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6,9

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-7

अत्र ते ये त्रयः प्रोक्ता गुणास्तेऽपि त्रिधा स्मृताः ।
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रत्येकं भिद्यते गुणः ॥ ७ ॥
atra te ye trayaḥ proktā guṇāste'pi tridhā smṛtāḥ ,
sattvaṃ rajastama iti pratyekaṃ bhidyate guṇaḥ 7
7. atra te ye trayaḥ proktāḥ guṇāḥ te api tridhā smṛtāḥ
sattvam rajaḥ tamaḥ iti pratyekam bhidyate guṇaḥ
7. atra ye trayaḥ guṇāḥ proktāḥ,
te api tridhā smṛtāḥ.
guṇaḥ pratyekam sattvam rajaḥ tamaḥ iti bhidyate.
7. Here, those three qualities (guṇas) that were previously declared are also considered to be threefold. Each quality (guṇa) is individually differentiated into sattva, rajas, and tamas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter, on this point)
  • ते (te) - those (referring to gunas) (those, they (masculine/plural))
  • ये (ye) - which (who, which (masculine/plural))
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
  • प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - previously declared (declared, said, mentioned)
  • गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, attributes (guṇas))
  • ते (te) - they (referring to the three gunas) (those, they (masculine/plural))
  • अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)
  • त्रिधा (tridhā) - threefold (in three ways, threefold)
  • स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - considered to be (remembered, considered, traditional)
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva (a quality) (goodness, purity, reality, sattva (one of the three gunas))
  • रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas (a quality) (passion, activity, dust, rajas (one of the three gunas))
  • तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas (a quality) (darkness, ignorance, tamas (one of the three gunas))
  • इति (iti) - thus (marking the enumeration) (thus, in this manner, so, indicating a quote or enumeration)
  • प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - individually (each, individually, severally)
  • भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated (is divided, is split, is differentiated)
  • गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality (guna) (quality, attribute (guna))

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter, on this point)
(indeclinable)
Locative suffix -tra from idaṃ.
ते (te) - those (referring to gunas) (those, they (masculine/plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
ये (ye) - which (who, which (masculine/plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, who
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - previously declared (declared, said, mentioned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta
prokta - declared, said, spoken, mentioned
Past Passive Participle
From pra + root vac (to speak).
Prefix: pra
Root: vac
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, attributes (guṇas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, cord, strand; one of the three qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) of prakṛti
ते (te) - they (referring to the three gunas) (those, they (masculine/plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
त्रिधा (tridhā) - threefold (in three ways, threefold)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -dhā meaning 'fold' or 'ways'.
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - considered to be (remembered, considered, traditional)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, traditional, enjoined by sacred tradition
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root smṛ (to remember).
Root: smṛ
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva (a quality) (goodness, purity, reality, sattva (one of the three gunas))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - being, existence, essence, reality, goodness, purity, courage; one of the three qualities (guṇas) of prakṛti
रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas (a quality) (passion, activity, dust, rajas (one of the three gunas))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, mist, obscurity, passion, activity, energy; one of the three qualities (guṇas) of prakṛti
तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas (a quality) (darkness, ignorance, tamas (one of the three gunas))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia; one of the three qualities (guṇas) of prakṛti
इति (iti) - thus (marking the enumeration) (thus, in this manner, so, indicating a quote or enumeration)
(indeclinable)
प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - individually (each, individually, severally)
(indeclinable)
Compound: prati + ekam.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+eka)
  • prati – towards, against, each
    indeclinable
  • eka – one, single, alone
    numeral (masculine)
भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated (is divided, is split, is differentiated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of bhid
Present passive indicative
Root bhid (to break/divide), 7th conjugation or passive formation, Atmanepada, present stem bhidyá.
Root: bhid (class 7)
गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality (guna) (quality, attribute (guna))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, cord, strand; one of the three qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) of prakṛti