योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-31

यच्चित्तस्तन्मयो जन्तुर्भवतीत्याजगत्स्थितेः ।
आबालमेव संसिद्धं कर्तुं शक्नोति कोऽन्यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

yaccittastanmayo janturbhavatītyājagatsthiteḥ ,
ābālameva saṃsiddhaṃ kartuṃ śaknoti ko'nyathā 31

31. yat cittaḥ tat mayaḥ jantuḥ bhavati iti ājagatsthiteḥ |
ābālam eva saṃsiddham kartum śaknoti kaḥ anyathā || 31 ||

31. ājagatsthiteḥ yat cittaḥ jantuḥ tat mayaḥ bhavati iti
anyathā kaḥ ābālam eva saṃsiddham kartum śaknoti 31

31. A living being becomes that with which its mind (citta) is imbued; this is an eternal truth until the world’s end. Otherwise, who could accomplish perfection (saṃsiddha) right from childhood?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• चित्तः (cittaḥ) - mind, consciousness (citta)

• तत् (tat) - that

• मयः (mayaḥ) - consisting of, full of, permeated by

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, man

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

• आजगत्स्थितेः (ājagatsthiteḥ) - until the world's existence, throughout the duration of the world

• आबालम् (ābālam) - from childhood, since childhood

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• संसिद्धम् (saṁsiddham) - perfected, accomplished (saṃsiddha), fully realized

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which (relative pronoun)

चित्तः (cittaḥ) - mind, consciousness (citta)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness (citta)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

मयः (mayaḥ) - consisting of, full of, permeated by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - consisting of, made of, full of

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

आजगत्स्थितेः (ājagatsthiteḥ) - until the world's existence, throughout the duration of the world

(noun)

feminine, singular of ājagatsthiti

ājagatsthiti - until the world's existence/duration

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+jagat+sthiti)

• ā – up to, until, towards
  indeclinable
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (from √gam, declined as a noun)
  From √gam (to go), meaning 'that which moves'.
  Root: gam
• sthiti – state, existence, duration, stability
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From √sthā (to stand) with suffix -ti
  Root: sthā (class 1)

आबालम् (ābālam) - from childhood, since childhood

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+bāla)

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

Note: Functions adverbially.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

संसिद्धम् (saṁsiddham) - perfected, accomplished (saṃsiddha), fully realized

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsiddha

saṁsiddha - perfected, accomplished, complete (saṃsiddha)

Past Passive Participle

From sam + √sidh (to succeed)

Prefix: sam

Root: sidh (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

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

Root: śak (class 5)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what (interrogative pronoun)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)