योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-17

यथा स्वप्ने त्रिभुवनं संकल्पे त्रिजगद्यथा ।
यथा कथार्थसंग्रामो मरुभूमौ जलं यथा ॥ १७ ॥

yathā svapne tribhuvanaṃ saṃkalpe trijagadyathā ,
yathā kathārthasaṃgrāmo marubhūmau jalaṃ yathā 17

17. yathā svapne tribhuvanaṃ saṃkalpe trijagat yathā
yathā kathārthasaṅgrāmaḥ marubhūmau jalaṃ yathā

17. yathā svapne tribhuvanaṃ yathā saṃkalpe trijagat
yathā kathārthasaṅgrāmaḥ yathā marubhūmau jalaṃ

17. Just as the three worlds (tribhuvana) appear in a dream, and just as the three worlds (trijagat) are seen in a mental resolve (saṃkalpa), and just as a narrative battle (kathārthasaṅgrāma) appears, so too is water (jala) in a desert (marubhūmi).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

• त्रिभुवनं (tribhuvanaṁ) - the three worlds

• संकल्पे (saṁkalpe) - in a mental resolve (saṃkalpa) (in a mental resolve, in a conception, in an intention)

• त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• कथार्थसङ्ग्रामः (kathārthasaṅgrāmaḥ) - a narrative battle (kathārthasaṅgrāma) (a battle for the sake of a story, a narrative battle)

• मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in a desert (marubhūmi) (in a desert, in a barren land)

• जलं (jalaṁ) - water (jala) (water)

• यथा (yathā) - so too (so too, just as)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

त्रिभुवनं (tribhuvanaṁ) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tribhuvana

tribhuvana - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+bhuvana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• bhuvana – world, being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

संकल्पे (saṁkalpe) - in a mental resolve (saṃkalpa) (in a mental resolve, in a conception, in an intention)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - mental resolve, will, intention, conception, determination

Root: kḷp (class 1)

त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trijagat

trijagat - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and underworld)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+jagat)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  present active participle of root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

कथार्थसङ्ग्रामः (kathārthasaṅgrāmaḥ) - a narrative battle (kathārthasaṅgrāma) (a battle for the sake of a story, a narrative battle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathārthasaṅgrāma

kathārthasaṅgrāma - a battle that is merely a story or for the sake of a narrative

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya (kathā+artha+saṅgrāma)

• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• saṅgrāma – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grabh (class 9)

मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in a desert (marubhūmi) (in a desert, in a barren land)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of marubhūmi

marubhūmi - desert, barren land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maru+bhūmi)

• maru – desert, sand, wilderness
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, land, soil, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जलं (jalaṁ) - water (jala) (water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

यथा (yathā) - so too (so too, just as)

(indeclinable)