योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-19

अभ्यासात्प्राप्य जाग्रत्त्वं स्वप्नोऽनेकविधो भवेत् ।
अल्पकालं मया दृष्टमेवं नो सत्यमित्यपि ॥ १९ ॥

abhyāsātprāpya jāgrattvaṃ svapno'nekavidho bhavet ,
alpakālaṃ mayā dṛṣṭamevaṃ no satyamityapi 19

19. abhyāsāt prāpya jāgrattvam svapnaḥ anekavidhaḥ
bhavet alpakālam mayā dṛṣṭam evam no satyam iti api

19. abhyāsāt jāgrattvam prāpya svapnaḥ anekavidhaḥ bhavet.
mayā alpakālam dṛṣṭam evam no satyam iti api.

19. By repeated practice (abhyāsa), when the state of waking (jāgrat-tva) is attained, a dream can manifest in various forms. One might then think, "This was seen by me for only a short time; therefore, it is not real (satyam)."

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - by repeated practice (abhyāsa) (from practice, by means of repeated practice)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained (having obtained, having reached, having attained)

• जाग्रत्त्वम् (jāgrattvam) - the state of waking (jāgrat-tva) (waking-ness, the state of waking)

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

• अनेकविधः (anekavidhaḥ) - of various forms (manifold, of various kinds, various)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - can manifest (may be, should be, becomes)

• अल्पकालम् (alpakālam) - for only a short time (for a short time, briefly)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen (seen, perceived)

• एवम् (evam) - therefore, thus (thus, in this way, so)

• नो (no) - not (not, no)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real (satyam) (truth, reality, real)

• इति (iti) - (indicating quoted thought) (thus, in this manner, (quotation marker))

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the thought) (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - by repeated practice (abhyāsa) (from practice, by means of repeated practice)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - repeated practice, study, habit, discipline, training

From abhi + as (to throw, cast)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained (having obtained, having reached, having attained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pra + āp (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

जाग्रत्त्वम् (jāgrattvam) - the state of waking (jāgrat-tva) (waking-ness, the state of waking)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāgrattva

jāgrattva - waking-ness, the state of being awake, wakefulness

From jāgrat (waking) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+tva)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

अनेकविधः (anekavidhaḥ) - of various forms (manifold, of various kinds, various)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anekavidha

anekavidha - manifold, various, of various kinds

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a- (not) + eka (one) + vidha (kind/way)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka+vidha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - can manifest (may be, should be, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative

From root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates possibility or potentiality.

अल्पकालम् (alpakālam) - for only a short time (for a short time, briefly)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpakāla

alpakāla - short time, brief period

Compound type : karmadhāraya (alpa+kāla)

• alpa – little, small, short
  adjective (neuter)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent in a passive construction with 'dṛṣṭam'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen (seen, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, agreeing with an implied 'this' (dream).

एवम् (evam) - therefore, thus (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the observation of briefness to the conclusion of unreality.

नो (no) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - real (satyam) (truth, reality, real)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual; truth, reality

From sat (being, existence)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate noun to an implied 'it'.

इति (iti) - (indicating quoted thought) (thus, in this manner, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the thought) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

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