योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-67

शास्त्रसज्जनसंसर्गपूर्वकैः सतपोदमैः ।
आदौ संसारमुऽक्त्यर्थ प्रज्ञामेवाभिवर्धयेत् ॥ ६७ ॥

śāstrasajjanasaṃsargapūrvakaiḥ satapodamaiḥ ,
ādau saṃsāramu'ktyartha prajñāmevābhivardhayet 67

67. śāstra-sajjana-saṃsarga-pūrvakaiḥ sa-tapaḥ-damaiḥ
ādau saṃsāra-mukti-artha prajñām eva abhivardhayet

67. ādau saṃsāra-mukti-artha,
śāstra-sajjana-saṃsarga-pūrvakaiḥ sa-tapaḥ-damaiḥ,
prajñām eva abhivardhayet.

67. Initially, for the sake of liberation (mokṣa) from the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), one should certainly develop wisdom, by means of austerities (tapas) and self-control, which must be preceded by association with scriptures and good people.

Words meanings summery:

• शास्त्र-सज्जन-संसर्ग-पूर्वकैः (śāstra-sajjana-saṁsarga-pūrvakaiḥ) - by those preceded by association with scriptures and good people

• स-तपः-दमैः (sa-tapaḥ-damaiḥ) - with austerities and self-control

• आदौ (ādau) - first, at the beginning, initially

• संसार-मुक्ति-अर्थ (saṁsāra-mukti-artha) - for the sake of liberation from the cycle of rebirth

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, insight, discernment

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

• अभिवर्धयेत् (abhivardhayet) - one should develop, he should cause to increase

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्र-सज्जन-संसर्ग-पूर्वकैः (śāstra-sajjana-saṁsarga-pūrvakaiḥ) - by those preceded by association with scriptures and good people

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrasajjanasaṃsargapūrvaka

śāstrasajjanasaṁsargapūrvaka - having as a precursor or foundation the association with scriptures and good people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śāstra+sajjana+saṃsarga+pūrvaka)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• sajjana – good person, virtuous person, saintly person
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsarga – association, contact, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, having as a basis, former
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'sa-tapaḥ-damaiḥ'.

स-तपः-दमैः (sa-tapaḥ-damaiḥ) - with austerities and self-control

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of satapadama

satapadama - characterized by austerity (tapas) and self-control (dama)

Compound type : dvandva (sa+tapas+dama)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dama – self-control, restraint, subjugation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dam (class 4)

आदौ (ādau) - first, at the beginning, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

संसार-मुक्ति-अर्थ (saṁsāra-mukti-artha) - for the sake of liberation from the cycle of rebirth

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+mukti+artha)

• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• mukti – liberation, release, freedom (mokṣa)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, sake
  noun (masculine)

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, insight, discernment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, insight, discernment

Root: jñā (class 9)

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

(indeclinable)

अभिवर्धयेत् (abhivardhayet) - one should develop, he should cause to increase

(verb)

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

causative optative

Causative form of vṛdh with prefix abhi; Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)