योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-43

यच्चित्तो यद्गतप्राणो जनो भवति सर्वदा ।
तत्तेन वस्त्विति ज्ञातं जानाति तदसौ स्फुटम् ॥ ४३ ॥

yaccitto yadgataprāṇo jano bhavati sarvadā ,
tattena vastviti jñātaṃ jānāti tadasau sphuṭam 43

43. yat-cittaḥ yat-gata-prāṇaḥ janaḥ bhavati sarvadā
tat tena vastu iti jñātam jānāti tat asau sphuṭam

43. janaḥ yat-cittaḥ yat-gata-prāṇaḥ sarvadā bhavati,
tat tena vastu iti jñātam asau tat sphuṭam jānāti

43. Whatever a person's mind is constantly focused on, and to whatever his vital energy (prāṇa) is always directed, that reality (vastu) is known by him as 'such'. Thus, he clearly understands that.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्-चित्तः (yat-cittaḥ) - whose mind is directed to something, having mind fixed on something

• यत्-गत-प्राणः (yat-gata-prāṇaḥ) - whose life-breath is directed to something, having vital energy directed towards something

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person, a human being

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, happens

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing, that reality

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that (person)

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, reality, substance, thing

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

• तत् (tat) - that, that (knowledge)

• असौ (asau) - that (person), he

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, obviously

Words meanings and morphology

यत्-चित्तः (yat-cittaḥ) - whose mind is directed to something, having mind fixed on something

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat-citta

yat-citta - having the mind fixed on something, absorbed in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yad+citta)

• yad – what, which, whatever
  pronoun (neuter)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, to be aware)
  Root: cit (class 1)

यत्-गत-प्राणः (yat-gata-prāṇaḥ) - whose life-breath is directed to something, having vital energy directed towards something

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat-gata-prāṇa

yat-gata-prāṇa - whose vital energy is directed towards something

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yad+gata+prāṇa)

• yad – what, which, whatever
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, directed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital energy, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

जनः (janaḥ) - a person, a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 4)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, happens

(verb)

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

present active 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that thing, that reality

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'vastu'.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that (person)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'janaḥ' (person).

वस्तु (vastu) - object, reality, substance, thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, object, thing, reality, essence

Root: vas (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

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

present active 3rd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that, that (knowledge)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Object of 'jānāti'.

असौ (asau) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'janaḥ' (the person).

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, obviously

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of neuter singular of the adjective sphuṭa

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Adverb modifying 'jānāti'.