compound type : indeclinable (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun/interrogative (neuter)
• cit – an indefinite particle (used to form indefinite pronouns)
  indeclinable

Note: Object of 'saṃkalpaya'.

अपि (api) - even, also, at all

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kiṃcit' as 'anything at all'.

तत्त्वज्ञ (tattvajña) - O knower of truth!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tattvajña

tattvajña - knower of truth, knower of reality/principles

Compound of 'tattva' and 'jña'.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, true nature, principle, element
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun from 'tat' (that).
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Address to the listener.

संकल्पय (saṁkalpaya) - mentally will, imagine, resolve (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of saṃkalp

Root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam'. Causative stem.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'mā')

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (indefinite particle).

Compound type : indeclinable (kadā+cana)

• kadā – when, at what time
  indeclinable
• cana – indefinite particle (used to form indefinite adverbs/pronouns)
  indeclinable