योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-44

ब्रह्मैकरसिकं यत्स्यान्मनस्तत्तद्भवेत्क्षणात् ।
यस्य यद्रसिकं चेतो बुद्धं तेन तदेव सत् ॥ ४४ ॥

brahmaikarasikaṃ yatsyānmanastattadbhavetkṣaṇāt ,
yasya yadrasikaṃ ceto buddhaṃ tena tadeva sat 44

44. brahma-eka-rasikam yat syāt manaḥ tat tat bhavet kṣaṇāt
yasya yat-rasikam cetaḥ buddham tena tat eva sat

44. yat manaḥ brahma-eka-rasikam syāt,
tat kṣaṇāt tat bhavet.
yasya cetaḥ yat-rasikam (asti),
tena tat eva sat buddham.

44. That mind (manas) which is solely devoted to Brahman (brahman) instantly becomes Brahman. Whatever a person's consciousness (cetas) is absorbed in, that very (object) is understood by him as true existence.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म-एक-रसिकम् (brahma-eka-rasikam) - singularly devoted to Brahman, having the sole taste for Brahman

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, happens

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• तत् (tat) - that (mind)

• तत् (tat) - that (Brahman)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• यत्-रसिकम् (yat-rasikam) - to whatever (is) dear, having a taste for whatever

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - consciousness, mind, heart

• बुद्धम् (buddham) - understood, known, perceived

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him

• तत् एव (tat eva) - that very (thing), that alone

• सत् (sat) - existing, true, real, good

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म-एक-रसिकम् (brahma-eka-rasikam) - singularly devoted to Brahman, having the sole taste for Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahma-eka-rasika

brahma-eka-rasika - singularly devoted to Brahman, having the sole taste for Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+eka+rasika)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• rasika – tasteful, appreciative, devoted, sensitive
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'rasa' (taste, essence) with suffix 'ika'

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manaḥ'.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

optative active 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'syāt' and 'bhavet'.

तत् (tat) - that (mind)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ', subject of 'bhavet'.

तत् (tat) - that (Brahman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Predicate nominative with 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative active 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time

Root: kṣaṇ (class 10)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Modifies an implicit 'person' or 'jantu'.

यत्-रसिकम् (yat-rasikam) - to whatever (is) dear, having a taste for whatever

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat-rasika

yat-rasika - having taste for whatever, devoted to whatever

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (yad+rasika)

• yad – what, which, whatever
  pronoun (neuter)
• rasika – tasteful, appreciative, devoted, sensitive
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'rasa' (taste, essence) with suffix 'ika'

Note: Predicate adjective for 'cetaḥ'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - consciousness, mind, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

बुद्धम् (buddham) - understood, known, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of buddha

buddha - awakened, enlightened, understood, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' (to awaken, to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

तेन (tena) - by that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Agent of 'buddham'.

तत् एव (tat eva) - that very (thing), that alone

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Subject of 'buddham'.

सत् (sat) - existing, true, real, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, true, real, good, pure

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate with 'buddham', "understood as real/existent".

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