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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-56

चित्तमात्रमविद्येति कुरु तेनैव तत्क्षयम् ।
तद्रूपं राम चित्तात्मा नाभावो हि परं पदम् ॥ ५६ ॥
cittamātramavidyeti kuru tenaiva tatkṣayam ,
tadrūpaṃ rāma cittātmā nābhāvo hi paraṃ padam 56
56. cittamātram avidyā iti kuru tena eva tat kṣayam
tat rūpam rāma cittātmā na abhāvaḥ hi param padam
56. Rāma,
avidyā cittamātram iti kuru.
tena eva tat kṣayam (bhavati).
tat rūpam cittātmā (asti).
hi abhāvaḥ param padam na (asti).
56. Consider that ignorance (avidyā) is merely the mind (citta); by this very understanding, bring about its destruction. O Rāma, its true nature (rūpa) is the self (ātman) of the mind (citta); for (hi) mere non-existence (abhāva) is not the supreme state (param padam).

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्तमात्रम् (cittamātram) - merely the mind (citta) (mind-only, merely mind, consisting only of mind)
  • अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance)
  • इति (iti) - that (marking the identification) (thus, so, in this way)
  • कुरु (kuru) - consider (do, make, perform, consider, deem)
  • तेन (tena) - by this (understanding) (by that, through that)
  • एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, certainly)
  • तत् (tat) - its (ignorance's) (its, that)
  • क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction (destruction, decay, end, loss)
  • तत् (tat) - its (ignorance's) (its, that)
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - true nature (rūpa) (form, nature, essence)
  • राम (rāma) - O Rāma
  • चित्तात्मा (cittātmā) - the self (ātman) of the mind (citta) (mind-self, the self which is mind)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - mere non-existence (non-existence, absence, negation)
  • हि (hi) - for (hi) (indeed, surely, because, for)
  • परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, excellent)
  • पदम् (padam) - state (state, condition, abode, goal, foot)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तमात्रम् (cittamātram) - merely the mind (citta) (mind-only, merely mind, consisting only of mind)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cittamātra
cittamātra - mind-only, consisting solely of mind
Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+mātra)
  • citta – mind, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, nothing but
    indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Object of 'kuru' when interpreted as 'consider X as Y'.
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance (avidyā)
Note: Predicate nominative with 'cittamātram'.
इति (iti) - that (marking the identification) (thus, so, in this way)
(indeclinable)
कुरु (kuru) - consider (do, make, perform, consider, deem)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तेन (tena) - by this (understanding) (by that, through that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to the act of considering ignorance as mind-only.
एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - its (ignorance's) (its, that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Possessive, referring to 'avidyā' (ignorance).
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction (destruction, decay, end, loss)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, decay, cessation
Note: Object of an implied verb like 'kuru' (achieve/cause).
तत् (tat) - its (ignorance's) (its, that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Possessive, referring to 'avidyā' or 'cittamātram'.
रूपम् (rūpam) - true nature (rūpa) (form, nature, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, nature, appearance
राम (rāma) - O Rāma
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (proper name)
चित्तात्मा (cittātmā) - the self (ātman) of the mind (citta) (mind-self, the self which is mind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cittātman
cittātman - mind-self, the individual soul (ātman) as mind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+ātman)
  • citta – mind, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - mere non-existence (non-existence, absence, negation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva
abhāva - non-existence, absence
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)
  • a – not, non-
    prefix
  • bhāva – existence, being, state
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
हि (hi) - for (hi) (indeed, surely, because, for)
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, ultimate, highest
Note: Modifies 'padam'.
पदम् (padam) - state (state, condition, abode, goal, foot)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - state, condition, abode, goal