योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-39

मन्ये भवति मे भर्ता शुष्कवृक्षसमस्थितिः ।
तथापि चित्त कोत्कण्ठा भवतोत्कण्ठयान्वितम् ॥ ३९ ॥

manye bhavati me bhartā śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthitiḥ ,
tathāpi citta kotkaṇṭhā bhavatotkaṇṭhayānvitam 39

39. manye bhavati me bhartā śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthitiḥ tathā
api citta kaḥ utkaṇṭhā bhavataḥ utkaṇṭhayā anvitam

39. manye me bhartā śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthitiḥ bhavati tathā
api citta kaḥ utkaṇṭhā bhavataḥ utkaṇṭhayā anvitam

39. I believe my husband is in a state like a dry tree (devoid of emotion). Nevertheless, O mind, what longing is this, by which you are filled with yearning?

Words meanings summery:

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

• भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes, happens

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

• शुष्कवृक्षसमस्थितिः (śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthitiḥ) - refers to the husband being emotionally dry or unresponsive (whose state is like a dry tree)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अपि (api) - here, used with 'tathā' to form 'tathāpi' meaning 'nevertheless' (also, even, too, despite, nevertheless)

• चित्त (citta) - Addressing one's own mind (O mind, heart, consciousness)

• कः (kaḥ) - 'what' in a rhetorical question, expressing surprise or bewilderment (who, what)

• उत्कण्ठा (utkaṇṭhā) - longing, yearning, eagerness, desire

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - referring to the mind ('citta') or the speaker's self. Here, 'your (mind's)'. (your, of you, from you)

• उत्कण्ठया (utkaṇṭhayā) - by longing, with yearning

• अन्वितम् (anvitam) - accompanied, endowed with, possessed of, joined

Words meanings and morphology

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

(verb)

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

Present tense, Atmanepada

1st person singular, Present Tense, Atmanepada of root man-

Root: man (class 4)

भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, Present Tense, Parasmaipada of root bhū-

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Genitive/Dative singular of 'aham'

Note: Can also be Dative singular. Here, possessive.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

Nom. singular of bhartṛ (agent noun from root bhṛ)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

शुष्कवृक्षसमस्थितिः (śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthitiḥ) - refers to the husband being emotionally dry or unresponsive (whose state is like a dry tree)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthiti

śuṣkavṛkṣasamasthiti - state like a dry tree

Nom. singular masculine, compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuṣka+vṛkṣa+sama+sthiti)

• śuṣka – dry, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śuṣ (to dry) + kta suffix
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective
• sthiti – state, condition, situation, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: A Bahuvrihi compound: 'he whose state is like a dry tree'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - here, used with 'tathā' to form 'tathāpi' meaning 'nevertheless' (also, even, too, despite, nevertheless)

(indeclinable)

चित्त (citta) - Addressing one's own mind (O mind, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart

Vocative singular of citta (neuter noun)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The word 'citta' can also be a past passive participle of 'cit'. Here, it's clearly a vocative noun.

कः (kaḥ) - 'what' in a rhetorical question, expressing surprise or bewilderment (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Nom. singular masculine of kim (interrogative pronoun)

Note: It stands for 'what' or 'whence' the longing, often implying 'how is it possible'.

उत्कण्ठा (utkaṇṭhā) - longing, yearning, eagerness, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utkaṇṭhā

utkaṇṭhā - longing, yearning, eagerness, desire, impatience

Nom. singular feminine of utkaṇṭhā

Prefix: ut

Root: kaṇṭh

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - referring to the mind ('citta') or the speaker's self. Here, 'your (mind's)'. (your, of you, from you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing

Present Active Participle

Genitive singular of bhavat (present active participle used as a pronoun)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the mind being addressed.

उत्कण्ठया (utkaṇṭhayā) - by longing, with yearning

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of utkaṇṭhā

utkaṇṭhā - longing, yearning, eagerness, desire

Instrumental singular of utkaṇṭhā

Prefix: ut

Root: kaṇṭh

अन्वितम् (anvitam) - accompanied, endowed with, possessed of, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied, joined, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

Nom. singular neuter of anvita, derived from anu + i (to go)

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it functions as a predicate adjective for the implied subject 'citta'.