योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-18

संतोषः साधुसङ्गश्च विचारोऽथ शमस्तथा ।
एत एव भवाम्भोधावुपायास्तरणे नृणाम् ॥ १८ ॥

saṃtoṣaḥ sādhusaṅgaśca vicāro'tha śamastathā ,
eta eva bhavāmbhodhāvupāyāstaraṇe nṛṇām 18

18. santoṣaḥ sādhusaṅgaḥ ca vicāraḥ atha śamaḥ
tathā ete eva bhavāmbhodhau upāyāḥ taraṇe nṛṇām

18. nṛṇām bhavāmbhodhau taraṇe santoṣaḥ sādhusaṅgaḥ
vicāraḥ atha śamaḥ tathā ete eva upāyāḥ

18. Contentment (santoṣa), association with virtuous people (sādhusaṅga), inquiry (vicāra), and mental tranquility (śama) – these indeed are the means for humans to cross the ocean of mundane existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• साधुसङ्गः (sādhusaṅgaḥ) - association with virtuous people

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, contemplation, discernment, discrimination

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then, now

• शमः (śamaḥ) - tranquility, mental quietude, cessation, peace

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus, also

• एते (ete) - these

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• भवाम्भोधौ (bhavāmbhodhau) - in the ocean of existence (saṃsāra)

• उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, methods, ways, remedies

• तरणे (taraṇe) - for crossing, for overcoming, in crossing

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans, among humans

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

from root tuṣ 'to be pleased' + prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

साधुसङ्गः (sādhusaṅgaḥ) - association with virtuous people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusaṅga

sādhusaṅga - association with virtuous people, company of the wise

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sādhu+saṅga)

• sādhu – virtuous, good, righteous person, sage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• saṅga – association, union, meeting, company
  noun (masculine)
  noun of action
  from root gam 'to go' + prefix sam + suffix a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, contemplation, discernment, discrimination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, contemplation, discernment, discrimination, investigation

from root car 'to move' + prefix vi + suffix ghañ (a)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then, now

(indeclinable)

शमः (śamaḥ) - tranquility, mental quietude, cessation, peace

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility (śama), mental quietude, cessation, peace, control of the mind

from root śam 'to be calm'

Root: śam (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus, also

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

भवाम्भोधौ (bhavāmbhodhau) - in the ocean of existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhavāmbhodhi

bhavāmbhodhi - ocean of existence (saṃsāra), sea of transmigratory life

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhava+ambhodhi)

• bhava – existence, being, origin, the world, mundane existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū 'to be, to become'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea (bearer of waters)
  noun (masculine)

उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, methods, ways, remedies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, way, expedient, stratagem, remedy

from root i 'to go' + prefix upa + suffix ghañ (a)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

तरणे (taraṇe) - for crossing, for overcoming, in crossing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of taraṇa

taraṇa - crossing, passing over, accomplishing, means of crossing

noun of action

from root tṛ 'to cross' + LyuṬ suffix (ana)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Can also be interpreted as dative of purpose ('for crossing').

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans, among humans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, person