योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-39

मनस्यस्तंगते साधो यद्भवत्यस्तु तत्तथा ।
जीवो हि पुरुषो जातः पौरुषेण स यद्यथा ॥ ३९ ॥

manasyastaṃgate sādho yadbhavatyastu tattathā ,
jīvo hi puruṣo jātaḥ pauruṣeṇa sa yadyathā 39

39. manasi astaṃgate sādho yat bhavati astu tat tathā
/ jīvaḥ hi puruṣaḥ jātaḥ pauruṣeṇa sa yat yathā //

39. sādho,
manasi astaṃgate yat bhavati tat tathā astu / jīvaḥ hi pauruṣeṇa jātaḥ puruṣaḥ / saḥ yat yathā //

39. O virtuous one, when the mind has become tranquil, whatever happens, let it be so. For indeed, the individual (jīva) is born as a person (puruṣa) shaped by their own effort (pauruṣa), becoming just as they make themselves.

39. כאשר החשיבה שוקעת ושוקטת, אדם יקר, יהא מה שיהיה כפי שהוא. הרי הַגִ'יוָוה הופכת לאדם שלם בזכות מאמץ אישי שקודם לכל.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

• अस्तंगते (astaṁgate) - when the mind has quieted or become tranquil (having set, gone to rest, ceased)

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good person

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• भवति (bhavati) - happens, becomes, exists

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being (jīva)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, individual, cosmic person (puruṣa)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by exertion, by manliness (pauruṣa)

• स (sa) - he, that

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

अस्तंगते (astaṁgate) - when the mind has quieted or become tranquil (having set, gone to rest, ceased)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of astaṃgata

astaṁgata - set, gone to rest, ceased, disappeared

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of asta (setting) and gata (gone)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asta+gata)

• asta – setting, disappearance, home
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good person

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

भवति (bhavati) - happens, becomes, exists

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being (jīva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, the principle of life, individual soul

Root: jīv (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, individual, cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, the supreme being, spirit

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by exertion, by manliness (pauruṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, human effort, virility, strength

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used adverbially with yathā

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with yat to mean 'in whatever way'

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