योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-23

देशकालवशात्पापैर्महोत्पातोऽपि दृश्यते ।
सर्वकर्माणि संत्यज्य कुर्यात्सज्जनसंगमम् ।
एतत्कर्म निराबाधं लोकद्वितयसाधनम् ॥ २३ ॥

deśakālavaśātpāpairmahotpāto'pi dṛśyate ,
sarvakarmāṇi saṃtyajya kuryātsajjanasaṃgamam ,
etatkarma nirābādhaṃ lokadvitayasādhanam 23

23. deśakālavaśāt pāpaiḥ mahotpātaḥ
api dṛśyate sarvakarmāṇi saṃtyajya
kuryāt sajjanasaṅgamam etat
karma nirābādham lokadvitayasādhanam

23. deśakālavaśāt pāpaiḥ mahotpātaḥ
api dṛśyate sarvakarmāṇi saṃtyajya
sajjanasaṅgamam kuryāt etat
karma nirābādham lokadvitayasādhanam

23. Great calamities, born of evil (karma), are observed depending on time and place. Therefore, abandoning all other actions (karma), one should cultivate the association of virtuous people. This particular action (karma) is unobstructed and leads to the attainment of both worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• देशकालवशात् (deśakālavaśāt) - due to the influence of time and place, by reason of time and place

• पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by evil deeds (karma) (by evils, by sinful deeds, by sinners)

• महोत्पातः (mahotpātaḥ) - great calamity, great misfortune, great disturbance

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

• सर्वकर्माणि (sarvakarmāṇi) - all other actions (karma) (all actions, all deeds)

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make, one should perform

• सज्जनसङ्गमम् (sajjanasaṅgamam) - association with good people, company of virtuous persons

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the association) (this, this one)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) of associating with good people (action, deed, work)

• निराबाधम् (nirābādham) - unobstructed, unimpeded, free from trouble

• लोकद्वितयसाधनम् (lokadvitayasādhanam) - means for achieving both worlds

Words meanings and morphology

देशकालवशात् (deśakālavaśāt) - due to the influence of time and place, by reason of time and place

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśakālavaśa

deśakālavaśa - the power/influence of time and place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+kāla+vaśa)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, dependence
  noun (masculine)

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by evil deeds (karma) (by evils, by sinful deeds, by sinners)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, vice, wicked deed

महोत्पातः (mahotpātaḥ) - great calamity, great misfortune, great disturbance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahotpāta

mahotpāta - great calamity, great misfortune

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utpāta)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• utpāta – calamity, misfortune, disturbance, omen
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

passive voice formation of present tense

root dṛś, 4th class, passive, ātmanepada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वकर्माणि (sarvakarmāṇi) - all other actions (karma) (all actions, all deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvakarman

sarvakarman - all actions, all deeds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+karman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed with prefix sam- and root tyaj, followed by -ya suffix for gerund.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Gerund (absolutive) formed from sam-tyaj.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make, one should perform

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

root kṛ, 8th class, parasmipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies 'one should do'.

सज्जनसङ्गमम् (sajjanasaṅgamam) - association with good people, company of virtuous persons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajjanasaṅgama

sajjanasaṅgama - association with good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+jana+saṅgama)

• sat – good, virtuous, true, existing
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the association) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) of associating with good people (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the action of sajjanasaṅgama.

निराबाधम् (nirābādham) - unobstructed, unimpeded, free from trouble

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirābādha

nirābādha - unobstructed, unimpeded, free from trouble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ābādha)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• ābādha – impediment, trouble, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

लोकद्वितयसाधनम् (lokadvitayasādhanam) - means for achieving both worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokadvitayasādhana

lokadvitayasādhana - means for achieving both worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+dvitaya+sādhana)

• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• dvitaya – pair, duality, two
  noun (neuter)
• sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishment
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'karma' (implied verb 'is').