योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-31

ना यथा यतते नित्यं यद्भावयति यन्मयः ।
यादृगिच्छेच्च भवितुं तादृग्भवति नान्यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

nā yathā yatate nityaṃ yadbhāvayati yanmayaḥ ,
yādṛgicchecca bhavituṃ tādṛgbhavati nānyathā 31

31. nā yathā yatate nityam yat bhāvayati yat mayaḥ
yādṛk icchet ca bhavitum tādṛk bhavati na anyathā

31. nā yathā nityam yatate,
yat bhāvayati,
yat mayaḥ,
ca yādṛk bhavitum icchet,
tādṛk bhavati,
na anyathā.

31. As a person constantly strives, whatever he contemplates and with whatever he identifies himself, and whatever kind of being he desires to become, that kind he becomes, never otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• ना (nā) - the individual referred to as 'whoever' in the previous verse (a man, a person)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• भावयति (bhāvayati) - contemplates, conceives (causes to be, contemplates, imagines, brings into existence)

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• मयः (mayaḥ) - identified with, of the nature of (made of, consisting of, full of)

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, of what sort, such as

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - should wish, may wish, desires

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different manner

Words meanings and morphology

ना (nā) - the individual referred to as 'whoever' in the previous verse (a man, a person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: This unique form 'nā' is interpreted as 'naraḥ' (man) in the context of this verse.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

भावयति (bhāvayati) - contemplates, conceives (causes to be, contemplates, imagines, brings into existence)

(verb)

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

Causative of √bhū

Derived from root √bhū (to be, to become) with causative suffix -ay.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

मयः (mayaḥ) - identified with, of the nature of (made of, consisting of, full of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)

Suffix -maya/-mayī/-mayam, meaning 'made of, consisting of'.

यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, of what sort, such as

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/feminine/neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of what sort, such as

Note: Nom. singular of 'yādṛś'.

इच्छेत् (icchet) - should wish, may wish, desires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

(verb)

infinitive of bhū

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/feminine/neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such

Note: Nom. singular of 'tādṛś'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different manner

(indeclinable)

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