योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-139, verse-13

एते हि प्राणमनसी त्वन्योन्यं रथसारथी ।
के नाम नानुवर्तन्ते रथसारथिनौ मिथः ॥ १३ ॥

ete hi prāṇamanasī tvanyonyaṃ rathasārathī ,
ke nāma nānuvartante rathasārathinau mithaḥ 13

13. ete hi prāṇa-manasī tu anyonyam ratha-sārathī
ke nāma na anuvartante ratha-sārathinau mithaḥ

13. hi ete prāṇa-manasī tu anyonyam ratha-sārathī
ke nāma mithaḥ ratha-sārathinau na anuvartante

13. Indeed, these two, the vital breath (prāṇa) and the mind (manas), are mutually like two chariot-drivers. Who indeed would not mutually follow these two chariot-drivers?

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these two

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• प्राण-मनसी (prāṇa-manasī) - vital breath and mind

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually (mutually, each other)

• रथ-सारथी (ratha-sārathī) - like two chariot-drivers (two chariot-drivers)

• के (ke) - who (dual, masc)

• नाम (nāma) - pray tell (indeed, by name, pray tell)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - would follow (they follow, they conform)

• रथ-सारथिनौ (ratha-sārathinau) - the two chariot-drivers

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (mutually, secretly, together)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Refers to 'prāṇa-manasī'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

प्राण-मनसी (prāṇa-manasī) - vital breath and mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāṇa-manas

prāṇa-manas - vital breath (prāṇa) and mind (manas)

Compound type : dvandva (prāṇa+manas)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• manas – mind (manas), intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually (mutually, each other)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

रथ-सारथी (ratha-sārathī) - like two chariot-drivers (two chariot-drivers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ratha-sārathi

ratha-sārathi - chariot-driver, charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+sārathi)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• sārathi – chariot-driver, charioteer, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sa+a
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

के (ke) - who (dual, masc)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

नाम (nāma) - pray tell (indeed, by name, pray tell)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - would follow (they follow, they conform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Present Tense

3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada), Present Tense

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रथ-सारथिनौ (ratha-sārathinau) - the two chariot-drivers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ratha-sārathin

ratha-sārathin - chariot-driver, charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+sārathin)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• sārathin – chariot-driver, charioteer, guide
  noun (masculine)
  N-stem derivative of 'sārathi'
  Prefixes: sa+a
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (mutually, secretly, together)

(indeclinable)