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.

44. כאשר חשיבתו של אדם מתמסרת כולה להַבְּרַהְמַן, היא הופכת לכך כהרף עין. במה שרוחו של אדם נמשכת אחריו, שמה הוא מוצא את המציאות.

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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