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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-19

यथा चैन्दवजीवास्ते चित्रत्वाद्ब्रह्मतां गताः ।
वयं तथैव चिद्भावाच्चित्तत्वाद्ब्रह्मतां गताः ॥ १९ ॥
yathā caindavajīvāste citratvādbrahmatāṃ gatāḥ ,
vayaṃ tathaiva cidbhāvāccittatvādbrahmatāṃ gatāḥ 19
19. yathā ca aindavajīvāḥ te citratvāt brahmatām gatāḥ
vayam tathaiva cidbhāvāt cittatvāt brahmatām gatāḥ
19. yathā ca te aindavajīvāḥ citratvāt brahmatām gatāḥ,
tathaiva vayam cidbhāvāt cittatvāt brahmatām gatāḥ.
19. And just as those Lunar beings (aindava jīvas) attained the state of Brahman by virtue of their unique nature (citratva), so too do we attain the state of Brahman by virtue of our conscious nature (cidbhāva) and our being mind (cittatva).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
  • (ca) - and
  • ऐन्दवजीवाः (aindavajīvāḥ) - the Lunar beings (referring to the example from the previous verse) (Lunar beings, Soma-related souls)
  • ते (te) - those (Aindava beings) (those)
  • चित्रत्वात् (citratvāt) - by virtue of their wonderful/unique nature (by reason of variety, peculiarity, wonderful nature, strangeness)
  • ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of (being) Brahman (brahman) (the state of Brahman, Brahmanship, divinity)
  • गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)
  • वयम् (vayam) - we (as human beings, or all sentient beings) (we)
  • तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly (in the same way, similarly, just so)
  • चिद्भावात् (cidbhāvāt) - by virtue of our conscious nature (by reason of conscious nature, by the state of consciousness)
  • चित्तत्वात् (cittatvāt) - by virtue of our being mind (citta) (by reason of mind-ness, by the state of being mind, by mentality)
  • ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of (being) Brahman (brahman) (the state of Brahman, Brahmanship, divinity)
  • गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ऐन्दवजीवाः (aindavajīvāḥ) - the Lunar beings (referring to the example from the previous verse) (Lunar beings, Soma-related souls)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aindavajīva
aindavajīva - Lunar being/soul
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aindava+jīva)
  • aindava – lunar, related to the moon
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from indu (moon) with suffix -a
  • jīva – living being, soul, individual self
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jīv (class 1)
ते (te) - those (Aindava beings) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
चित्रत्वात् (citratvāt) - by virtue of their wonderful/unique nature (by reason of variety, peculiarity, wonderful nature, strangeness)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of citratva
citratva - variety, peculiarity, wonderfulness, strangeness
Derived from citra (varied, wonderful) with suffix -tva
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
गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, moved, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with aindavajīvāḥ and vayam.
वयम् (vayam) - we (as human beings, or all sentient beings) (we)
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly (in the same way, similarly, just so)
(indeclinable)
चिद्भावात् (cidbhāvāt) - by virtue of our conscious nature (by reason of conscious nature, by the state of consciousness)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of cidbhāva
cidbhāva - conscious nature, state of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+bhāva)
  • cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
    noun (feminine)
  • bhāva – state, condition, nature, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
चित्तत्वात् (cittatvāt) - by virtue of our being mind (citta) (by reason of mind-ness, by the state of being mind, by mentality)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cittatva
cittatva - mind-ness, the state of being mind, mentality
Derived from citta (mind) with suffix -tva
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
गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, moved, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with aindavajīvāḥ and vayam.