योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-1

मनुरुवाच ।
शास्त्रसज्जनसंपर्कैः प्रज्ञामादौ विवर्धयेत् ।
प्रथमा भूमिकैषोक्ता योगस्यैव च योगिनः ॥ १ ॥

manuruvāca ,
śāstrasajjanasaṃparkaiḥ prajñāmādau vivardhayet ,
prathamā bhūmikaiṣoktā yogasyaiva ca yoginaḥ 1

1. manuḥ uvāca śāstrasajjanasaṃparkaiḥ prajñām ādau
vivardhayet prathamā bhūmikā eṣā uktā yogasya eva ca yoginaḥ

1. manuḥ uvāca: ādau śāstrasajjanasaṃparkaiḥ prajñām vivardhayet; eṣā prathamā bhūmikā yogasya eva ca yoginaḥ uktā.

1. Manu said: One should first cultivate wisdom (prajñā) through association with scriptures (śāstra) and virtuous individuals (sajjana). This is declared to be the very first stage for both the practice of yoga and for the yogi.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शास्त्रसज्जनसंपर्कैः (śāstrasajjanasaṁparkaiḥ) - through contact with scriptures and good people

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, spiritual knowledge

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first, primarily

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

• प्रथमा (prathamā) - first, foremost, prime

• भूमिका (bhūmikā) - stage, step, ground, role, level

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, spoken

• योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga, pertaining to yoga

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of the yogi, for the yogi

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being, progenitor of mankind

From root MAN (to think)

Root: MAN (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense form of root VAC

Root: VAC (class 2)

शास्त्रसज्जनसंपर्कैः (śāstrasajjanasaṁparkaiḥ) - through contact with scriptures and good people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrasajjanasaṃparka

śāstrasajjanasaṁparka - contact with scriptures and good people

Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (śāstra+sajjana+saṃparka)

• śāstra – scripture (śāstra), sacred text, treatise, science
  noun (neuter)
  From root ŚĀS (to instruct)
  Root: ŚĀS (class 2)
• sajjana – good person, virtuous person, saintly individual (sajjana)
  noun (masculine)
  From SAT (good, existing) + JANA (person)
• saṃparka – contact, association, connection, intercourse
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix SAM + root PṚC (to mix, join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: PṚC (class 7)

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, intelligence, spiritual knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom (prajñā), intelligence, discernment, intuitive knowledge

From prefix PRA + root JÑĀ (to know)

Prefix: pra

Root: JÑĀ (class 9)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first, primarily

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular of ādi, used adverbially.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vivardh

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular of causative root VṚDH (to grow) with prefix VI

Prefix: vi

Root: VṚDH (class 1)

Note: Causative form.

प्रथमा (prathamā) - first, foremost, prime

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal

Note: Agrees with bhūmikā.

भूमिका (bhūmikā) - stage, step, ground, role, level

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmikā

bhūmikā - stage, role, ground, level, step

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'bhūmikā'.

उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, spoken

(past participle)

Note: Agrees with bhūmikā.

योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga, pertaining to yoga

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - yoga, union, discipline, spiritual practice

From root YUJ (to join, to yoke)

Root: YUJ (class 7)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of the yogi, for the yogi

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogi, practitioner of yoga, ascetic

From yoga + ini suffix