योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
प्रथमं जातमात्रेण पुंसा किंचिद्विकसितबुद्धिनैव सत्संगमपरेण भवितव्यम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
prathamaṃ jātamātreṇa puṃsā kiṃcidvikasitabuddhinaiva satsaṃgamapareṇa bhavitavyam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca prathamam jātamātreṇa puṃsā kiṃcit
vikasitabuddhinā eva satsaṅgam apareṇa bhavitavyam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca prathamam jātamātreṇa kiṃcit
vikasitabuddhinā puṃsā apareṇa eva satsaṅgam bhavitavyam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Firstly, for a person (puruṣa) who is just born and whose intellect is slightly developed, good association (satsaṅga) must certainly be provided by others.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• जातमात्रेण (jātamātreṇa) - by one who is just born, by one just come into being

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person, by a man (puruṣa)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, slightly, a little

• विकसितबुद्धिना (vikasitabuddhinā) - by one whose intellect is developed

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• सत्सङ्गम् (satsaṅgam) - good association (satsaṅga)

• अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another (person)

• भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - should be, must be (provided/done)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – sage Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

जातमात्रेण (jātamātreṇa) - by one who is just born, by one just come into being

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - just born, mere birth

Compound of 'jāta' (born) and 'mātra' (only)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'puṃsā'

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person, by a man (puruṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male (puruṣa)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

विकसितबुद्धिना (vikasitabuddhinā) - by one whose intellect is developed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikasitabuddhi

vikasitabuddhi - whose intellect is developed

Bahuvrihi compound 'vikasita' (developed) + 'buddhi' (intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikasita+buddhi)

• vikasita – developed, bloomed, expanded
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kas' (to open, expand) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puṃsā'

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सत्सङ्गम् (satsaṅgam) - good association (satsaṅga)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satsaṅga

satsaṅga - association with the good, good company (satsaṅga)

Compound 'sat' (good, real) and 'saṅga' (association)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+saṅga)

• sat – good, true, real, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṅga – association, attachment, contact
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sañj' (to cling) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied action of 'bhavitavyam'

अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another (person)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - should be, must be (provided/done)

(verbal derivative)