योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-38

नातः परतरं किंचिन्मन्ये कुशलमात्मनः ।
सन्तो यदनुगम्यन्ते संत्यक्तसकलैषणाः ॥ ३८ ॥

nātaḥ parataraṃ kiṃcinmanye kuśalamātmanaḥ ,
santo yadanugamyante saṃtyaktasakalaiṣaṇāḥ 38

38. na ataḥ parataram kiñcit manye kuśalam ātmanaḥ
santaḥ yat anugamyante saṃtyaktasakalaiṣaṇāḥ

38. na ataḥ parataram ātmanaḥ kuśalam kiñcit manye.
yat saṃtyaktasakalaiṣaṇāḥ santaḥ anugamyante.

38. I do not consider anything superior to this for the well-being (kuśala) of the self (ātman), since it is pursued by saints who have completely abandoned all desires.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अतः (ataḥ) - than this (from this, than this, therefore)

• परतरम् (parataram) - superior (higher, superior, beyond)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (something, anything)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (kuśala) (welfare, well-being, skill, good)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for the self (ātman) (of the self, for the self, from the self)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - saints (good people, virtuous ones, saints, being)

• यत् (yat) - since it (the well-being) (which, because, that)

• अनुगम्यन्ते (anugamyante) - is pursued (are followed, are pursued, are approached)

• संत्यक्तसकलैषणाः (saṁtyaktasakalaiṣaṇāḥ) - who have completely abandoned all desires (those who have completely abandoned all desires)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than this (from this, than this, therefore)

(indeclinable)

परतरम् (parataram) - superior (higher, superior, beyond)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parataram

parataram - higher, superior, further, beyond

Comparative form of 'para'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little

मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (kuśala) (welfare, well-being, skill, good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - welfare, well-being, healthy, skillful, good

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for the self (ātman) (of the self, for the self, from the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - saints (good people, virtuous ones, saints, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, true

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as

यत् (yat) - since it (the well-being) (which, because, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, because, since

अनुगम्यन्ते (anugamyante) - is pursued (are followed, are pursued, are approached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of anugam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

संत्यक्तसकलैषणाः (saṁtyaktasakalaiṣaṇāḥ) - who have completely abandoned all desires (those who have completely abandoned all desires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃtyaktasakalaiṣaṇa

saṁtyaktasakalaiṣaṇa - one who has completely abandoned all desires

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃtyakta+sakala+eṣaṇā)

• saṃtyakta – completely abandoned, totally renounced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'tyaj' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• sakala – all, whole, entire
  adjective
• eṣaṇā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)