योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-20

यदुदर्कहितं सत्यमनपायि गतभ्रमम् ।
दुरीहितदृशोन्मुक्तं तत्परं कारयेन्मनः ॥ २० ॥

yadudarkahitaṃ satyamanapāyi gatabhramam ,
durīhitadṛśonmuktaṃ tatparaṃ kārayenmanaḥ 20

20. yat udarkahitam satyam anapāyi gatabhramam |
durīhitadṛśā unmuktam tat param kārayet manaḥ ||

20. manaḥ tat param kārayet,
yat udarkahitam,
satyam,
anapāyi,
gatabhramam,
durīhitadṛśā unmuktam (asti).

20. One should direct the mind (manas) towards that supreme (truth) which is ultimately beneficial, true, unfailing, free from delusion, and released from the perception influenced by misguided desires.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• उदर्कहितम् (udarkahitam) - beneficial in its outcome, good in its consequence

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

• अनपायि (anapāyi) - imperishable, unfailing, not subject to destruction

• गतभ्रमम् (gatabhramam) - free from error, delusion gone, undeluded

• दुरीहितदृशा (durīhitadṛśā) - by the vision/perception influenced by misguided desires

• उन्मुक्तम् (unmuktam) - released, freed from, liberated

• तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to make/do, one should direct

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

उदर्कहितम् (udarkahitam) - beneficial in its outcome, good in its consequence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udarkahita

udarkahita - beneficial in its result, good in its consequence

Compound of 'udarka' (consequence, result) and 'hita' (beneficial, good).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udarka+hita)

• udarka – consequence, result, future
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛc (class 1)
• hita – beneficial, good, advantageous, placed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

अनपायि (anapāyi) - imperishable, unfailing, not subject to destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anapāyin

anapāyin - imperishable, unfailing, indestructible

Derived from 'anapāya' (absence of decay) with suffix '-in'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+apāya)

• an – not, without
  prefix
  negation prefix
• apāya – departure, loss, decay, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from ap-i
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

गतभ्रमम् (gatabhramam) - free from error, delusion gone, undeluded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gatabhrama

gatabhrama - one from whom delusion has departed, free from error or delusion

Compound of 'gata' (gone) and 'bhrama' (delusion, error).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+bhrama)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

दुरीहितदृशा (durīhitadṛśā) - by the vision/perception influenced by misguided desires

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durīhitadṛś

durīhitadṛś - vision of bad desires/intentions

Compound of 'dur' (bad), 'īhita' (desired, intended), and 'dṛś' (vision, sight).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+īhita+dṛś)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• īhita – desired, wished, striven for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root īh
  Root: īh (class 1)
• dṛś – vision, sight, understanding, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

उन्मुक्तम् (unmuktam) - released, freed from, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unmukta

unmukta - released, freed, loosened

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root muc with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: muc (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to make/do, one should direct

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kāray

Causative

Causative stem of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)