योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-60

यथा देशान्तरनरो यथा काष्ठं यथोपलः ।
तथैव पश्य चित्तं त्वमचित्तैव यदात्मना ॥ ६० ॥

yathā deśāntaranaro yathā kāṣṭhaṃ yathopalaḥ ,
tathaiva paśya cittaṃ tvamacittaiva yadātmanā 60

60. yathā deśāntaranaraḥ yathā kāṣṭham yathā upalaḥ
tathā eva paśya cittam tvam acittā eva yat ātmanā

60. yathā deśāntaranaraḥ,
yathā kāṣṭham,
yathā upalaḥ [bhavanti],
tathā eva tvam [yadi] ātmanā acittā eva [asi],
[tadā] cittam paśya.

60. Just as a man from another land, or a piece of wood, or a stone (is observed impersonally), similarly, you should perceive the mind (citta), for you are truly mindless (acitta) in your true self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

• देशान्तरनरः (deśāntaranaraḥ) - a man from another country, a foreigner, a stranger

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

• काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood, a piece of wood, timber

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

• उपलः (upalaḥ) - a stone, rock, gem

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• अचित्ता (acittā) - refers to the nature of the self (ātman) as being beyond the mind. (mindless, without mind)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• यत् (yat) - that, which, because, since

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, through the self

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

देशान्तरनरः (deśāntaranaraḥ) - a man from another country, a foreigner, a stranger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśāntaranara

deśāntaranara - a man from another country, a foreigner, stranger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśāntara+nara)

• deśāntara – another country, foreign land
  noun (neuter)
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood, a piece of wood, timber

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, piece of wood, timber, log

Note: Part of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

उपलः (upalaḥ) - a stone, rock, gem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - a stone, rock, gem, pebble

Note: Part of the simile.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root `dṛś` in class 1 takes `paśya` stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: A direct command.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `paśya`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the imperative verb `paśya`.

अचित्ता (acittā) - refers to the nature of the self (ātman) as being beyond the mind. (mindless, without mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acitta

acitta - mindless, without intellect, senseless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'citta' (mind).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+citta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• citta – mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `tvam`. Though grammatically feminine, it refers to the nature of the self (ātman) which transcends gender, or implies that `tvam` (you) are in a state of `acitta` (mindlessness).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

यत् (yat) - that, which, because, since

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, through the self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Refers to the true self (ātman), the ultimate subject.