योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-2

सामान्यब्राह्मणा भूत्वा मनोभावनया किल ।
ऐन्दवा ब्रह्मतां याता मनसः पश्य शक्तताम् ॥ २ ॥

sāmānyabrāhmaṇā bhūtvā manobhāvanayā kila ,
aindavā brahmatāṃ yātā manasaḥ paśya śaktatām 2

2. sāmānya-brāhmaṇāḥ bhūtvā manaḥ-bhāvanayā kila
aindavāḥ brahmatām yātāḥ manasaḥ paśya śaktatām

2. sāmānya-brāhmaṇāḥ bhūtvā aindavāḥ kila
manaḥ-bhāvanayā brahmatām yātāḥ manasaḥ śaktatām paśya

2. Having been ordinary brahmins, the descendants of Indu indeed attained the state of brahman (brahmatā) through mental contemplation (bhāvanā). Behold the power (śakti) of the mind (manas)!

Words meanings summery:

• सामान्य-ब्राह्मणाः (sāmānya-brāhmaṇāḥ) - ordinary brahmins

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• मनः-भावनया (manaḥ-bhāvanayā) - by mental contemplation, through imagination

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

• ऐन्दवाः (aindavāḥ) - The sages/people belonging to the lineage of Indu (Moon) (descendants of Indu, Lunar dynasty)

• ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of brahman, godhood

• याताः (yātāḥ) - attained, reached, gone

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

• शक्तताम् (śaktatām) - power, capability

Words meanings and morphology

सामान्य-ब्राह्मणाः (sāmānya-brāhmaṇāḥ) - ordinary brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāmānya-brāhmaṇa

sāmānya-brāhmaṇa - ordinary brahmin

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sāmānya+brāhmaṇa)

• sāmānya – common, ordinary, general
  adjective
• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, a member of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनः-भावनया (manaḥ-bhāvanayā) - by mental contemplation, through imagination

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of manas-bhāvanā

manas-bhāvanā - mental contemplation, mental state, imagination, meditation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+bhāvanā)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, imagination, creation, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  From √bhū causative
  Root: bhū (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ऐन्दवाः (aindavāḥ) - The sages/people belonging to the lineage of Indu (Moon) (descendants of Indu, Lunar dynasty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aindava

aindava - relating to Indu (Moon), lunar, a descendant of Indu

From Indu (moon) + aṇ pratyaya

ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of brahman, godhood

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmatā

brahmatā - state of being brahman, divinity, godhood

From brahman + tā (abstract suffix)

याताः (yātāḥ) - attained, reached, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From √yā

Root: yā (class 2)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शक्तताम् (śaktatām) - power, capability

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaktatā

śaktatā - power, ability, capability, strength

From śakti + tā (abstract suffix)

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