योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-12

यथा स्वप्नपुरं स्वच्छं जाग्रत्पुरवरं प्रति ।
तथा जगदिदं स्वच्छं सांकल्पिकजगत्प्रति ॥ १२ ॥

yathā svapnapuraṃ svacchaṃ jāgratpuravaraṃ prati ,
tathā jagadidaṃ svacchaṃ sāṃkalpikajagatprati 12

12. yathā svapnapuram svaccham jāgratpuravaram prati
tathā jagat idam svaccham sāṅkalpikajagat prati

12. yathā svapnapuram jāgratpuravaram prati svaccham asti
tathā idam jagat sāṅkalpikajagat prati svaccham asti

12. Just as a dream city (svapnapura) is insubstantial (svaccha) in comparison to a superior waking city, so is this world (jagat) insubstantial in comparison to a conceptual world (saṃkalpikajagat).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• स्वप्नपुरम् (svapnapuram) - dream city

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - insubstantial (clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial)

• जाग्रत्पुरवरम् (jāgratpuravaram) - excellent waking city, superior waking city

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in relation to

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal) world (this, here)

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - insubstantial (clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial)

• साङ्कल्पिकजगत् (sāṅkalpikajagat) - conceptual world, world formed by imagination

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in relation to

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नपुरम् (svapnapuram) - dream city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapura

svapnapura - dream city

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'pura' (city).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - insubstantial (clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial

From 'su' (good, well) and 'accha' (clear, bright).

Note: Qualifies 'svapnapuram' and 'jagat idam'.

जाग्रत्पुरवरम् (jāgratpuravaram) - excellent waking city, superior waking city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāgratpuravara

jāgratpuravara - excellent waking city, superior waking city

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'jāgrat-pura' (waking city) + 'vara' (excellent). Or Karmadhāraya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+pura+vara)

• jāgrat – waking, awake, alert
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present Active Participle of root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best, choicest
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in relation to

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative case.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal) world (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - insubstantial (clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clean, pure, clear, transparent, insubstantial

From 'su' (good, well) and 'accha' (clear, bright).

Note: Qualifies 'jagat idam'.

साङ्कल्पिकजगत् (sāṅkalpikajagat) - conceptual world, world formed by imagination

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāṅkalpikajagat

sāṅkalpikajagat - conceptual world, world formed by imagination

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sāṅkalpika' (conceptual, imaginary) and 'jagat' (world).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāṅkalpika+jagat)

• sāṅkalpika – conceptual, imaginary, belonging to saṃkalpa
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'saṃkalpa' (imagination, resolve) + '-ika' (suffix indicating 'belonging to' or 'related to').
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in relation to

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative case.