योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-4

यथा यथा यतन्ते ते जीवकाः स्वात्मसिद्धये ।
तथा तथा भवन्त्याशु विचित्रोपासनक्रमैः ॥ ४ ॥

yathā yathā yatante te jīvakāḥ svātmasiddhaye ,
tathā tathā bhavantyāśu vicitropāsanakramaiḥ 4

4. yathā yathā yatante te jīvakāḥ svātmasiddhaye
tathā tathā bhavanti āśu vicitropāsanakramaiḥ

4. yathā yathā te jīvakāḥ svātmasiddhaye yatante,
tathā tathā āśu vicitropāsanakramaiḥ bhavanti.

4. As the individual souls (jīva) strive for the realization of their own self (ātman), so too do they quickly manifest through various methods of worship and meditation.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, exert themselves

• ते (te) - they (referring to jīvakāḥ) (they)

• जीवकाः (jīvakāḥ) - individual souls (jīva) (individual souls, living beings)

• स्वात्मसिद्धये (svātmasiddhaye) - for the realization of one's own self

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• विचित्रोपासनक्रमैः (vicitropāsanakramaiḥ) - by various methods of worship/meditation, by various sequences of adoration

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

ते (te) - they (referring to jīvakāḥ) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जीवकाः (jīvakāḥ) - individual souls (jīva) (individual souls, living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvaka

jīvaka - a living being, an individual soul, a small creature

Root: jīv (class 1)

स्वात्मसिद्धये (svātmasiddhaye) - for the realization of one's own self

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of svātmasiddhi

svātmasiddhi - self-realization, accomplishment of one's own self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+siddhi)

• sva – own, oneself
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, realization, perfection, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

विचित्रोपासनक्रमैः (vicitropāsanakramaiḥ) - by various methods of worship/meditation, by various sequences of adoration

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vicitropāsanakrama

vicitropāsanakrama - various sequences or methods of worship/meditation

Compound type : karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa (vicitra+upāsana+krama)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, various, wonderful, strange
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• upāsana – worship, adoration, meditation, reverence
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: ās (class 2)
• krama – order, sequence, method, step, progression
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)