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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-18

सामान्यब्राह्मणा भूत्वा प्रतिभासवशात्किल ।
ऐन्दवा ब्रह्मतां याता मनसः पश्य शक्तताम् ॥ १८ ॥
sāmānyabrāhmaṇā bhūtvā pratibhāsavaśātkila ,
aindavā brahmatāṃ yātā manasaḥ paśya śaktatām 18
18. sāmānya brāhmaṇā bhūtvā pratibhāsavaśāt kila
aindavā brahmatām yātā manasaḥ paśya śaktatām
18. sāmānya brāhmaṇā bhūtvā aindavā kila pratibhāsavaśāt brahmatām yātāḥ.
manasaḥ śaktatām paśya.
18. Having been ordinary Brahmins, the Aindavas (Lunar sages) indeed attained the state of Brahman by the power of their perception (pratibhāsa). See the potency of the mind (manas)!

Words meanings summery:

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  • सामान्य (sāmānya) - ordinary (common, ordinary, general, usual)
  • ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins (referring to a class of people) (Brahmins, priests, learned men)
  • भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been (having become, having been)
  • प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - by the power of perception (pratibhāsa) (by the power of appearance, by the influence of perception)
  • किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, certainly, as if, they say)
  • ऐन्दवा (aindavā) - the Aindavas (sages or Brahmins associated with the moon or Soma, possibly a specific lineage) (lunar, related to the moon, Soma-related)
  • ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of (being) Brahman (brahman) (the state of Brahman, Brahmanship, divinity)
  • याता (yātā) - attained (gone, attained, reached)
  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (manas) (of the mind, of the intellect)
  • पश्य (paśya) - behold! (an imperative) (see, behold, look)
  • शक्तताम् (śaktatām) - the potency (of the mind) (power, capability, potency, strength)

Words meanings and morphology

सामान्य (sāmānya) - ordinary (common, ordinary, general, usual)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāmānya
sāmānya - common, general, ordinary
ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins (referring to a class of people) (Brahmins, priests, learned men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, a man of the priestly caste
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been (having become, having been)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from root bhū (to be, to become) with suffix -tvā
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - by the power of perception (pratibhāsa) (by the power of appearance, by the influence of perception)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsavaśa
pratibhāsavaśa - power/influence of perception/appearance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibhāsa+vaśa)
  • pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, perception
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: bhās (class 1)
  • vaśa – power, influence, control
    noun (masculine)
किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, certainly, as if, they say)
(indeclinable)
ऐन्दवा (aindavā) - the Aindavas (sages or Brahmins associated with the moon or Soma, possibly a specific lineage) (lunar, related to the moon, Soma-related)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aindava
aindava - lunar, belonging to the moon, Soma-related
Derived from indu (moon) with suffix -a
Note: Acts as a noun here, referring to 'those of lunar origin/connection'.
ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of (being) Brahman (brahman) (the state of Brahman, Brahmanship, divinity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmatā
brahmatā - the state of Brahman, Brahmanship
Derived from brahman with suffix -tā
याता (yātā) - attained (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta
yāta - gone, moved, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yā (to go) with suffix -ta
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with aindavā.
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (manas) (of the mind, of the intellect)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought
पश्य (paśya) - behold! (an imperative) (see, behold, look)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś
Present Active Imperative
Derived from root dṛś (to see), with present stem paśya-
Root: dṛś (class 1)
शक्तताम् (śaktatām) - the potency (of the mind) (power, capability, potency, strength)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śaktatā
śaktatā - power, capability, potency
Derived from śakta (capable) with suffix -tā