योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-29

यथा भवत्यावेतस्य स्वप्नमात्रं वराङ्गने ।
तथा भवत्योर्भर्तैष तथैवाहमपि स्वयम् ॥ २९ ॥

yathā bhavatyāvetasya svapnamātraṃ varāṅgane ,
tathā bhavatyorbhartaiṣa tathaivāhamapi svayam 29

29. yathā bhavatyau etasya svapnamātram varāṅgane tathā
bhavatyoḥ bhartā eṣaḥ tathā eva aham api svayam

29. varāṅgane,
yathā bhavatyau etasya svapnamātram tathā bhavatyoḥ eṣaḥ bhartā ca aham api svayam

29. Just as both of you, O lady of exquisite form (varāṅganā), are but a dream to him, similarly, this husband (bhartā) (or lord) of yours, and I myself, are likewise nothing but a dream to both of you.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• भवत्यौ (bhavatyau) - both of you (the two women being addressed or referred to) (you two (feminine))

• एतस्य (etasya) - for him (the Supreme Lord, the bhartā from previous verses) (of this one, for this one (masculine/neuter))

• स्वप्नमात्रम् (svapnamātram) - nothing more than a dream, illusory (merely a dream, only a dream)

• वराङ्गने (varāṅgane) - O lady of exquisite form (O lady of beautiful limbs, O beautiful woman)

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

• भवत्योः (bhavatyoḥ) - of both of you (the two women) (of you two (feminine))

• भर्ता (bhartā) - your husband (or the Lord) (husband, lord, supporter)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (very) one (this (one))

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, in the same manner (so, thus, in that way)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes tathā (indeed, only, very)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally (oneself, by oneself, personally)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to tathā.

भवत्यौ (bhavatyau) - both of you (the two women being addressed or referred to) (you two (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhavatī

bhavatī - your worship, lady, madam; (feminine of bhavat, polite address for 'you')

Feminine form of 'bhavat', present active participle of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

एतस्य (etasya) - for him (the Supreme Lord, the bhartā from previous verses) (of this one, for this one (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Possessive, indicating relation.

स्वप्नमात्रम् (svapnamātram) - nothing more than a dream, illusory (merely a dream, only a dream)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnamātra

svapnamātra - merely a dream, only a dream

Compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'mātra' (only, merely).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+mātra)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap.
  Root: svap (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Predicate for bhavatyau. The form is singular even though the subject is dual, because it describes an abstract state 'a dream'.

वराङ्गने (varāṅgane) - O lady of exquisite form (O lady of beautiful limbs, O beautiful woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - lady of beautiful limbs, beautiful woman

Compound of 'vara' (excellent, beautiful) and 'aṅganā' (woman).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – excellent, beautiful, choice, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• aṅganā – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

Note: Address to one of the women.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to yathā.

भवत्योः (bhavatyoḥ) - of both of you (the two women) (of you two (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of bhavatī

bhavatī - your worship, lady, madam; (feminine of bhavat, polite address for 'you')

Feminine form of 'bhavat', present active participle of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive, indicating relation.

भर्ता (bhartā) - your husband (or the Lord) (husband, lord, supporter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, master, husband, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (very) one (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Emphatic pronoun for bhartā.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, in the same manner (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Combined with eva for emphasis.

एव (eva) - emphasizes tathā (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Subject.

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reflexive adverb.