योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-24

साधुर्वसति चोरौघे तावद्यावदसौ नतम् ।
परिजानाति विज्ञाय न तत्र रमते पुनः ॥ २४ ॥

sādhurvasati coraughe tāvadyāvadasau natam ,
parijānāti vijñāya na tatra ramate punaḥ 24

24. sādhuḥ vasati coraughe tāvat yāvat asau natam
parijānāti vijñāya na tatra ramate punaḥ

24. sādhuḥ coraughe vasati.
yāvat asau natam vijñāya parijānāti,
tāvat punaḥ tatra na ramate.

24. A wise person (sādhu) may reside among a group of thieves. However, as soon as that person truly comprehends the degraded nature of such company after discerning it, he no longer finds delight there.

Words meanings summery:

• साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a wise person, a sage, a good person

• वसति (vasati) - dwells, lives, resides

• चोरौघे (coraughe) - in a crowd of thieves, among a gang of robbers

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, only then

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as soon as

• असौ (asau) - that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular)

• नतम् (natam) - the degraded nature of the company (low, degraded, bowed down, fallen)

• परिजानाति (parijānāti) - understands thoroughly, comprehends, knows fully

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, having discerned

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

Words meanings and morphology

साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a wise person, a sage, a good person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, holy man, sage, saint

वसति (vasati) - dwells, lives, resides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

चोरौघे (coraughe) - in a crowd of thieves, among a gang of robbers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of coraugha

coraugha - a crowd/multitude of thieves

Compound type : tatpurusha (cora+ogha)

• cora – thief, robber
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cur (class 10)
• ogha – flood, multitude, heap, crowd
  noun (masculine)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, only then

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as soon as

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun)

नतम् (natam) - the degraded nature of the company (low, degraded, bowed down, fallen)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nata

nata - bent, bowed, humble, low, depressed, degraded

past passive participle

from root 'nam' (to bow)

Root: nam (class 1)

परिजानाति (parijānāti) - understands thoroughly, comprehends, knows fully

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parijñā

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, having discerned

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi', with suffix 'ya'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

(indeclinable)