योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-9

यथाकथंचिच्छास्त्राद्यैर्भागैर्भागं विचारयेत् ।
सात्त्विकस्तामसो भागो द्वयोरात्मोदयस्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

yathākathaṃcicchāstrādyairbhāgairbhāgaṃ vicārayet ,
sāttvikastāmaso bhāgo dvayorātmodayastathā 9

9. yathākathaṃcit śāstrādyaiḥ bhāgaiḥ bhāgam vicārayet
sāttvikaḥ tāmasaḥ bhāgaḥ dvayoḥ ātma-udayaḥ tathā

9. yathākathaṃcit śāstrādyaiḥ
bhāgaiḥ bhāgam vicārayet sāttvikaḥ
tāmasaḥ bhāgaḥ [ca asti] tathā
dvayoḥ ātma-udayaḥ [api asti]

9. One should, in any way whatsoever, examine each part by means of divisions found in scriptures and other sources. Both the pure (sāttvika) and the dark (tāmasa) aspects are present, and similarly, the manifestation of the self (ātman) occurs in both.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाकथंचित् (yathākathaṁcit) - somehow, in any way whatsoever, by any means

• शास्त्राद्यैः (śāstrādyaiḥ) - by scriptures and others, by means of divisions like scriptures

• भागैः (bhāgaiḥ) - by parts, by divisions

• भागम् (bhāgam) - part, portion, aspect

• विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - one should examine, he should investigate, one should consider

• सात्त्विकः (sāttvikaḥ) - pure, good, pertaining to sattva

• तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - dark, ignorant, dull, pertaining to tamas

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, division, aspect, share

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of both

• आत्म-उदयः (ātma-udayaḥ) - manifestation of the self, rising of the self

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

Words meanings and morphology

यथाकथंचित् (yathākathaṁcit) - somehow, in any way whatsoever, by any means

(indeclinable)

शास्त्राद्यैः (śāstrādyaiḥ) - by scriptures and others, by means of divisions like scriptures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrādi

śāstrādi - scriptures and so on, beginning with scriptures

Compound type : dvandva (śāstra+ādi)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, start, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

भागैः (bhāgaiḥ) - by parts, by divisions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāga

bhāga - part, share, division, portion

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भागम् (bhāgam) - part, portion, aspect

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, share, division, portion, aspect

Root: bhaj (class 1)

विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - one should examine, he should investigate, one should consider

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vicār

optative mood, third person singular, active voice

root 'car' (to move) with upasarga 'vi' and causative suffix 'āy' (often implied in dictionaries as 'vicār')

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

सात्त्विकः (sāttvikaḥ) - pure, good, pertaining to sattva

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāttvika

sāttvika - good, pure, virtuous, pertaining to sattva (one of the three guṇas)

Derived from 'sattva' with the suffix 'ika'

तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - dark, ignorant, dull, pertaining to tamas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmasa

tāmasa - dark, ignorant, dull, pertaining to tamas (one of the three guṇas)

Derived from 'tamas' with the suffix 'a'

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, division, aspect, share

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, share, division, portion, aspect

Root: bhaj (class 1)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of both

(numeral)

आत्म-उदयः (ātma-udayaḥ) - manifestation of the self, rising of the self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmodaya

ātmodaya - manifestation of the self, rising of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+udaya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• udaya – rising, manifestation, origin, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)