योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-21

यददृष्टमशुद्धेन चित्तवैधुर्यदायिना ।
अनेकत्वपिशाचेन तत्परं कारयेन्मनः ॥ २१ ॥

yadadṛṣṭamaśuddhena cittavaidhuryadāyinā ,
anekatvapiśācena tatparaṃ kārayenmanaḥ 21

21. yat adṛṣṭam aśuddhena cittavaidhuryadāyinā |
anekatvapiśācena tat param kārayet manaḥ ||

21. manaḥ tat param kārayet,
yat aśuddhena,
cittavaidhuryadāyinā,
anekatvapiśācena (ca) adṛṣṭam (asti).

21. One should direct the mind (manas) towards that supreme (truth) which remains unseen by the impure (mind), by that which causes mental agitation, and by the demon of multiplicity.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, invisible, unknown

• अशुद्धेन (aśuddhena) - by the impure, by the unclean

• चित्तवैधुर्यदायिना (cittavaidhuryadāyinā) - by that which causes mental agitation/distraction

• अनेकत्वपिशाचेन (anekatvapiśācena) - by the demon of multiplicity

• 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

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, invisible, unknown

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, invisible, unperceived, unknown, fate

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negation 'a' + PPP of root dṛś ('dṛṣṭa')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  negation prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

अशुद्धेन (aśuddhena) - by the impure, by the unclean

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśuddha

aśuddha - impure, unclean, unpurified

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negation 'a' + PPP of root śudh ('śuddha')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śuddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  negation prefix
• śuddha – pure, clean, purified, unblemished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root śudh
  Root: śudh (class 4)

चित्तवैधुर्यदायिना (cittavaidhuryadāyinā) - by that which causes mental agitation/distraction

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cittavaidhuryadāyin

cittavaidhuryadāyin - causing mental distress or distraction

Agent noun

Compound of 'citta' (mind), 'vaidhurya' (distraction), and 'dāyin' (giver, causing). 'dāyin' is derived from root dā + -in suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+vaidhurya+dāyin)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vaidhurya – distress, affliction, distraction, agitation
  noun (neuter)
• dāyin – giving, bestowing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dā ('to give') with the suffix -in.
  Root: dā (class 3)

अनेकत्वपिशाचेन (anekatvapiśācena) - by the demon of multiplicity

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anekatvapiśāca

anekatvapiśāca - the demon of multiplicity

Compound of 'anekatva' (multiplicity) and 'piśāca' (demon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anekatva+piśāca)

• anekatva – multiplicity, plurality, non-unity
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'an' (negation) and 'ekatva' (oneness).
• piśāca – demon, goblin, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)

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)