योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-41

यद्यथा चेत्यते येन तज्जीवेनाशु तेन तत् ।
चिद्रूपेणाप्यते सिद्धमेतदाबालमक्षतम् ॥ ४१ ॥

yadyathā cetyate yena tajjīvenāśu tena tat ,
cidrūpeṇāpyate siddhametadābālamakṣatam 41

41. yat yathā cetyate yena tat jīvena āśu tena tat
cidrūpeṇa āpyate siddham etat ābālam akṣatam

41. yat yathā yena cetyate tat jīvena āśu tena tat
cidrūpeṇa āpyate etat siddham ābālam akṣatam

41. Whatever is perceived, in whatever manner, by an individual soul (jīva), that quickly becomes attained by that (jīva) as consciousness (cit-rūpa). This truth is established and remains unchallenged, even by a child.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, what

• यथा (yathā) - in whatever way, as, just as

• चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is thought, is apprehended

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• जीवेन (jīvena) - by the living being, by the individual soul (jīva)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - in the form of consciousness, as consciousness (cit-rūpa)

• आप्यते (āpyate) - is attained, is obtained, is reached

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - accomplished, established, proven, perfected

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आबालम् (ābālam) - even by a child, from a child upwards, until a child

• अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unimpaired, unbroken, unchallenged, intact

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whoever, whatever

यथा (yathā) - in whatever way, as, just as

(indeclinable)

चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is thought, is apprehended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of cit

Root: cit (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जीवेन (jīvena) - by the living being, by the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, living being, individual soul

Root: jīv (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - in the form of consciousness, as consciousness (cit-rūpa)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cidrūpa

cidrūpa - form of consciousness, nature of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

आप्यते (āpyate) - is attained, is obtained, is reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

सिद्धम् (siddham) - accomplished, established, proven, perfected

(adjective)

neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, effected, established, perfect, proven

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sidh

Root: sidh (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आबालम् (ābālam) - even by a child, from a child upwards, until a child

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+bāla)

• ā – up to, until, even, from
  indeclinable
• bāla – child, young, youthful
  noun (masculine)

अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unimpaired, unbroken, unchallenged, intact

(adjective)

neuter, singular of akṣata

akṣata - uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, unchallenged, sound

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kṣata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣata – injured, broken, impaired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṣaṇ/kṣi
  Root: kṣan (class 8)

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