योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-12

अवहेलितशास्त्रार्थैरवज्ञातमहाजनैः ।
कष्टामप्यापदं प्राप्तो न मूढैः समतामियात् ॥ १२ ॥

avahelitaśāstrārthairavajñātamahājanaiḥ ,
kaṣṭāmapyāpadaṃ prāpto na mūḍhaiḥ samatāmiyāt 12

12. avahelita śāstra arthaiḥ avajñāta mahājanaiḥ
kaṣṭām api āpadam prāptaḥ na mūḍhaiḥ samatām iyāt

12. yah avahelita śāstra arthaiḥ avajñāta mahājanaiḥ
mūḍhaiḥ saha kaṣṭām āpadam api prāptaḥ na samatām iyāt

12. One should not equate oneself with fools, (meaning those) who disregard the essence of scripture and disrespect great, wise individuals, even when one has encountered a dire calamity.

Words meanings summery:

• अवहेलितशास्त्रार्थैः (avahelitaśāstrārthaiḥ) - by those who have disregarded or slighted the meaning of scriptures

• अवज्ञातमहाजनैः (avajñātamahājanaiḥ) - by those who have disrespected great people/wise ones

• कष्टाम् (kaṣṭām) - difficult, dire, severe, painful

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained, having arrived

• न (na) - not, no

• मूढैः (mūḍhaiḥ) - by/with fools, ignorant ones

• समताम् (samatām) - equality, sameness, impartiality

• इयात् (iyāt) - should become equal (should go, should attain, should reach)

Words meanings and morphology

अवहेलितशास्त्रार्थैः (avahelitaśāstrārthaiḥ) - by those who have disregarded or slighted the meaning of scriptures

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avahelitaśāstrārtha

avahelitaśāstrārtha - one who has disregarded the meaning of scriptures

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avahelita+śāstra+artha)

• avahelita – disregarded, slighted, neglected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √hel (to disregard) with upasarga ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: hel (class 1)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'mūḍhaiḥ'.

अवज्ञातमहाजनैः (avajñātamahājanaiḥ) - by those who have disrespected great people/wise ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avajñātamahājana

avajñātamahājana - one who disrespects great individuals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avajñāta+mahājana)

• avajñāta – disrespected, slighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √jñā (to know) with upasarga ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mahājana – great person, wise man, respected individual
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'mūḍhaiḥ'.

कष्टाम् (kaṣṭām) - difficult, dire, severe, painful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kaṣṭa

kaṣṭa - difficult, painful, dire, bad, evil

Note: Agrees with 'āpadam'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained, having arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of 'iyāt'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मूढैः (mūḍhaiḥ) - by/with fools, ignorant ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, confused, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

समताम् (samatām) - equality, sameness, impartiality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equality, sameness, impartiality

Derived from 'sama' (equal) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)

इयात् (iyāt) - should become equal (should go, should attain, should reach)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of i

optative

Root: i (class 2)