योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-1

वाग्भाभिर्ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्म भाति स्वप्न इवात्मनि ।
यदिदंतत्स्वशब्दोत्थैर्यो यद्वेत्ति स वेत्ति तत् ॥ १ ॥

vāgbhābhirbrahmavidbrahma bhāti svapna ivātmani ,
yadidaṃtatsvaśabdotthairyo yadvetti sa vetti tat 1

1. vāk-bhābhiḥ brahma-vit brahma bhāti svapne iva ātmani yat
idam tat sva-śabda-utthaiḥ yaḥ yat vetti saḥ vetti tat

1. vāk-bhābhiḥ brahma-vit brahma ātmani svapne iva bhāti.
yaḥ yat idam tat sva-śabda-utthaiḥ vetti,
saḥ tat vetti.

1. The knower of Brahman (brahmavit), through expressions of speech, perceives Brahman (brahman) in the self (ātman) as if in a dream. Whoever comprehends what 'this' (the manifest) and 'that' (the transcendent) truly signify, through words describing their intrinsic nature, he indeed knows that ultimate truth.

1. יודע הַבְּרַהְמַן מקרין את הַבְּרַהְמַן בזוהר דבריו, כפי שחלום מופיע בעצמי. מי שמבין זאת באמצעות מילותיו שלו, אכן מבין זאת.

Words meanings summery:

• वाक्-भाभिः (vāk-bhābhiḥ) - by the splendors of speech, by the light of words, by eloquent expressions

• ब्रह्म-वित् (brahma-vit) - one who has realized Brahman (brahman) (knower of Brahman)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in oneself

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्व-शब्द-उत्थैः (sva-śabda-utthaiḥ) - by words arising from their own nature, by expressions inherent to them

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• तत् (tat) - the ultimate truth (that, that truth)

Words meanings and morphology

वाक्-भाभिः (vāk-bhābhiḥ) - by the splendors of speech, by the light of words, by eloquent expressions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāk-bhā

vāk-bhā - splendor of speech, eloquent expression

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāc+bhā)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• bhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

ब्रह्म-वित् (brahma-vit) - one who has realized Brahman (brahman) (knower of Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-vid

brahma-vid - knower of Brahman

Derived from `brahman` + `vid` (knower, from root `vid`).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vid)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Appears to be in apposition to `brahmavit`, implying 'is Brahman'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Present indicative, third person singular.

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: This is locative singular of `svapna`. `svapne iva` implies "as in a dream."

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, individual soul

Root: an (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Acts as a correlative or part of the object phrase.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the manifest world.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the transcendent.

स्व-शब्द-उत्थैः (sva-śabda-utthaiḥ) - by words arising from their own nature, by expressions inherent to them

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva-śabda-uttha

sva-śabda-uttha - arising from its own word/term, inherent in its own nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+śabda+uttha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• śabda – word, sound, expression
  noun (masculine)
• uttha – arising, originating from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the means of knowing, i.e., authentic descriptions or direct apprehension through realization.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Object of `vetti` in the relative clause.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present indicative, third person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative to `yaḥ`.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present indicative, third person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - the ultimate truth (that, that truth)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `vetti` in the main clause, refers to the ultimate truth.

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