Verse 24

शास्त्रसज्जनससर्गैः प्रज्ञां पूर्वं विवर्धयेत् ।सेकसंरक्षणारम्भैः फलप्राप्तौ लतामिव

In plain words

One should first make prajñā grow through the śāstras and the company of the good, as one makes a creeper grow toward the attainment of fruit, by watering, guarding and tending.