योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-76

आरुषेयमिदमिति प्रमादाच्चेन्न रोचते ।
तदन्यदात्मविज्ञानशास्त्रं किंचिद्विचारयेत् ॥ ७६ ॥

āruṣeyamidamiti pramādāccenna rocate ,
tadanyadātmavijñānaśāstraṃ kiṃcidvicārayet 76

76. ārūṣeyam idam iti pramādāt cet na rocate tat
anyat ātma-vijñāna-śāstram kiṃcit vicārayet

76. cet pramādāt idam ārūṣeyam na rocate tat
anyat kiṃcit ātma-vijñāna-śāstram vicārayet

76. If this (scripture) composed by a sage does not appeal due to one's own heedlessness, then one should investigate some other text on the knowledge of the Self (ātman).

76. אם מתוך חוסר תשומת לב אין אדם חפץ בחיבור זה משום שנכתב בידי אדם, אזי מן הראוי שיתבונן בכתב אחר העוסק בידיעת העצמי.

Words meanings summery:

• आरूषेयम् (ārūṣeyam) - (scripture) composed by a sage (belonging to a sage, composed by a sage)

• इदम् (idam) - this (particular scripture) (this)

• इति (iti) - marking the reason 'this being from a sage' (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

• प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to one's own heedlessness or negligence (from heedlessness, due to negligence, through error)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• रोचते (rocate) - it appeals, is liked (it pleases, it appeals, it shines)

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore (consequence of the 'if' clause) (that, therefore, then)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - some other (other, different)

• आत्म-विज्ञान-शास्त्रम् (ātma-vijñāna-śāstram) - a text dealing with the knowledge of the Self (ātman) (scripture on the knowledge of the Self)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some (other text) (something, anything, some)

• विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - one should investigate or contemplate (one should investigate, one should consider, one should contemplate)

Words meanings and morphology

आरूषेयम् (ārūṣeyam) - (scripture) composed by a sage (belonging to a sage, composed by a sage)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārūṣeya

ārūṣeya - belonging to a ṛṣi, produced by a ṛṣi, composed by a sage

derived from ṛṣi with -eya suffix

इदम् (idam) - this (particular scripture) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

इति (iti) - marking the reason 'this being from a sage' (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to one's own heedlessness or negligence (from heedlessness, due to negligence, through error)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - heedlessness, carelessness, error, negligence

derived from pra-mad (to be negligent)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it appeals, is liked (it pleases, it appeals, it shines)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ruc

present indicative

ātmanepada, root class 1

Root: ruc (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore (consequence of the 'if' clause) (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'then'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - some other (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: It qualifies śāstram.

आत्म-विज्ञान-शास्त्रम् (ātma-vijñāna-śāstram) - a text dealing with the knowledge of the Self (ātman) (scripture on the knowledge of the Self)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātma-vijñāna-śāstra

ātma-vijñāna-śāstra - scripture on the knowledge of the Self

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+vijñāna+śāstra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, specific knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from vi-jñā (to know particularly)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, science, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  from root śās (to teach, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some (other text) (something, anything, some)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, some, a little

Note: Qualifies ātma-vijñāna-śāstram.

विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - one should investigate or contemplate (one should investigate, one should consider, one should contemplate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vicār

optative

causal of vi-car, root class 10 (cārayati) or often used with -aya suffix in simple sense

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

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