योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-39, verse-21

विचित्राः शक्तयो बह्व्यो नानाचारा मनोदशाम् ।
उपासते मामनिशं पत्न्यः कान्तमिवोत्तमम् ॥ २१ ॥

vicitrāḥ śaktayo bahvyo nānācārā manodaśām ,
upāsate māmaniśaṃ patnyaḥ kāntamivottamam 21

21. vicitrāḥ śaktayaḥ bahvyaḥ nānācārāḥ manodaśām
upasate mām aniśam patnyaḥ kāntam iva uttamam

21. bahvyaḥ vicitrāḥ nānācārāḥ śaktayaḥ,
uttamam kāntam patnyaḥ iva,
mām (yaḥ) manodaśām (asmi),
aniśam upasate

21. Many diverse powers (śakti), exhibiting various behaviors, constantly attend upon me, who am the state of the mind, just as wives serve their excellent beloved husband.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated

• शक्तयः (śaktayaḥ) - powers, energies, faculties (śakti)

• बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many, numerous

• नानाचाराः (nānācārāḥ) - having various conducts, behaving in diverse ways

• मनोदशाम् (manodaśām) - the state of the mind, mental condition

• उपसते (upasate) - they serve, they attend upon, they worship

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, day and night

• पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, desired, husband

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated, strange

शक्तयः (śaktayaḥ) - powers, energies, faculties (śakti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakti

śakti - power, energy, faculty, capacity, strength (śakti)

बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, abundant

नानाचाराः (nānācārāḥ) - having various conducts, behaving in diverse ways

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nānācāra

nānācāra - having various conducts, behaving in diverse ways

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+ācāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)

मनोदशाम् (manodaśām) - the state of the mind, mental condition

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manodaśā

manodaśā - the state of the mind, mental condition, mental stage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+daśā)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• daśā – state, condition, period
  noun (feminine)

उपसते (upasate) - they serve, they attend upon, they worship

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of ās

Present Middle

formed from upa + root ās (to sit) + ate (3rd plural middle ending)

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, day and night

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (na+niśā)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress, lady

कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, desired, husband

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kānta

kānta - beloved, desired, lovely, husband

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, supreme, best, highest