योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-34

यद्यथा कल्पितं तत्र यावत्संकल्पमेव तत् ।
स्वभावेन तथैवास्ति यतस्तत्संनिवेशवत् ॥ ३४ ॥

yadyathā kalpitaṃ tatra yāvatsaṃkalpameva tat ,
svabhāvena tathaivāsti yatastatsaṃniveśavat 34

34. yat yathā kalpitam tatra yāvat saṃkalpam eva tat
svabhāvena tathā eva asti yataḥ tat saṃniveśavat

34. yat yathā kalpitam tatra tat yāvat saṃkalpam eva
asti svabhāvena tathā eva yataḥ tat saṃniveśavat

34. Whatever is imagined or conceived, exists there only to the extent of that very conception. By its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), it exists precisely in that manner, because it is endowed with that specific arrangement or structure.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way, according to

• कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, conceived, fashioned, created, fabricated

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, as far as, to the extent that

• संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - conception, intention, resolve, determination, mental faculty

• एव (eva) - only, merely, exactly, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its own nature, by intrinsic nature

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus, so

• एव (eva) - only, merely, exactly, indeed

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• यतः (yataḥ) - because, from which, since

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• संनिवेशवत् (saṁniveśavat) - endowed with arrangement, having a structure, possessed of a layout

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, functioning as an indeclinable 'whatever' or 'howsoever'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way, according to

(indeclinable)

कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, conceived, fashioned, created, fabricated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, conceived, fashioned, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kḷp (class 10) 'to fashion, arrange, imagine'.

Root: kḷp (class 10)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

Locative sense of 'tad' (that)

यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, as far as, to the extent that

(indeclinable)

संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - conception, intention, resolve, determination, mental faculty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - conception, intention, resolve, determination

Derived from root √kḷp with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Used adverbially here in the sense of 'to the extent of the conception'.

एव (eva) - only, merely, exactly, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its own nature, by intrinsic nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature, innate disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhū 'to be, become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely, exactly, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यतः (yataḥ) - because, from which, since

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

संनिवेशवत् (saṁniveśavat) - endowed with arrangement, having a structure, possessed of a layout

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃniveśavat

saṁniveśavat - endowed with arrangement, having a structure, possessed of a layout

Derived from saṃniveśa (arrangement, structure) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (implied by -vat suffix) (saṃniveśa+vat)

• saṃniveśa – arrangement, structure, disposition, embodiment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √viś with prefixes sam- and ni-
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: viś (class 6)
• vat – possessing, like, similar to (suffix)
  suffix
  Possessive suffix