योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-5

यं यं निश्चयमादत्ते संवित्स्वदृढनिश्चया ।
तथा तथा भवत्येषा फलयुक्तस्वभावतः ॥ ५ ॥

yaṃ yaṃ niścayamādatte saṃvitsvadṛḍhaniścayā ,
tathā tathā bhavatyeṣā phalayuktasvabhāvataḥ 5

5. yam yam niścayam ādatte saṃvit svadṛḍhaniścayā
tathā tathā bhavati eṣā phalayuktasvabhāvataḥ

5. svadṛḍhaniścayā saṃvit yaṃ yaṃ niścayam ādatte,
tathā tathā eṣā phalayuktasvabhāvataḥ bhavati

5. Whatever firm resolve the consciousness (saṃvit), being firmly resolute within itself, adopts, in precisely that way it manifests, by its intrinsic nature of yielding results.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which, whatever (masculine accusative singular)

• यम् (yam) - which, whatever (masculine accusative singular)

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - firm resolve, determination, certainty

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes, adopts, takes upon itself

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, awareness, knowledge

• स्वदृढनिश्चया (svadṛḍhaniścayā) - having its own firm resolve, firmly determined in itself

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, manifests, exists

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• फलयुक्तस्वभावतः (phalayuktasvabhāvataḥ) - by its intrinsic nature of yielding results, naturally bearing fruit

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which, whatever (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('whatever... whatever')

यम् (yam) - which, whatever (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('whatever... whatever')

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - firm resolve, determination, certainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm resolve, determination, certainty

Prefix: ni

Root: √ci (class 5)

आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes, adopts, takes upon itself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ā-√dā

Prefix: ā

Root: √dā (class 3)

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, awareness, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, awareness, knowledge

Prefix: sam

Root: √vid (class 2)

स्वदृढनिश्चया (svadṛḍhaniścayā) - having its own firm resolve, firmly determined in itself

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svadṛḍhaniścaya

svadṛḍhaniścaya - having one's own firm resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+dṛḍha+niścaya)

• sva – own
  pronoun (masculine)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛh (to make firm)
  Root: √dṛh (class 1)
• niścaya – firm resolve, determination, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √ci (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('in precisely that way')

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('in precisely that way')

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, manifests, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to saṃvit

फलयुक्तस्वभावतः (phalayuktasvabhāvataḥ) - by its intrinsic nature of yielding results, naturally bearing fruit

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (phala+yukta+svabhāva)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, appropriate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √yuj (to join)
  Root: √yuj (class 7)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative suffix -taḥ indicating 'by means of' or 'from'

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