योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-59

स्वप्नसंकल्पनाध्यानवरशापौषधादिभिः ।
यथार्था इह दृष्टान्तास्तद्रूपत्वाज्जगत्स्थितेः ॥ ५९ ॥

svapnasaṃkalpanādhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādibhiḥ ,
yathārthā iha dṛṣṭāntāstadrūpatvājjagatsthiteḥ 59

59. svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādibhiḥ
yathārthāḥ iha dṛṣṭāntāḥ tadrūpatvāt jagatsthiteḥ

59. iha svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādibhiḥ
dṛṣṭāntāḥ yathārthāḥ jagatsthiteḥ tadrūpatvāt

59. Here, examples such as dreams, imaginations, meditations (dhyāna), boons, curses, and medicines are appropriate, because the very nature of the world's existence is similar to them.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नसङ्कल्पनध्यानवरशापौषधादिभिः (svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādibhiḥ) - by dreams, imaginations, meditations, boons, curses, medicines, and similar things/others

• यथार्थाः (yathārthāḥ) - appropriate, real, meaningful, true to purpose

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• दृष्टान्ताः (dṛṣṭāntāḥ) - examples, illustrations, precedents

• तद्रूपत्वात् (tadrūpatvāt) - because of having that nature/form

• जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - of the existence of the world, of the world's state

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नसङ्कल्पनध्यानवरशापौषधादिभिः (svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādibhiḥ) - by dreams, imaginations, meditations, boons, curses, medicines, and similar things/others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādi

svapnasaṅkalpanadhyānavaraśāpauṣadhādi - dreams, imaginations, meditations, boons, curses, medicines, etc.

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+saṅkalpana+dhyāna+vara+śāpa+auṣadha+ādi)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṅkalpana – imagination, conception, resolve
  noun (neuter)
  action noun from saṃ-kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun from dhyai
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun from śap
  Root: śap (class 1)
• auṣadha – medicine, herb, drug
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

यथार्थाः (yathārthāḥ) - appropriate, real, meaningful, true to purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathārtha

yathārtha - meaningful, real, appropriate, true

From yathā (as) + artha (meaning, purpose)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

दृष्टान्ताः (dṛṣṭāntāḥ) - examples, illustrations, precedents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, instance

From dṛṣṭa (seen) + anta (end, limit) or implying 'a clear end/illustration'

तद्रूपत्वात् (tadrūpatvāt) - because of having that nature/form

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tadrūpatva

tadrūpatva - the state of having that form/nature

Abstract noun formed with -tva suffix from tadrūpa

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+rūpa)

• tat – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of', 'state of being'
  indeclinable

जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - of the existence of the world, of the world's state

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - world-existence, the state of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present participle of gam (to go), neuter
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – existence, state, condition, stability
  noun (feminine)
  action noun from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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