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6,9

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-10

सात्त्विकस्यास्य भागस्य नागविद्याधरास्तमः ।
रजस्तु मुनयः सिद्धाः सत्त्वं देवा हरादयः ॥ १० ॥
sāttvikasyāsya bhāgasya nāgavidyādharāstamaḥ ,
rajastu munayaḥ siddhāḥ sattvaṃ devā harādayaḥ 10
10. sāttvikasya asya bhāgasya nāgavidyādharāḥ tamaḥ
rajaḥ tu munayaḥ siddhāḥ sattvam devāḥ harādayaḥ
10. asya sāttvikasya bhāgasya nāgavidyādharāḥ tamaḥ
tu munayaḥ siddhāḥ rajaḥ devāḥ harādayaḥ sattvam
10. Within this very sättvika aspect (of ignorance), the nāgas and vidyādharas represent tamas, while the ascetics and perfected beings represent rajas, and the gods, led by Hara (Śiva), represent sattva.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सात्त्विकस्य (sāttvikasya) - of the sättvika
  • अस्य (asya) - of this, of that
  • भागस्य (bhāgasya) - of the part, of the portion
  • नागविद्याधराः (nāgavidyādharāḥ) - Nāgas and Vidyādharas
  • तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas, darkness, inertia
  • रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas, passion, activity
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • मुनयः (munayaḥ) - ascetics, recluses
  • सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings, accomplished ones
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva, goodness, purity
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
  • हरादयः (harādayaḥ) - Hara (Śiva) and others, beginning with Hara

Words meanings and morphology

सात्त्विकस्य (sāttvikasya) - of the sättvika
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sāttvika
sāttvika - relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous, serene
derived from 'sattva' with the suffix 'ṭhak'
Note: Agrees with 'bhāgasya'
अस्य (asya) - of this, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Agrees with 'bhāgasya'
भागस्य (bhāgasya) - of the part, of the portion
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - part, portion, share, division
नागविद्याधराः (nāgavidyādharāḥ) - Nāgas and Vidyādharas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgavidyādhara
nāgavidyādhara - Nāgas and Vidyādharas (a collective term)
Compound type : dvandva (nāga+vidyādhara)
  • nāga – serpent, snake deity
    noun (masculine)
  • vidyādhara – holder of knowledge, celestial musician
    noun (masculine)
तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas, darkness, inertia
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, inertia, one of the three guṇas (qualities of nature)
रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas, passion, activity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity, one of the three guṇas (qualities of nature)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
मुनयः (munayaḥ) - ascetics, recluses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - ascetic, recluse, sage, silent one
सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings, accomplished ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha
siddha - perfected, accomplished; a perfected being, a semi-divine being
Past Passive Participle
derived from √sidh (to accomplish)
Root: sidh (class 1)
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva, goodness, purity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, one of the three guṇas (qualities of nature)
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
हरादयः (harādayaḥ) - Hara (Śiva) and others, beginning with Hara
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of harādi
harādi - Hara and others (a group led by Hara)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (hara+ādi)
  • hara – Shiva (the destroyer), taking away
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
    noun (masculine)
    often used as a suffix to denote a group starting with the preceding word