योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-10

यद्वस्तु यच्च वा रम्यं यदुदारमकृत्रिमम् ।
किंचित्तदिह नास्त्येव किंनिष्ठेह मतिर्मम ॥ १० ॥

yadvastu yacca vā ramyaṃ yadudāramakṛtrimam ,
kiṃcittadiha nāstyeva kiṃniṣṭheha matirmama 10

10. yat vastu yat ca vā ramyam yat udāram akṛtrimam
kiñcit tat iha na asti eva kiṃniṣṭhā iha matiḥ mama

10. yat vastu,
yat ca ramyam,
yat udāram akṛtrimam – tat kiñcit api iha na asti eva.
iha mama matiḥ kiṃniṣṭhā?

10. Whatever object is beautiful, noble, or genuine—nothing of that kind truly exists here. Upon what, then, can my mind (mati) be fixed in this world?

Words meanings summery:

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

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing (object, thing, reality, substance)

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

• च (ca) - and

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, pleasing, delightful)

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

• उदारम् (udāram) - noble (noble, generous, exalted, excellent)

• अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - genuine (unartificial, natural, genuine, not made)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (of that sort) (something, anything, a little)

• तत् (tat) - that (kind of thing) (that, it)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - at all, indeed (only, indeed, just)

• किंनिष्ठा (kiṁniṣṭhā) - upon what is it fixed (on what is it founded/based/fixed)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind (mati) (mind, intellect, thought, intention)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to "vastu".

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing (object, thing, reality, substance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, real entity, matter

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject in a relative clause.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the implied subject of "ramyam".

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, pleasing, delightful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, pleasing, delightful, charming

Gerundive

From root ram (to delight), gerundive (potential passive participle).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implied neuter noun.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the implied subject of "udāram akṛtrimam".

उदारम् (udāram) - noble (noble, generous, exalted, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāra

udāra - noble, generous, exalted, excellent, great

Note: Predicate adjective.

अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - genuine (unartificial, natural, genuine, not made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima

akṛtrima - natural, genuine, not artificial, unfeigned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṛtrima)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, factitious
  adjective
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective, coordinating with "udāram".

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (of that sort) (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything; a little, somewhat

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• cit – particle of indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: Refers back to the qualities mentioned.

तत् (tat) - that (kind of thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to "yat".

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - at all, indeed (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

किंनिष्ठा (kiṁniṣṭhā) - upon what is it fixed (on what is it founded/based/fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiṃniṣṭha

kiṁniṣṭha - resting on what, dependent on what

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+niṣṭhā)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• niṣṭhā – standing on, resting on, devotion to, firm adherence
  noun (feminine)
  From root sthā with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for "matiḥ".

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind (mati) (mind, intellect, thought, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, opinion

From root man (to think), with kti suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the interrogative clause.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun for "matiḥ".