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).

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)