योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-24

शास्त्रसज्जनससर्गैः प्रज्ञां पूर्वं विवर्धयेत् ।
सेकसंरक्षणारम्भैः फलप्राप्तौ लतामिव ॥ २४ ॥

śāstrasajjanasasargaiḥ prajñāṃ pūrvaṃ vivardhayet ,
sekasaṃrakṣaṇārambhaiḥ phalaprāptau latāmiva 24

24. śāstrasajjanasasaṃsargaiḥ prajñām pūrvam vivardhayet
sekasaṃrakṣaṇārambhaiḥ phalaprāptau latām iva

24. pūrvam,
śāstrasajjanasasaṃsargaiḥ prajñām vivardhayet,
phalaprāptau sekasaṃrakṣaṇārambhaiḥ latām iva.

24. One should first develop wisdom by associating with scriptures and good people, just as one would develop a creeper by beginning to water and protect it for the attainment of fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• शास्त्रसज्जनससंसर्गैः (śāstrasajjanasasaṁsargaiḥ) - by associations with scriptures and good people

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, understanding

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

• विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - one should develop, cause to grow, enhance

• सेकसंरक्षणारम्भैः (sekasaṁrakṣaṇārambhaiḥ) - by beginnings of watering and protection

• फलप्राप्तौ (phalaprāptau) - in the attainment of fruit, for the sake of obtaining fruit

• लताम् (latām) - a creeper, vine

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्रसज्जनससंसर्गैः (śāstrasajjanasasaṁsargaiḥ) - by associations with scriptures and good people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrasajjanasasaṃsarga

śāstrasajjanasasaṁsarga - association with scriptures and good people

compound

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śāstra+sajjana+saṃsarga)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text, rule, science
  noun (neuter)
  from root śās (to teach)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• sajjana – good person, virtuous person
  noun (masculine)
  compound of sat (good) and jana (person)
• saṃsarga – association, contact, connection
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-sṛj (to join together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, understanding, discernment

from pra-jñā (to know well)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular.

विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - one should develop, cause to grow, enhance

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vivardhayet

optative active, causative stem

Causative stem vardhaya- from root vṛdh, with upasarga vi-, in optative mood.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सेकसंरक्षणारम्भैः (sekasaṁrakṣaṇārambhaiḥ) - by beginnings of watering and protection

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sekasaṃrakṣaṇārambha

sekasaṁrakṣaṇārambha - starting (or undertaking) watering and protection

compound

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (seka+saṃrakṣaṇa+ārambha)

• seka – watering, sprinkling
  noun (masculine)
  from root sic (to sprinkle)
  Root: sic (class 6)
• saṃrakṣaṇa – protection, preservation
  noun (neuter)
  from sam-rakṣ (to protect well)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, initiative
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-rabh (to begin)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

फलप्राप्तौ (phalaprāptau) - in the attainment of fruit, for the sake of obtaining fruit

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of phalaprāpti

phalaprāpti - attainment of fruit/result

compound of phala and prāpti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+prāpti)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-āp (to obtain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

लताम् (latām) - a creeper, vine

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - a creeper, vine

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)