योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-5

शमादिभ्यो गुणेभ्यश्च वर्धते ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ।
अन्नात्मकेभ्यो यज्ञेभ्यः शालिवृष्टिरिवोत्तमा ॥ ५ ॥

śamādibhyo guṇebhyaśca vardhate jñānamuttamam ,
annātmakebhyo yajñebhyaḥ śālivṛṣṭirivottamā 5

5. śama-ādibhyaḥ guṇebhyaḥ ca vardhate jñānam uttamam
anna-ātmakebhyaḥ yajñebhyaḥ śāli-vṛṣṭiḥ iva uttamā

5. ca śama-ādibhyaḥ guṇebhyaḥ uttamam jñānam vardhate.
anna-ātmakebhyaḥ yajñebhyaḥ uttamā śāli-vṛṣṭiḥ iva.

5. And from qualities like tranquility, excellent knowledge grows, just as excellent rice yields grow from Vedic rituals (yajña) that are essentially comprised of food offerings.

Words meanings summery:

• शम-आदिभ्यः (śama-ādibhyaḥ) - from qualities like tranquility (from tranquility and others, from qualities like tranquility)

• गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from qualities (from qualities, for qualities)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows (grows, increases, flourishes)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, understanding, wisdom)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

• अन्न-आत्मकेभ्यः (anna-ātmakebhyaḥ) - whose essence is food (whose nature is food, consisting of food)

• यज्ञेभ्यः (yajñebhyaḥ) - from sacrifices (yajña) (from sacrifices, for sacrifices)

• शालि-वृष्टिः (śāli-vṛṣṭiḥ) - rice rainfall (yield) (rain of rice, abundance of rice)

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

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

शम-आदिभ्यः (śama-ādibhyaḥ) - from qualities like tranquility (from tranquility and others, from qualities like tranquility)

(noun)

Ablative, 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)

गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from qualities (from qualities, for qualities)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent of nature

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows (grows, increases, flourishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, understanding, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

from root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 9)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Note: agrees with 'jñānam'

अन्न-आत्मकेभ्यः (anna-ātmakebhyaḥ) - whose essence is food (whose nature is food, consisting of food)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of annaātmaka

annaātmaka - whose nature is food, consisting of food, essentially food

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anna+ātmaka)

• anna – food, rice, corn
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ad 'to eat'
  Root: ad (class 2)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the self (ātman) as
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from ātman

Note: agrees with 'yajñebhyaḥ'

यज्ञेभ्यः (yajñebhyaḥ) - from sacrifices (yajña) (from sacrifices, for sacrifices)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, offering (yajña)

from root yaj 'to sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

शालि-वृष्टिः (śāli-vṛṣṭiḥ) - rice rainfall (yield) (rain of rice, abundance of rice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śālivṛṣṭi

śālivṛṣṭi - rain of rice (i.e., abundant rice yield)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śāli+vṛṣṭi)

• śāli – rice (especially unhusked)
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root vṛṣ 'to rain'
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Note: agrees with 'śālivṛṣṭiḥ'