योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-63

अत्यन्तानात्मभूतस्य यश्चित्तस्यानुवर्तते ।
पर्यन्तवासिनः कस्मान्न म्लेच्छस्यानुवर्तते ॥ ६३ ॥

atyantānātmabhūtasya yaścittasyānuvartate ,
paryantavāsinaḥ kasmānna mlecchasyānuvartate 63

63. atyanta anātmabhūtasya yaḥ cittasya anuvartate
paryanta vāsinaḥ kasmāt na mlecchasya anuvartate

63. yaḥ atyanta anātmabhūtasya cittasya anuvartate,
saḥ kasmāt paryanta vāsinaḥ mlecchasya na anuvartate?

63. Why does one follow the mind (citta), which is utterly alien to the self (ātman), but not follow an outcast (mleccha) or a border-dweller (paryantavāsin)?

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extremely, utterly, completely

• अनात्मभूतस्य (anātmabhūtasya) - of that which is alien to the self (ātman) (of that which is not the self, of that which is alien to the self)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of the consciousness

• अनुवरते (anuvarate) - follows, conforms to, accords with

• पर्यन्त (paryanta) - border, extremity, limit

• वासिनः (vāsinaḥ) - of the border-dweller (paryantavāsin) (of the dweller, of the inhabitant)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

• न (na) - not, no

• म्लेच्छस्य (mlecchasya) - of a foreigner, of an outcast, of a barbarian

• अनुवरते (anuvarate) - follows, conforms to, accords with

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extremely, utterly, completely

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ati

Root: an

अनात्मभूतस्य (anātmabhūtasya) - of that which is alien to the self (ātman) (of that which is not the self, of that which is alien to the self)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of anātmabhūta

anātmabhūta - not being the self, alien to the self

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a-+ātman+bhūta)

• a- – not, non-
  prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, existed, being, creature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root 'bhū' with 'kta' suffix
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of the consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

अनुवरते (anuvarate) - follows, conforms to, accords with

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पर्यन्त (paryanta) - border, extremity, limit

(noun)

masculine, singular of paryanta

paryanta - end, border, limit, boundary

वासिनः (vāsinaḥ) - of the border-dweller (paryantavāsin) (of the dweller, of the inhabitant)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsin

vāsin - dweller, inhabitant, one who lives

agent noun from root 'vas'

Compound type : tatpurusha (paryanta+vāsin)

• paryanta – end, border, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant, one who lives
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root 'vas'
  Root: vas (class 1)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

म्लेच्छस्य (mlecchasya) - of a foreigner, of an outcast, of a barbarian

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mleccha

mleccha - foreigner, barbarian, non-Aryan, outcast

अनुवरते (anuvarate) - follows, conforms to, accords with

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)