योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-22

आदौ मध्ये तथान्ते च चिराय परमोचितम् ।
यच्चारु मधुरं पथ्यं तत्परं कारयेन्मनः ॥ २२ ॥

ādau madhye tathānte ca cirāya paramocitam ,
yaccāru madhuraṃ pathyaṃ tatparaṃ kārayenmanaḥ 22

22. ādau madhye tathā ante ca cirāya paramocitam yat
cāru madhuram pathyam tat param kārayet manaḥ

22. manaḥ ādau madhye ca ante cirāya paramocitam
yat cāru madhuram pathyam tat param kārayet

22. One should direct the mind (manas) towards that supreme object which is beautiful, sweet, and wholesome, and which is eternally and supremely fitting in the beginning, middle, and end.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between

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

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time, eternally

• परमोचितम् (paramocitam) - most appropriate, supremely suitable

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• चारु (cāru) - beautiful, lovely, charming

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

• पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, beneficial, healthy

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

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

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, start

Note: Used adverbially

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, central

Note: Used adverbially

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

(indeclinable)

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary

Note: Used adverbially

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time, eternally

(adjective)

Dative, singular of cira

cira - long, lasting, ancient

Note: Dative singular form of 'cira' used adverbially

परमोचितम् (paramocitam) - most appropriate, supremely suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramocita

paramocita - most appropriate, supremely suitable, highly proper

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ucita)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• ucita – suitable, proper, appropriate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vac (to speak, say)
  Root: vac

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

चारु (cāru) - beautiful, lovely, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāru

cāru - beautiful, lovely, pleasing, charming

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, delightful

पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, beneficial, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pathya

pathya - wholesome, suitable, beneficial, fit for the path

Gerundive

Derived from 'patha' (path) with the suffix '-ya'

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Causative Optative Active

Causative stem kāray- + 3rd person singular optative active ending -et

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart