योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-21

धीरताऽधीरतामेति पातोत्पातपरो जनः ।
सुलभो दुर्जनाश्लेषो दुर्लभः सत्समागमः ॥ २१ ॥

dhīratā'dhīratāmeti pātotpātaparo janaḥ ,
sulabho durjanāśleṣo durlabhaḥ satsamāgamaḥ 21

21. dhīratā adhīratām eti pāta-utpāta-paraḥ janaḥ
sulabhaḥ durjana-āśleṣaḥ durlabhaḥ sat-samāgamaḥ

21. pāta-utpāta-paraḥ janaḥ dhīratā adhīratām eti
durjana-āśleṣaḥ sulabhaḥ sat-samāgamaḥ durlabhaḥ

21. People prone to the fluctuations of ups and downs (pāta-utpāta) find their steadfastness (dhīratā) turning into unsteadiness (adhīratā). It is easy to associate with wicked people, but association with the virtuous (sat-samāgama) is difficult to find.

Words meanings summery:

• धीरता (dhīratā) - steadiness, courage, fortitude

• अधीरताम् (adhīratām) - unsteadiness, agitation, impatience

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

• पात-उत्पात-परः (pāta-utpāta-paraḥ) - prone to falls and rises, fluctuating, intent on ups and downs

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

• सुलभः (sulabhaḥ) - easy to obtain, readily available

• दुर्जन-आश्लेषः (durjana-āśleṣaḥ) - association with wicked people

• दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain, rare

• सत्-समागमः (sat-samāgamaḥ) - association with good people, company of the virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

धीरता (dhīratā) - steadiness, courage, fortitude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhīratā

dhīratā - steadfastness, firmness, courage, patience

अधीरताम् (adhīratām) - unsteadiness, agitation, impatience

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adhīratā

adhīratā - unsteadiness, agitation, impatience

एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

पात-उत्पात-परः (pāta-utpāta-paraḥ) - prone to falls and rises, fluctuating, intent on ups and downs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāta-utpāta-para

pāta-utpāta-para - focused on or devoted to falls and rises, experiencing fluctuations

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāta+utpāta+para)

• pāta – fall, descent, misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• utpāta – rise, ascent, sudden event, omen, calamity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

सुलभः (sulabhaḥ) - easy to obtain, readily available

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sulabha

sulabha - easy to get, attainable

दुर्जन-आश्लेषः (durjana-āśleṣaḥ) - association with wicked people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjana-āśleṣa

durjana-āśleṣa - embrace or association with bad people

Compound type : tatpurusha (durjana+āśleṣa)

• durjana – wicked person, evil man
  noun (masculine)
• āśleṣa – embrace, close contact, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śliṣ (class 1)

दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain, rare

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare

सत्-समागमः (sat-samāgamaḥ) - association with good people, company of the virtuous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat-samāgama

sat-samāgama - association with good people, company of the virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+samāgama)

• sat – good, virtuous, existent, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: as (class 2)
• samāgama – meeting, encounter, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)