योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-55

आत्मा स्वसंकल्पवरः स्ववदातो यथा यथा ।
यद्यथा संकल्पयति तथा भवति तस्य तत् ॥ ५५ ॥

ātmā svasaṃkalpavaraḥ svavadāto yathā yathā ,
yadyathā saṃkalpayati tathā bhavati tasya tat 55

55. ātmā svasaṅkalpavaraḥ svavat ātaḥ yathā yathā
yat yathā saṅkalpayati tathā bhavati tasya tat

55. ātmā svasaṅkalpavaraḥ svavat ātaḥ (asti).
yathā yathā yat yathā saṅkalpayati,
tathā tat tasya bhavati.

55. The self (ātman), being the most excellent of its own conceptions (saṅkalpa) and self-manifest, whatever it conceives, that very thing becomes real for it.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - The individual or universal self (ātman). (The self, soul, spirit.)

• स्वसङ्कल्पवरः (svasaṅkalpavaraḥ) - The best of its own conceptions, most excellent of its own thoughts.

• स्ववत् (svavat) - Like itself, self-like.

• आतः (ātaḥ) - Self-manifest, inherently existing. (Spread, pervaded, manifest, attained, come into existence.)

• यथा (yathā) - As, just as.

• यथा (yathā) - Emphasizes 'in whatever manner'. (As, just as.)

• यत् (yat) - Whatever, which.

• यथा (yathā) - As, just as.

• सङ्कल्पयति (saṅkalpayati) - Conceives, intends, imagines, wills.

• तथा (tathā) - So, in that manner.

• भवति (bhavati) - Becomes, exists, happens.

• तस्य (tasya) - For the self (ātman). (For him, of him.)

• तत् (tat) - The conceived object. (That.)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - The individual or universal self (ātman). (The self, soul, spirit.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul, Supreme Soul.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्वसङ्कल्पवरः (svasaṅkalpavaraḥ) - The best of its own conceptions, most excellent of its own thoughts.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasaṅkalpavara

svasaṅkalpavara - Best of one's own conceptions/intentions.

Compound of 'sva', 'saṅkalpa', and 'vara'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+saṅkalpa+vara)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• saṅkalpa – conception, intention, resolve, thought, determination
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'kḷp' (to arrange) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Adjective for 'ātmā'.

स्ववत् (svavat) - Like itself, self-like.

(indeclinable)

From 'sva' + suffix '-vat' (like).

Note: Adverbial.

आतः (ātaḥ) - Self-manifest, inherently existing. (Spread, pervaded, manifest, attained, come into existence.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āta

āta - Attained, reached, pervaded, manifest, come into being.

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ā', meaning to approach, obtain, be present. Sometimes derived from 'ā-tan' (to spread).

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective for 'ātmā'.

यथा (yathā) - As, just as.

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Introduces the protasis of a conditional clause, emphasizing 'in whatever manner' by repetition.

यथा (yathā) - Emphasizes 'in whatever manner'. (As, just as.)

(indeclinable)

Adverb. Repetition indicates 'in whatever way'.

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'in whatever manner'.

यत् (yat) - Whatever, which.

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - Which, what, whatever.

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'saṅkalpayati'.

यथा (yathā) - As, just as.

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Adverb describing how something is conceived.

सङ्कल्पयति (saṅkalpayati) - Conceives, intends, imagines, wills.

(verb)

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

Causal/Denominative stem 'saṅkalpaya'.

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam', causative form.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the protasis.

तथा (tathā) - So, in that manner.

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Introduces the apodosis of a conditional clause, correlative to 'yathā'.

भवति (bhavati) - Becomes, exists, happens.

(verb)

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

Present stem 'bhava'.

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice from root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the apodosis.

तस्य (tasya) - For the self (ātman). (For him, of him.)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - That, he, she, it.

Note: Refers to 'ātmā', indicating benefit or relation.

तत् (tat) - The conceived object. (That.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - That, he, she, it.

Correlative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'bhavati', referring to the thing conceived, correlative to 'yat'.