योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-34

वनराजय एताश्च ममाप्युत्कण्ठयन्त्यहो ।
हे चित्ताज्ञ मुधैवान्तः किं त्वं ताण्डवितं स्थितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

vanarājaya etāśca mamāpyutkaṇṭhayantyaho ,
he cittājña mudhaivāntaḥ kiṃ tvaṃ tāṇḍavitaṃ sthitam 34

34. vanarājayaḥ etāḥ ca mama api utkaṇṭhayanti aho he
citta ajña mudhā eva antaḥ kim tvam tāṇḍavitam sthitam

34. etāḥ ca vanarājayaḥ aho mama api utkaṇṭhayanti.
he ajña citta,
kim tvam mudhā eva antaḥ tāṇḍavitam sthitam?

34. And these rows of trees in the forest – oh, they also make my mind yearn! O ignorant mind, why do you remain inside, performing a frantic dance in vain?

Words meanings summery:

• वनराजयः (vanarājayaḥ) - rows of trees, forest lines

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine)

• च (ca) - and

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उत्कण्ठयन्ति (utkaṇṭhayanti) - they cause to yearn, they make long for, they distress

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

• चित्त (citta) - O mind! (mind, consciousness)

• अज्ञ (ajña) - O ignorant (mind)! (ignorant, foolish)

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within

• किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ताण्डवितम् (tāṇḍavitam) - performing a frantic dance (adverbial sense with sthitam) (having danced, performing a frantic dance)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remaining, standing, existing

Words meanings and morphology

वनराजयः (vanarājayaḥ) - rows of trees, forest lines

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanarāji

vanarāji - row of trees, forest line

Compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'rāji' (row).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vana+rāji)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – row, line, streak
  noun (feminine)

एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these (near the speaker)

Note: Agrees with 'vanarājayaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उत्कण्ठयन्ति (utkaṇṭhayanti) - they cause to yearn, they make long for, they distress

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of utkaṇṭhay

Present Indicative, Active Voice (Causative)

Causative form of utkaṇṭh.

Prefix: ut

Root: kaṇṭh (class 1)

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

(indeclinable)

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

चित्त (citta) - O mind! (mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, understanding

अज्ञ (ajña) - O ignorant (mind)! (ignorant, foolish)

(adjective)

Vocative, neuter, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

Compound formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'jña' (from root jñā).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jña – knowing, knower, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'citta'.

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the 'citta' (mind), which is neuter.

ताण्डवितम् (tāṇḍavitam) - performing a frantic dance (adverbial sense with sthitam) (having danced, performing a frantic dance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāṇḍavita

tāṇḍavita - danced, performing a frantic dance, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle derived from 'tāṇḍava' (a frenzied dance) or a denominative verb 'tāṇḍavay'.

Note: Agrees with 'tvam' (referring to 'citta' which is neuter) in conjunction with 'sthitam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remaining, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, fixed, established, remained, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam' (referring to 'citta' which is neuter).