योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-31

नियतिं यादृशीमेतत्संकल्पयति सा तथा ।
नियतानियतान्कांश्चिदर्थाननियतानपि ॥ ३१ ॥

niyatiṃ yādṛśīmetatsaṃkalpayati sā tathā ,
niyatāniyatānkāṃścidarthānaniyatānapi 31

31. niyatim yādṛśīm etat saṃkalpayati sā tathā
niyatān aniyatān kāṃścit arthān aniyatān api

31. etat yādṛśīm niyatim saṃkalpayati,
sā tathā (bhavati).
(etat cittaṃ) kāṃścit niyatān,
(kāṃścit) aniyatān,
api aniyatān arthān (karoti).

31. Whatever kind of destiny (niyati) this mind (manas) conceives, that (destiny) manifests accordingly. It (the mind) creates some things as destined, some as not destined, and even some as entirely not destined.

Words meanings summery:

• नियतिम् (niyatim) - destiny, natural order, fixed course

• यादृशीम् (yādṛśīm) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (mind)

• संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - conceives, intends, determines, resolves

• सा (sā) - that (feminine), she

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

• नियतान् (niyatān) - destined, fixed, determined

• अनियतान् (aniyatān) - not destined, undetermined, unfixed

• कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain

• अर्थान् (arthān) - things, objects, purposes

• अनियतान् (aniyatān) - not destined, undetermined, unfixed

• अपि (api) - also, even

Words meanings and morphology

नियतिम् (niyatim) - destiny, natural order, fixed course

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, natural law

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

यादृशीम् (yādṛśīm) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yādṛśī

yādṛśī - of what sort or kind (feminine)

Feminine form of yādṛś

एतत् (etat) - this, this (mind)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - conceives, intends, determines, resolves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃkalp

10th class (Causal/Denominative)

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

सा (sā) - that (feminine), she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

(indeclinable)

नियतान् (niyatān) - destined, fixed, determined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niyata

niyata - fixed, regulated, destined, controlled

Past Passive Participle

Suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

अनियतान् (aniyatān) - not destined, undetermined, unfixed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aniyata

aniyata - not fixed, unfixed, indeterminate

Past Passive Participle

Suffix -ta

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+niyata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• niyata – fixed, regulated, destined, controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Suffix -ta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain, any

Compound type : compound (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine)
• cid – particle of indefiniteness
  indeclinable

अर्थान् (arthān) - things, objects, purposes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, thing, wealth

अनियतान् (aniyatān) - not destined, undetermined, unfixed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aniyata

aniyata - not fixed, unfixed, indeterminate

Past Passive Participle

Suffix -ta

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+niyata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• niyata – fixed, regulated, destined, controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Suffix -ta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

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