योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-19

प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियो भर्ता ममैष जगतीपतिः ।
यौवनोल्लासवान्श्रीमान्कथं स्यादजरामरः ॥ १९ ॥

prāṇebhyo'pi priyo bhartā mamaiṣa jagatīpatiḥ ,
yauvanollāsavānśrīmānkathaṃ syādajarāmaraḥ 19

19. prāṇebhyaḥ api priyaḥ bhartā mama eṣaḥ jagatīpatiḥ
yauvanollāsavān śrīmān katham syāt ajarāmaraḥ

19. eṣaḥ mama bhartā jagatīpatiḥ yauvanollāsavān śrīmān
prāṇebhyaḥ api priyaḥ katham ajarāmaraḥ syāt?

19. This husband of mine, the lord of the earth, is dearer than even my very life (prāṇa). He is filled with the exuberance of youth and is glorious; how can he remain ageless and immortal?

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - than her own life (than lives, than life-breaths)

• अपि (api) - even more than (even, also, too, moreover)

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, lord, maintainer

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

• यौवनोल्लासवान् (yauvanollāsavān) - possessing the joy of youth, youthful and joyful

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• स्यात् (syāt) - may he be, should be, would be

• अजरामरः (ajarāmaraḥ) - ageless and immortal

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - than her own life (than lives, than life-breaths)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life (prāṇa), spirit, energy, vigor

From pra- + an- 'to breathe'

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used with 'api' for comparison, 'even more than'.

अपि (api) - even more than (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, lord, maintainer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter, maintainer

Agent Noun

From root bhṛ- 'to bear, maintain' + tṛ (agent suffix)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhartā'.

जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatīpati

jagatīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

Compound of jagatī (earth) and pati (lord)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jagatī+pati)

• jagatī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.

यौवनोल्लासवान् (yauvanollāsavān) - possessing the joy of youth, youthful and joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yauvanollāsavat

yauvanollāsavat - possessing the delight/joy of youth

Compound with possessive suffix -vat

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yauvana+ullāsa+vat)

• yauvana – youth, youthfulness
  noun (neuter)
• ullāsa – joy, delight, happiness, exuberance
  noun (masculine)
  From ut- + las- 'to shine, sport'
  Prefix: ut
  Root: las (class 1)
• vat – possessing, like, as
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

From śrī (glory, beauty) + mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + tham (suffix for manner)

स्यात् (syāt) - may he be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

अजरामरः (ajarāmaraḥ) - ageless and immortal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajarāmara

ajarāmara - ageless and immortal; free from old age and death

Dvandva compound of ajara (ageless) and amara (immortal)

Compound type : Dvandva (ajara+amara)

• ajara – ageless, not subject to old age
  adjective (masculine)
  From a- (negation) + jara (old age)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• amara – immortal, undying; a deity
  adjective (masculine)
  From a- (negation) + mara (dying)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.