योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-38

विषबुद्ध्यामृतमपि भुक्तं विषरसायते ।
ईदृशश्च यथा वेत्ति यद्यदेष चिदीश्वरः ॥ ३८ ॥

viṣabuddhyāmṛtamapi bhuktaṃ viṣarasāyate ,
īdṛśaśca yathā vetti yadyadeṣa cidīśvaraḥ 38

38. viṣa-buddhyā amṛtam api bhuktam viṣa-rasāyate
īdṛśaḥ ca yathā vetti yat yat eṣaḥ cit-īśvaraḥ

38. viṣa-buddhyā bhuktam amṛtam api viṣa-rasāyate
ca yathā eṣaḥ cit-īśvaraḥ yat yat vetti

38. If one consumes nectar with the perception that it is poison, even nectar transforms into poison. Similarly, whatever this conscious lord (cideśvara) perceives, exactly that happens.

Words meanings summery:

• विष-बुद्ध्या (viṣa-buddhyā) - by the perception of poison, with the thought of poison

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, ambrosia, immortality

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

• विष-रसायते (viṣa-rasāyate) - becomes like the taste of poison

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind, like this

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

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

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• चित्-ईश्वरः (cit-īśvaraḥ) - the conscious lord, lord of consciousness (cideśvara)

Words meanings and morphology

विष-बुद्ध्या (viṣa-buddhyā) - by the perception of poison, with the thought of poison

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viṣa-buddhi

viṣa-buddhi - perception or thought of poison

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+buddhi)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √budh
  Root: √budh (class 1)

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, ambrosia, immortality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'mṛta' (dead).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √mṛ
  Root: √mṛ (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √bhuj

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'amṛtam'.

विष-रसायते (viṣa-rasāyate) - becomes like the taste of poison

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viṣa-rasāyate

Denominative verb

Formed from the compound noun 'viṣa-rasa' with the denominative suffix '-āyati' (ātmanepada form).

Root: viṣa-rasa (nominal root)

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind, like this

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √vid

Root of the 2nd conjugation (adādi)

Root: √vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Note: Reduplicated 'yat yat' for emphasis or generalization, meaning 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Note: Reduplicated 'yat yat' for emphasis or generalization, meaning 'whatever'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

चित्-ईश्वरः (cit-īśvaraḥ) - the conscious lord, lord of consciousness (cideśvara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-īśvara

cit-īśvara - lord of consciousness, conscious lord

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'īśvara' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+īśvara)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, supreme being, God
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √īś (to rule, own)
  Root: √īś (class 2)