योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-10

यदिदं दृश्यते सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् ।
तत्सुषुप्ताविव स्वप्नः कल्पान्ते प्रविनश्यति ॥ १० ॥

yadidaṃ dṛśyate sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam ,
tatsuṣuptāviva svapnaḥ kalpānte pravinaśyati 10

10. yat idam dṛśyate sarvam jagat sthāvara-jaṅgamam
tat suṣuptau iva svapnaḥ kalpa-ante pra-vinaśyati

10. idam sarvam sthāvara-jaṅgamam jagat yat dṛśyate,
tat kalpa-ante suṣuptau svapnaḥ iva pra-vinaśyati

10. All this world, consisting of both stationary and moving things, which is perceived, completely perishes at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa), just as a dream (is illusory) in the state of deep sleep.

10. כל העולם הנראה הזה, החי והדומם, כלה לחלוטין בקץ הקַלְפַּה (העידן הקוסמי), ממש כמו חלום הנעלם בשינה עמוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever, that which)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, entire, whole)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

• स्थावर-जङ्गमम् (sthāvara-jaṅgamam) - consisting of both stationary and moving things (consisting of stationary and moving things, inanimate and animate)

• तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, it)

• सुषुप्तौ (suṣuptau) - in the state of deep sleep (in deep sleep, in dreamless sleep)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (a dream, sleep)

• कल्प-अन्ते (kalpa-ante) - at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (at the end of a kalpa (a cosmic cycle))

• प्र-विनश्यति (pra-vinaśyati) - completely perishes (completely perishes, is utterly destroyed, vanishes)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Relative pronoun

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Middle/Passive

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, entire, whole

Note: Pronoun agreeing with 'jagat'

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of 'jagat' (neuter)

स्थावर-जङ्गमम् (sthāvara-jaṅgamam) - consisting of both stationary and moving things (consisting of stationary and moving things, inanimate and animate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvara-jaṅgama

sthāvara-jaṅgama - stationary and moving, inanimate and animate

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – stationary, immobile, fixed
  adjective (neuter)
  From root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• jaṅgama – moving, animate, mobile
  adjective (neuter)
  Reduplicated form of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective agreeing with 'jagat'

तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, correlative to 'yat'

सुषुप्तौ (suṣuptau) - in the state of deep sleep (in deep sleep, in dreamless sleep)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of suṣupti

suṣupti - deep sleep, dreamless sleep

From root svap

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Locative singular of 'suṣupti'

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (a dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root svap

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of 'svapna'

कल्प-अन्ते (kalpa-ante) - at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (at the end of a kalpa (a cosmic cycle))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa-anta

kalpa-anta - end of a kalpa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – a cosmic day of Brahmā, a long period of time
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• anta – end, conclusion, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular of 'kalpa-anta'

प्र-विनश्यति (pra-vinaśyati) - completely perishes (completely perishes, is utterly destroyed, vanishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vināś

Present Active

From root naś with upasargas pra and vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: naś (class 4)

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