योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-19

विचार्य पण्डितैः सार्धं श्रेष्ठवस्तुनि धीमता ।
स रूढो निश्चयो ग्राह्यो नेतरत्र यथा तथा ॥ १९ ॥

vicārya paṇḍitaiḥ sārdhaṃ śreṣṭhavastuni dhīmatā ,
sa rūḍho niścayo grāhyo netaratra yathā tathā 19

19. vicārya paṇḍitaiḥ sārdham śreṣṭhavastuni dhīmatā | sa
rūḍhaḥ niścayaḥ grāhyaḥ na itaratra yathā tathā ||

19. dhīmatā paṇḍitaiḥ sārdham śreṣṭhavastuni vicārya,
sa rūḍhaḥ niścayaḥ grāhyaḥ,
na itaratra yathā tathā

19. An intelligent person, having deliberated with scholars on the best subject, should accept that firm conviction; it should not be adopted elsewhere indiscriminately.

Words meanings summery:

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having investigated

• पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by scholars, with the wise

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with, along with

• श्रेष्ठवस्तुनि (śreṣṭhavastuni) - in the best matter, in the most excellent subject/principle

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by an intelligent person, by a wise person

• स (sa) - that, he

• रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - firmly established, rooted, conventional

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, decision, certainty, ascertainment

• ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be accepted, to be grasped, ought to be taken

• न (na) - not

• इतरत्र (itaratra) - elsewhere, in another place/matter

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• तथा (tathā) - indiscriminately (when combined with 'yathā') (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having investigated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed with 'lyap' suffix from root 'car' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by scholars, with the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - scholar, learned man, wise person

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with, along with

(indeclinable)

श्रेष्ठवस्तुनि (śreṣṭhavastuni) - in the best matter, in the most excellent subject/principle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭhavastu

śreṣṭhavastu - the best thing, the most excellent matter

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śreṣṭha+vastu)

• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative degree of 'praśasya' (excellent)
• vastu – thing, object, matter, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by an intelligent person, by a wise person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever

Possessive adjective from 'dhī' (intellect) with 'matup' suffix

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - firmly established, rooted, conventional

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, ascended, mounted, established, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'ruh'

Root: ruh (class 1)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, decision, certainty, ascertainment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, ascertainment

derived from root 'ci' with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be accepted, to be grasped, ought to be taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be seized, to be taken, to be received, to be accepted

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Gerundive of root 'grah'

Root: grah (class 9)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरत्र (itaratra) - elsewhere, in another place/matter

(indeclinable)

derived from 'itara' (other) with 'trā' suffix (locative sense)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - indiscriminately (when combined with 'yathā') (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: yathā tathā means 'indiscriminately, however it may be'