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

यदनन्तं मनःपथ्यं तथ्यमाद्यन्तमध्यगम् ।
समस्तसाधुभिर्जुष्टं तत्परं कारयेन्मनः ॥ २३ ॥

yadanantaṃ manaḥpathyaṃ tathyamādyantamadhyagam ,
samastasādhubhirjuṣṭaṃ tatparaṃ kārayenmanaḥ 23

23. yat anantam manaḥpathyam tathyam ādyantamadhyagam
samastasādhubhiḥ juṣṭam tat param kārayet manaḥ

23. manaḥ yat anantam manaḥpathyam tathyam ādyantamadhyagam
samastasādhubhiḥ juṣṭam tat param kārayet

23. One should direct the mind (manas) towards that supreme object which is infinite, beneficial for the mind (manas), true, present in the beginning, middle, and end, and resorted to by all virtuous people (sādhus).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, eternal

• मनःपथ्यम् (manaḥpathyam) - wholesome for the mind (manas), beneficial for the mind

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, factual

• आद्यन्तमध्यगम् (ādyantamadhyagam) - existing in the beginning, middle, and end; pervasive

• समस्तसाधुभिः (samastasādhubhiḥ) - by all virtuous persons (sādhus)

• जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - attended, resorted to, honored, served

• 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

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

मनःपथ्यम् (manaḥpathyam) - wholesome for the mind (manas), beneficial for the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥpathya

manaḥpathya - beneficial or wholesome for the mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+pathya)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• pathya – wholesome, suitable, beneficial
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from 'patha' (path) with the suffix '-ya'

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, factual

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, factual

आद्यन्तमध्यगम् (ādyantamadhyagam) - existing in the beginning, middle, and end; pervasive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādyantamadhyaga

ādyantamadhyaga - going through beginning, middle, and end; existing throughout

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (ādi+anta+madhya+ga)

• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, existing in
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam

समस्तसाधुभिः (samastasādhubhiḥ) - by all virtuous persons (sādhus)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samastasādhu

samastasādhu - all virtuous persons, all good people

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samasta+sādhu)

• samasta – all, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √as with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as
• sādhu – virtuous, righteous, good person, sage (sādhu)
  noun (masculine)

जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - attended, resorted to, honored, served

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of juṣṭa

juṣṭa - attended, resorted to, served, honored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √juṣ (to like, be pleased with)

Root: juṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying the implied object of the mind

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