योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-24

यद्बुद्धेः परमालोकमाद्यं यदमृतं परम् ।
यदनुत्तमसौभाग्यं तत्परं कारयेन्मनः ॥ २४ ॥

yadbuddheḥ paramālokamādyaṃ yadamṛtaṃ param ,
yadanuttamasaubhāgyaṃ tatparaṃ kārayenmanaḥ 24

24. yat buddheḥ paramālokam ādyam yat amṛtam param
yat anuttama-saubhāgyam tat param kārayet manaḥ

24. manaḥ yat buddheḥ paramālokam ādyam yat amṛtam
param yat anuttama-saubhāgyam tat param kārayet

24. One should direct the mind (manas) towards that supreme object which is the primal, supreme illumination of the intellect, which is the ultimate nectar (amṛta), and which is unsurpassed good fortune.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, of discernment, of understanding

• परमालोकम् (paramālokam) - supreme light, highest illumination

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primal, original, first

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality (amṛta)

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• अनुत्तम-सौभाग्यम् (anuttama-saubhāgyam) - unequalled good fortune/auspiciousness

• 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

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, of discernment, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment

परमालोकम् (paramālokam) - supreme light, highest illumination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramāloka

paramāloka - supreme light, highest perception

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+āloka)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• āloka – light, illumination, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primal, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primal, original

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality (amṛta)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, immortal, undying (amṛta)

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

अनुत्तम-सौभाग्यम् (anuttama-saubhāgyam) - unequalled good fortune/auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama-saubhāgya

anuttama-saubhāgya - unequalled good fortune, unsurpassed auspiciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anuttama+saubhāgya)

• anuttama – unsurpassed, unequalled, best
  adjective (neuter)
• saubhāgya – good fortune, auspiciousness, prosperity
  noun (neuter)

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