योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-9

आत्मोदयाश्च वर्धन्ते यथाऽराजससात्त्विकाः ।
अचिन्त्यगत्या सच्छास्त्रं विचार्य च पुनःपुनः ॥ ९ ॥

ātmodayāśca vardhante yathā'rājasasāttvikāḥ ,
acintyagatyā sacchāstraṃ vicārya ca punaḥpunaḥ 9

9. ātmodayāḥ ca vardhante yathā arājasasāttvikāḥ
acintyagatyā sacchāstraṃ vicārya ca punaḥpunaḥ

9. arājasasāttvikāḥ yathā acintyagatyā sacchāstraṃ
punaḥpunaḥ vicārya ca ātmodayāḥ vardhante

9. Spiritual advancements (ātman) flourish in those who are sattvic rather than rajasic, achieved by repeatedly contemplating true scriptures through an inconceivable process.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मोदयाः (ātmodayāḥ) - spiritual advancements (self-risings, spiritual advancements, awakenings of the self)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - they flourish (they increase, they grow, they prosper)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in those who (as, just as, according to)

• अराजससात्त्विकाः (arājasasāttvikāḥ) - those who are sattvic rather than rajasic (those who are not rajasic but sattvic)

• अचिन्त्यगत्या (acintyagatyā) - by an inconceivable process (by an inconceivable path/movement/process)

• सच्छास्त्रं (sacchāstraṁ) - true scriptures (good scripture, true scripture)

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having reflected upon (having reflected, having considered, having investigated)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पुनःपुनः (punaḥpunaḥ) - repeatedly (again and again, repeatedly)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मोदयाः (ātmodayāḥ) - spiritual advancements (self-risings, spiritual advancements, awakenings of the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmodaya

ātmodaya - rising of the self, spiritual awakening, prosperity of the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+udaya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rising, appearance, growth, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ud' (up) + root 'i' (to go) + suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'vardhante'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - they flourish (they increase, they grow, they prosper)

(verb)

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

Root 'vṛdh' (class 1) in present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), 3rd person plural.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in those who (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

अराजससात्त्विकाः (arājasasāttvikāḥ) - those who are sattvic rather than rajasic (those who are not rajasic but sattvic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arājasasāttvika

arājasasāttvika - not rajasic (passionate) but sattvic (pure)

A compound indicating a preference for 'sāttvika' over 'rājasa'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha/karmadhāraya (a+rājasa+sāttvika)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• rājasa – relating to rajas, passionate, active, worldly
  adjective
  Derived from 'rajas' (passion, activity) with suffix '-a'.
• sāttvika – relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous, serene
  adjective
  Derived from 'sattva' (purity, goodness) with suffix '-ika'.

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., people or beings).

अचिन्त्यगत्या (acintyagatyā) - by an inconceivable process (by an inconceivable path/movement/process)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of acintyagati

acintyagati - inconceivable movement, unimaginable course, inscrutable process

Compound type : karmadhāraya (acintya+gati)

• acintya – inconceivable, unimaginable, inexplicable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Negative prefix 'a' + root 'cint' (to think) + suffix '-ya' (gerundive).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cint (class 10)
• gati – going, movement, path, course, process, destiny
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-ti'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or manner.

सच्छास्त्रं (sacchāstraṁ) - true scriptures (good scripture, true scripture)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sacchāstra

sacchāstra - good treatise, true scripture, sacred text

Sandhi 't' + 'ś' becomes 'cch'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+śāstra)

• sat – true, good, existing, real
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• śāstra – treatise, scripture, science, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śās' (to teach, to instruct) + suffix '-tra'.
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vicārya'.

विचार्य (vicārya) - having reflected upon (having reflected, having considered, having investigated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix 'vi' + root 'car' (to move, to go) with causal '-ā-' + suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies the main verb 'vardhante' by indicating a preceding action.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुनःपुनः (punaḥpunaḥ) - repeatedly (again and again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of 'punar' (again) for emphasis.

Note: Adverb modifying 'vicārya'.

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