योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-35

यतः कुतश्चिदन्विष्य सविरागममत्सरम् ।
जनं सज्जनमात्मज्ञं यत्नेनाराधयेद्बुधः ॥ ३५ ॥

yataḥ kutaścidanviṣya savirāgamamatsaram ,
janaṃ sajjanamātmajñaṃ yatnenārādhayedbudhaḥ 35

35. yataḥ kutaḥ cit anviṣya savirāgam amatsaram
janam sajjanam ātmajñam yatnena ārādhayet budhaḥ

35. budhaḥ yataḥ kutaḥ cit anviṣya savirāgam amatsaram
sajjanam ātmajñam janam yatnena ārādhayet

35. A wise person (budhaḥ) should diligently search out from wherever possible a good person (sajjanam) who is detached, free from envy, and knows the (ātman) Self, and then respectfully serve and honor them.

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - from wherever (from which, from where, because)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from wherever (from where, whence, why)

• चित् (cit) - any (modifying 'wherever') (indeed, even, any)

• अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having sought out (having searched, having sought out)

• सविरागम् (savirāgam) - with detachment, dispassionate

• अमत्सरम् (amatsaram) - without envy, free from jealousy

• जनम् (janam) - person, man

• सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - good person, virtuous person

• आत्मज्ञम् (ātmajñam) - knower of the (ātman) Self

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

• आराधयेत् (ārādhayet) - should respectfully serve and honor (one should propitiate, one should serve, one should honor)

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person (wise person, intelligent person)

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - from wherever (from which, from where, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an ablative adverb 'from where'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from wherever (from where, whence, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative/indefinite ablative adverb.

चित् (cit) - any (modifying 'wherever') (indeed, even, any)

(indeclinable)

अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having sought out (having searched, having sought out)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive form from √iṣ with prefix anu-vi-

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Precedes the main verb, indicating an action completed before it.

सविरागम् (savirāgam) - with detachment, dispassionate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of savirāga

savirāga - endowed with detachment, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+virāga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• virāga – detachment, dispassion, absence of worldly desire
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rañj (class 1)

अमत्सरम् (amatsaram) - without envy, free from jealousy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amatsara

amatsara - without envy, free from jealousy or malice

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+matsara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• matsara – envy, jealousy, malice, selfishness
  noun (masculine)

जनम् (janam) - person, man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, human being

Root: jan (class 4)

सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - good person, virtuous person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - good person, virtuous individual, noble person

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sat+jana)

• sat – good, virtuous, real
  adjective
  present active participle
  Present active participle of √as 'to be'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

आत्मज्ञम् (ātmajñam) - knower of the (ātman) Self

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmajña

ātmajña - knower of the (ātman) Self, one who has self-knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+jña)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jñā 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'janam'.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, perseverance

Root: yat (class 1)

आराधयेत् (ārādhayet) - should respectfully serve and honor (one should propitiate, one should serve, one should honor)

(verb)

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

optative mood

optative 3rd person singular active, causative stem of √rādh with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person (wise person, intelligent person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person

Root: budh (class 1)