योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-22

स्वप्नसंभ्रमसंकल्पस्वानुभूतिपरम्पराः ।
प्रमाणान्यत्र मुख्यानि संबोधाय प्रदीपवत् ॥ २२ ॥

svapnasaṃbhramasaṃkalpasvānubhūtiparamparāḥ ,
pramāṇānyatra mukhyāni saṃbodhāya pradīpavat 22

22. svapna-saṃbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparāḥ
pramāṇāni atra mukhyāni saṃbodhāya pradīpavat

22. atra svapna-saṃbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparāḥ
pramāṇāni mukhyāni saṃbodhāya pradīpavat

22. Here, sequences of dreams, illusions, volitions, and personal experiences are the primary proofs for proper understanding (saṃbodha), like a lamp.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्न-संभ्रम-सङ्कल्प-स्वानुभूति-परम्पराः (svapna-saṁbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparāḥ) - sequences of dreams, illusions, volitions, and personal experiences

• प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - proofs, evidences, sources of valid knowledge

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, in this context

• मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - principal, chief, primary

• संबोधाय (saṁbodhāya) - for proper understanding, for awakening, for enlightenment

• प्रदीपवत् (pradīpavat) - like a lamp, luminous

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्न-संभ्रम-सङ्कल्प-स्वानुभूति-परम्पराः (svapna-saṁbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparāḥ) - sequences of dreams, illusions, volitions, and personal experiences

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svapna-saṃbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparā

svapna-saṁbhrama-saṅkalpa-svānubhūti-paramparā - series of dreams, illusions, intentions, and self-experiences

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+saṃbhrama+saṅkalpa+svānubhūti+paramparā)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, illusion, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'sam-' and root '√bhram' (to wander, to err).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• saṅkalpa – volition, intention, mental resolve, conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'sam-' and root '√kḷp' (to arrange, to determine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• svānubhūti – self-experience, personal experience
  noun (feminine)
• paramparā – series, succession, continuous order
  noun (feminine)

प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - proofs, evidences, sources of valid knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - proof, evidence, authority, standard of measure

Derived from prefix 'pra-' and root '√mā' (to measure).

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, in this context

(indeclinable)

मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - principal, chief, primary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, foremost, main

Derived from 'mukha' (face, front) + 'ya' suffix.

संबोधाय (saṁbodhāya) - for proper understanding, for awakening, for enlightenment

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃbodha

saṁbodha - perfect knowledge, complete awakening, understanding, perception

Derived from prefix 'sam-' and root '√budh' (to know, awaken).

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रदीपवत् (pradīpavat) - like a lamp, luminous

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pradīpa' (lamp) with the 'vat' suffix indicating similarity or possession.

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