योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-21

प्राक्तनी चैहिकी वापि शुभा वाप्यशुभा मतिः ।
यैवाधिका सैव तथा तस्मिन्योजयति क्रमे ॥ २१ ॥

prāktanī caihikī vāpi śubhā vāpyaśubhā matiḥ ,
yaivādhikā saiva tathā tasminyojayati krame 21

21. prāktanī ca aihikī vā api śubhā vā api aśubhā matiḥ
yā eva adhikā sā eva tathā tasmin yojayati krame

21. prāktanī vā aihikī vā,
śubhā vā aśubhā vā yā matiḥ adhikā eva (asti),
sā eva tathā tasmin krame yojayati.

21. Whatever thought (mati)—whether from the past or the present, auspicious or inauspicious—is predominant, that very thought indeed engages one in that particular course of action.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - past, ancient, from a former time

• च (ca) - and, also

• ऐहिकी (aihikī) - present, worldly, of this world

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, and

• शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious, good, propitious

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, and

• अशुभा (aśubhā) - inauspicious, bad, unpropitious

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intellect, intention, opinion

• या (yā) - which, whichever (feminine nominative singular)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अधिका (adhikā) - superior, predominant, more, excessive

• सा (sā) - that (feminine nominative singular)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

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

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (masculine/neuter locative singular)

• योजयति (yojayati) - joins, directs, applies, engages

• क्रमे (krame) - in a sequence, in an order, in a course of action

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - past, ancient, from a former time

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - past, ancient, from a former time

From prāk (before) + tana (suffix indicating time).

Note: Qualifies matiḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ऐहिकी (aihikī) - present, worldly, of this world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aihika

aihika - present, worldly, of this world

From iha (here, in this world) + ṭhak (suffix).

Note: Qualifies matiḥ.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, and

(indeclinable)

शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious, good, propitious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, propitious, beautiful

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies matiḥ.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, and

(indeclinable)

अशुभा (aśubhā) - inauspicious, bad, unpropitious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, unpropitious

Negative prefix a + śubha.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• śubha – auspicious, good, propitious, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies matiḥ.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intellect, intention, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, intellect, intention, opinion, understanding

From root man (to think) + kti suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

या (yā) - which, whichever (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with matiḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अधिका (adhikā) - superior, predominant, more, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhika

adhika - superior, predominant, more, excessive, additional

From adhi + root gam (to go, to surpass).

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies matiḥ.

सा (sā) - that (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers back to yā matiḥ adhikā.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (masculine/neuter locative singular)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to krame.

योजयति (yojayati) - joins, directs, applies, engages

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yuj

causative

Causative stem yojaya- from root yuj.

Root: yuj (class 7)

क्रमे (krame) - in a sequence, in an order, in a course of action

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course, path, method

From root kram (to step, go).

Root: kram (class 1)