योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-21

यद्यदाह्लादनकरमादेयं तच्च सन्मते ।
तद्विरुद्धमनादेयमुपेक्ष्यं मध्यमं विदुः ॥ २१ ॥

yadyadāhlādanakaramādeyaṃ tacca sanmate ,
tadviruddhamanādeyamupekṣyaṃ madhyamaṃ viduḥ 21

21. yat yat āhlādanakaram ādeyam tat ca sanmate
tat viruddham anādeyam upekṣyam madhyamam viduḥ

21. sanmate yat yat āhlādanakaram [bhavati],
tat ca ādeyam tat viruddham anādeyam upekṣyam madhyamam [iti] viduḥ

21. O good-minded one, whatever brings delight is to be accepted. That which is contrary to it is not to be accepted. Sages consider the disregarded category to be the middle one.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, whichever, that which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, whichever, that which

• आह्लादनकरम् (āhlādanakaram) - causing delight, bringing joy

• आदेयम् (ādeyam) - to be accepted, to be taken

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• च (ca) - and, also

• सन्मते (sanmate) - Vocative address, referring to a person with good discernment. (O good-minded one, O sage)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• विरुद्धम् (viruddham) - that which is contrary to the delightful (opposite, contrary, contradictory)

• अनादेयम् (anādeyam) - not to be accepted, to be rejected

• उपेक्ष्यम् (upekṣyam) - the category that should be disregarded (to be disregarded, to be neglected)

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle category, between accepted and rejected (middle, intermediate)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - sages (implied subject) know or consider (they know, they understand)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, whichever, that which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Note: Used in repetition 'yat yat' for 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, whichever, that which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Note: Used in repetition 'yat yat' for 'whatever'.

आह्लादनकरम् (āhlādanakaram) - causing delight, bringing joy

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āhlādanakara

āhlādanakara - causing delight, exhilarating, bringing joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhlādana+kara)

• āhlādana – delighting, gladdening, joy
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From ā-√hlād (to rejoice)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hlād (class 1)
• kara – making, doing, causing, effecting
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

आदेयम् (ādeyam) - to be accepted, to be taken

(gerundive)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'yat yat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सन्मते (sanmate) - Vocative address, referring to a person with good discernment. (O good-minded one, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sanmat

sanmat - good understanding, true opinion, sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+mati)

• sat – good, true, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  From √as (to be) with śatṛ suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'delight-causing' thing. Could also be masculine, agreeing with viruddham if that is taken as a noun.

विरुद्धम् (viruddham) - that which is contrary to the delightful (opposite, contrary, contradictory)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of viruddha

viruddha - opposed, contrary, hostile, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + √rudh (to obstruct, hinder) with kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

अनादेयम् (anādeyam) - not to be accepted, to be rejected

(gerundive)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ādeya)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• ādeya – to be accepted, fit to be received
  gerundive (neuter)
  Gerundive (kṛtya)
  From ā + √dā (to give) with suffix -ya.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 1)

उपेक्ष्यम् (upekṣyam) - the category that should be disregarded (to be disregarded, to be neglected)

(gerundive)

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle category, between accepted and rejected (middle, intermediate)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, intermediate, mediocre

विदुः (viduḥ) - sages (implied subject) know or consider (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present 3rd plural active. From √vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)