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.

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'