योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-20

यथासंभवसत्सङ्गशास्त्रैः प्राग्धियमेधयेत् ।
दोषलेशमनादृत्य नित्यं सेवेत सज्जनम् ॥ २० ॥

yathāsaṃbhavasatsaṅgaśāstraiḥ prāgdhiyamedhayet ,
doṣaleśamanādṛtya nityaṃ seveta sajjanam 20

20. yathāsaṃbhavasatsaṅgaśāstraiḥ prāk dhiyam
edhayet doṣaleśam anādṛtya nityam sevet sajjanam

20. yathāsaṃbhavasatsaṅgaśāstraiḥ prāk dhiyam
edhayet doṣaleśam anādṛtya nityam sajjanam sevet

20. As far as possible, one should cultivate one's intellect (dhi) by means of association with good people (satsaṅga) and scriptures. Disregarding even a trace of fault, one should constantly associate with good persons.

Words meanings summery:

• यथासंभवसत्सङ्गशास्त्रैः (yathāsaṁbhavasatsaṅgaśāstraiḥ) - by means of scriptures and association with good people as far as possible

• प्राक् (prāk) - earlier (existing) intellect (prior, former, earlier)

• धियम् (dhiyam) - intellect, understanding, thought

• एधयेत् (edhayet) - one should sharpen, one should develop, one should cause to grow

• दोषलेशम् (doṣaleśam) - a trace of fault, even a slight defect

• अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, not paying attention to, neglecting

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve, one should associate with, one should cultivate

• सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - a good person, a virtuous individual

Words meanings and morphology

यथासंभवसत्सङ्गशास्त्रैः (yathāsaṁbhavasatsaṅgaśāstraiḥ) - by means of scriptures and association with good people as far as possible

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yathāsaṃbhavasatsaṅgaśāstra

yathāsaṁbhavasatsaṅgaśāstra - association with good people and scriptures as much as possible

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yathāsaṃbhava+satsaṅga+śāstra)

• yathāsaṃbhava – as far as possible, as much as possible
  indeclinable
  Compound of yathā (as) and saṃbhava (possibility). Functions adverbially.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• satsaṅga – association with good people, company of the virtuous
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of sat (good, virtuous) and saṅga (association).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, instruction, science
  noun (neuter)
  From root śās (to teach, instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Functions as the means by which the intellect is sharpened.

प्राक् (prāk) - earlier (existing) intellect (prior, former, earlier)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāk

prāk - before, formerly, eastern, prior

From pra (forth).

Note: Modifies 'dhiyam'. The 'k' becomes 'g' in sandhi before a voiced consonant, but no sandhi here in 'no_sandhi'.

धियम् (dhiyam) - intellect, understanding, thought

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind

From root dhyāi (to think).

Root: dhyāi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'edhayet'.

एधयेत् (edhayet) - one should sharpen, one should develop, one should cause to grow

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of root edh (to grow).

Root: edh (class 1)

दोषलेशम् (doṣaleśam) - a trace of fault, even a slight defect

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of doṣaleśa

doṣaleśa - a particle of fault, slightest fault

Compound of doṣa (fault) and leśa (small portion, trace).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (doṣa+leśa)

• doṣa – fault, defect, flaw
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• leśa – a small part, particle, trace, bit
  noun (masculine)
  From root liś (to diminish).
  Root: liś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'anādṛtya'.

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, not paying attention to, neglecting

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root dṛ (to regard) with prefixes ā- and an- (negative).

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies the action of 'sevet'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From ni + tya suffix.

Note: Adverb modifying 'sevet'.

सेवेत् (sevet) - one should serve, one should associate with, one should cultivate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev

Root: sev (class 1)

सज्जनम् (sajjanam) - a good person, a virtuous individual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - a good person, a virtuous individual, a saintly person

Compound of sat (good, virtuous) and jana (person).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sat+jana)

• sat – good, virtuous, existing, true
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'sevet'.