योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-36

संकल्पात्म मनो ब्रह्म संकल्पयति यद्यथा ।
तत्तथैवानुभवति सिद्धमाबालमीदृशम् ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃkalpātma mano brahma saṃkalpayati yadyathā ,
tattathaivānubhavati siddhamābālamīdṛśam 36

36. saṅkalpātma manas brahma saṅkalpayati yat yathā
| tat tathā eva anubhavati siddham ābālam īdṛśam

36. saṅkalpātma manas brahma yat yathā saṅkalpayati,
tat tathā eva anubhavati īdṛśam ābālam siddham

36. The mind (manas), whose very nature is intention and which is (brahman), whatever it conceives or resolves, that it experiences precisely in that manner. This principle is established as true even from childhood.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पात्म (saṅkalpātma) - whose nature is intention/resolve

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect (manas)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, (brahman)

• सङ्कल्पयति (saṅkalpayati) - resolves, conceives, intends, imagines

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, in whatever way

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - proven, accomplished, established

• आबालम् (ābālam) - from childhood, even from a child

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of this kind, such, similar

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पात्म (saṅkalpātma) - whose nature is intention/resolve

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpātman

saṅkalpātman - whose nature is intention, characterized by resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+ātman)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, volition, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'manas', which is neuter. The nominative masculine form is often used adjectivally in this context.

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect (manas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding (manas)

Root: man (class 4)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, the universal spirit (brahman)

सङ्कल्पयति (saṅkalpayati) - resolves, conceives, intends, imagines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of saṅkalpaya

Present Active Indicative

3rd Person Singular Present Active of causative of √kḷp with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, whatever

यथा (yathā) - as, in whatever way

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of anubhū

Present Active Indicative

3rd Person Singular Present Active of √bhū with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

सिद्धम् (siddham) - proven, accomplished, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, proven, established

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of √sidh 'to be accomplished'

Root: sidh (class 1)

आबालम् (ābālam) - from childhood, even from a child

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound (avyayībhāva) from ā + bāla.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+bāla)

• ā – up to, until, including
  indeclinable
  prefix or preposition
• bāla – child, young one
  noun (masculine)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of this kind, such, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - of this kind, such, similar