योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-139, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चित्तमेव जगत्कर्तृ संकल्पयति यद्यथा ।
असत्सत्सदसच्चैव तत्तथा तस्य तिष्ठति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
cittameva jagatkartṛ saṃkalpayati yadyathā ,
asatsatsadasaccaiva tattathā tasya tiṣṭhati 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca cittam eva jagat-kartṛ saṅkalpayati yat
yathā asat sat sat-asat ca eva tat tathā tasya tiṣṭhati

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca.
cittam eva jagat-kartṛ (asti).
yat yathā asat sat ca sat-asat eva (vastu) saṅkalpayati,
tat tathā tasya tiṣṭhati.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The mind (citta) itself is indeed the creator of the world. Whatever it imagines or resolves—whether that be non-existent, existent, or a combination of both—that manifests for it exactly in that way.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the faculty of perception and conception (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• जगत्-कर्तृ (jagat-kartṛ) - creator of the world

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

• यत् (yat) - whatever (thing or state) (what, which, whatever)

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

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true, being

• सत्-असत् (sat-asat) - existent and non-existent, real and unreal

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

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

• तस्य (tasya) - for it (the mind) (of it, for it, to it)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, remains, appears (stands, exists, remains, stays)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, divine grace; venerable (title)
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

From root 'vac' (to speak), 3rd person singular, perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

चित्तम् (cittam) - the faculty of perception and conception (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle (from cit to perceive/think) also used as a noun.

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) + 'kta' (ta) suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'cittam'.

जगत्-कर्तृ (jagat-kartṛ) - creator of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagat-kartṛ

jagat-kartṛ - creator of the world

Compound of 'jagat' and 'kartṛ'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+kartṛ)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatṛ' (at) suffix, used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kartṛ – doer, maker, creator, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'tṛc' (tṛ) suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'cittam'.

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

(verb)

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

Present active

Causative of root 'kḷp' (to arrange) with prefix 'sam'. 3rd person singular, present tense.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the subordinate clause.

यत् (yat) - whatever (thing or state) (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, whatever

Relative pronoun.

Note: Can be nominative or accusative, here functioning as the object of conception.

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb.

Note: Adverbial modifier of 'saṅkalpayati'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, unreality

Present Active Participle (from as 'to be') with negative prefix.

From 'a' (not) + 'sat' (being).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, real, true, being
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be) + 'śatṛ' (at) suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the nature of the conceived object.

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, being, reality

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be) + 'śatṛ' (at) suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the nature of the conceived object.

सत्-असत् (sat-asat) - existent and non-existent, real and unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-asat

sat-asat - existent and non-existent, real and unreal, a combination of reality and unreality

Dvandva compound of 'sat' and 'asat'.

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existent, real, true, being
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be) + 'śatṛ' (at) suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, unreality
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (from as 'to be') with negative prefix.
  From 'a' (not) + 'sat' (being).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the nature of the conceived object.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of possible natures ('asat, sat, sat-asat').

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding terms.

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Correlative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the main clause 'tiṣṭhati'.

तथा (tathā) - in that manner, exactly as conceived (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Adverbial modifier of 'tiṣṭhati'.

तस्य (tasya) - for it (the mind) (of it, for it, to it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Pronominal stem.

Note: Implies "in relation to it" or "for its perception".

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, remains, appears (stands, exists, remains, stays)

(verb)

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

Present active

From root 'sthā' (to stand), 3rd person singular, present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the correlative clause.