योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-20

देशे यं सुजनप्राया लोकाः साधुं प्रचक्षते ।
स विशिष्टः स साधुः स्यात्तं प्रयत्नेन संश्रयेत् ॥ २० ॥

deśe yaṃ sujanaprāyā lokāḥ sādhuṃ pracakṣate ,
sa viśiṣṭaḥ sa sādhuḥ syāttaṃ prayatnena saṃśrayet 20

20. deśe yam sujanaprāyāḥ lokāḥ sādhūm pracākṣate | saḥ
viśiṣṭaḥ saḥ sādhuḥ syāt tam prayatnena saṃśrayet ||

20. yam sujanaprāyāḥ lokāḥ deśe sādhūm pracākṣate,
saḥ viśiṣṭaḥ saḥ sādhuḥ syāt,
tam prayatnena saṃśrayet.

20. One should diligently seek refuge in a person whom the virtuous people of a region generally consider to be upright; such a person is indeed distinguished and truly righteous.

Words meanings summery:

• देशे (deśe) - in a region (in a country, in a region, in a place)

• यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which)

• सुजनप्रायाः (sujanaprāyāḥ) - mostly good people (consisting mostly of good people, having a preponderance of good people)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people (people, worlds)

• साधूम् (sādhūm) - a virtuous person (a virtuous person, an upright person, a good person)

• प्रचाक्षते (pracākṣate) - they declare / call (they call, they declare, they speak of)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished (distinguished, special, excellent)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a virtuous person (a virtuous person, an upright person, a good person)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, let it be, should be)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

• संश्रयेत् (saṁśrayet) - one should seek refuge in (one should resort to, one should take refuge in, one should rely on)

Words meanings and morphology

देशे (deśe) - in a region (in a country, in a region, in a place)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place

यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सुजनप्रायाः (sujanaprāyāḥ) - mostly good people (consisting mostly of good people, having a preponderance of good people)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sujanaprāya

sujanaprāya - consisting mostly of good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sujana+prāya)

• sujana – good person, virtuous person
  noun (masculine)
• prāya – consisting mostly of, preponderant, similar
  adjective (masculine)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people (people, worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - people, world

साधूम् (sādhūm) - a virtuous person (a virtuous person, an upright person, a good person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, upright, saint

Note: Masculine accusative singular of `sādhu` (u-stem noun).

प्रचाक्षते (pracākṣate) - they declare / call (they call, they declare, they speak of)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of cakṣ

Root `cakṣ` in the `ātmānepada` form

Prefix: pra

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: 3rd person plural, middle voice, present tense.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished (distinguished, special, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, special, excellent

Past Passive Participle

From root `śiṣ` (to distinguish, to specify) with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a virtuous person (a virtuous person, an upright person, a good person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, upright, saint

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular, optative mood.

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

संश्रयेत् (saṁśrayet) - one should seek refuge in (one should resort to, one should take refuge in, one should rely on)

(verb)

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

Root `śri` (to resort to) with prefix `sam`

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular, optative mood.