योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-4

ज्ञानाच्छमादयो यान्ति वृद्धिं सत्पुरुषक्रमाः ।
श्लाघनीयाः फलेनान्तर्वृष्टेरिव नवाङ्कुराः ॥ ४ ॥

jñānācchamādayo yānti vṛddhiṃ satpuruṣakramāḥ ,
ślāghanīyāḥ phalenāntarvṛṣṭeriva navāṅkurāḥ 4

4. jñānāt śama-ādayaḥ yānti vṛddhim sat-puruṣa-kramāḥ
ślāghanīyāḥ phalena antar vṛṣṭeḥ iva nava-aṅkurāḥ

4. jñānāt sat-puruṣa-kramāḥ śama-ādayaḥ vṛddhim yānti.
te antār phalena ślāghanīyāḥ,
vṛṣṭeḥ nava-aṅkurāḥ iva.

4. From knowledge, qualities such as tranquility—which are the practices of virtuous (puruṣa) individuals—attain growth. They are inwardly praiseworthy for their results, just like new sprouts after rainfall.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, from understanding

• शम-आदयः (śama-ādayaḥ) - qualities such as tranquility (tranquility and others, qualities like tranquility)

• यान्ति (yānti) - attain (they go, they attain, they reach)

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase, prosperity

• सत्-पुरुष-क्रमाः (sat-puruṣa-kramāḥ) - the practices of good (puruṣa) people (practices of virtuous persons)

• श्लाघनीयाः (ślāghanīyāḥ) - praiseworthy, commendable

• फलेन (phalena) - for their results (by fruit, by result)

• अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly (within, inwardly)

• वृष्टेः (vṛṣṭeḥ) - from rainfall (from rain, of rain)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• नव-अङ्कुराः (nava-aṅkurāḥ) - new sprouts

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, from understanding

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

from root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 9)

शम-आदयः (śama-ādayaḥ) - qualities such as tranquility (tranquility and others, qualities like tranquility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śamādi

śamādi - tranquility etc., beginning with tranquility

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (śama+ādi)

• śama – tranquility, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root śam 'to be calm'
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

यान्ति (yānti) - attain (they go, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, augmentation

from root vṛdh 'to grow'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सत्-पुरुष-क्रमाः (sat-puruṣa-kramāḥ) - the practices of good (puruṣa) people (practices of virtuous persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satpuruṣakrama

satpuruṣakrama - practices/ways of virtuous persons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (satpuruṣa+krama)

• satpuruṣa – virtuous person, good man (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• krama – course, order, method, practice, step
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root kram 'to step, go'
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: serves as an attribute or appositive to 'śamādayaḥ'

श्लाघनीयाः (ślāghanīyāḥ) - praiseworthy, commendable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ślāghanīya

ślāghanīya - praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

Gerundive

root ślāgh + anīya suffix

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: agrees with implicit 'they' (referring to 'śamādayaḥ')

फलेन (phalena) - for their results (by fruit, by result)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly (within, inwardly)

(indeclinable)

वृष्टेः (vṛṣṭeḥ) - from rainfall (from rain, of rain)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi

vṛṣṭi - rain, shower

derived from root vṛṣ 'to rain'

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

नव-अङ्कुराः (nava-aṅkurāḥ) - new sprouts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of navāṅkura

navāṅkura - new sprout, fresh shoot

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+aṅkura)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)