योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-8

नवधैवं विभक्तेयमविद्या गुणभेदतः ।
यावत्किंचिदिदं दृश्यमनयैव तदाश्रितम् ॥ ८ ॥

navadhaivaṃ vibhakteyamavidyā guṇabhedataḥ ,
yāvatkiṃcididaṃ dṛśyamanayaiva tadāśritam 8

8. navadhā evam vibhaktā iyam avidyā guṇabhedataḥ
yāvat kiñcit idam dṛśyam anayā eva tadāśritam

8. evam guṇabhedataḥ iyam avidyā navadhā vibhaktā.
yāvat kiñcit idam dṛśyam anayā eva tadāśritam.

8. Thus, this ignorance (avidyā) is divided ninefold by the distinctions of the qualities (guṇas). Whatever is visible in this world, all that is dependent on this very (ignorance).

Words meanings summery:

• नवधा (navadhā) - ninefold (in nine ways, ninefold)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• विभक्ता (vibhaktā) - divided (divided, separated, differentiated)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to avidyā) (this (feminine))

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (avidyā))

• गुणभेदतः (guṇabhedataḥ) - by the distinctions of the qualities (guṇas) (by the distinction of the qualities, due to different gunas)

• यावत् (yāvat) - whatever (as much as, as long as, whatever)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatsoever (little) (something, anything, a little, whatsoever)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter))

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible (phenomena) (visible, perceptible, what is seen, phenomena)

• अनया (anayā) - by this (avidyā) (by this (feminine))

• एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only, very)

• तदाश्रितम् (tadāśritam) - dependent on this very (ignorance) (dependent on that, based on that)

Words meanings and morphology

नवधा (navadhā) - ninefold (in nine ways, ninefold)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'fold' or 'ways'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

विभक्ता (vibhaktā) - divided (divided, separated, differentiated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vibhakta

vibhakta - divided, separated, distributed, differentiated

Past Passive Participle

From vi + root bhaj (to divide).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj

इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to avidyā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (avidyā))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, error, illusion

a- (privative prefix) + vidyā (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid

गुणभेदतः (guṇabhedataḥ) - by the distinctions of the qualities (guṇas) (by the distinction of the qualities, due to different gunas)

(indeclinable)

Compound: guṇa (quality) + bheda (distinction) + suffix -tas.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+bheda)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (guna)
  noun (masculine)
• bheda – division, distinction, difference, separation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid

यावत् (yāvat) - whatever (as much as, as long as, whatever)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatsoever (little) (something, anything, a little, whatsoever)

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  interrogative pronoun
• cit – an indefinite particle (e.g., 'ever')
  indeclinable

Note: Functions adverbially or as indefinite pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible (phenomena) (visible, perceptible, what is seen, phenomena)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, fit to be seen, an object of sight, phenomena, what is seen

Gerundive

From root dṛś (to see), suffix -ya.

Root: dṛś

Note: Can be interpreted as 'that which is to be seen' or 'that which is visible'.

अनया (anayā) - by this (avidyā) (by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only, very)

(indeclinable)

तदाश्रितम् (tadāśritam) - dependent on this very (ignorance) (dependent on that, based on that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadāśrita

tadāśrita - dependent on that, based on that, resorting to that

Past Passive Participle

Compound: tad (that) + āśrita (dependent on).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (tad+āśrita)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• āśrita – dependent on, resorted to, supported by
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + root śri (to lean on, resort to).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri

Note: Refers to 'dṛśyam'.