योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-6

या सुप्तवासना निद्रा सा सुषुप्तिरिति स्मृता ।
यत्सुप्तवासनं जाग्रद्धनोऽसौ मोह उच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

yā suptavāsanā nidrā sā suṣuptiriti smṛtā ,
yatsuptavāsanaṃ jāgraddhano'sau moha ucyate 6

6. yā suptavāsanā nidrā sā suṣuptiḥ iti smṛtā yat
suptavāsanam jāgrat ghanaḥ asau mohaḥ ucyate

6. yā suptavāsanā nidrā,
sā suṣuptiḥ iti smṛtā yat suptavāsanam jāgrat,
asau ghanaḥ mohaḥ ucyate

6. That sleep in which latent impressions (vāsanā) are dormant is remembered as deep sleep (suṣupti). And that waking state which is characterized by dormant latent impressions is called dense delusion (moha).

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - that (state of sleep) which (which, who)

• सुप्तवासना (suptavāsanā) - having dormant latent impressions (vāsanā) (having dormant latent impressions, dormant desire)

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring to sleep) (that, she)

• सुषुप्तिः (suṣuptiḥ) - deep sleep (suṣupti) (deep sleep, unconsciousness)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, denoting quotation or conclusion)

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - is remembered/considered (remembered, considered, known)

• यत् (yat) - that (state) which (neuter) (which, what)

• सुप्तवासनम् (suptavāsanam) - having dormant latent impressions (vāsanā) (having dormant latent impressions)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state (waking, awake, the waking state)

• घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense (in ignorance/delusion) (dense, thick, profound, gross)

• असौ (asau) - that (masculine, referring to delusion) (that, this (masculine))

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion (moha) (delusion, infatuation, confusion, ignorance)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - that (state of sleep) which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whichever

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'nidrā'.

सुप्तवासना (suptavāsanā) - having dormant latent impressions (vāsanā) (having dormant latent impressions, dormant desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suptavāsanā

suptavāsanā - having dormant latent impressions, whose desires are asleep/dormant

Bahuvrihi compound: 'supta' (dormant) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression). It describes 'nidrā'.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (supta+vāsanā)

• supta – slept, sleeping, dormant, unconscious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'svap' (to sleep) with suffix -ta.
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle trace of past actions/desires, mental habit
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell, to abide) with suffix -anā.
  Root: vas (class 1)

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber, drowsiness

Root: drā (class 2)

Note: The subject of the first clause.

सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring to sleep) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'nidrā'.

सुषुप्तिः (suṣuptiḥ) - deep sleep (suṣupti) (deep sleep, unconsciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suṣupti

suṣupti - deep sleep, dreamless sleep, unconscious state

From 'su' (good, well) + root 'svap' (to sleep) + suffix -ti.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: The predicate of the first clause.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, denoting quotation or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

स्मृता (smṛtā) - is remembered/considered (remembered, considered, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, mentioned, known, traditional

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember) with suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that (state) which (neuter) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whichever

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'jāgrat'.

सुप्तवासनम् (suptavāsanam) - having dormant latent impressions (vāsanā) (having dormant latent impressions)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suptavāsana

suptavāsana - whose desires are asleep/dormant, having dormant latent impressions

Bahuvrihi compound: 'supta' (dormant) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression). It describes 'jāgrat'.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (supta+vāsanā)

• supta – slept, sleeping, dormant, unconscious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'svap' (to sleep) with suffix -ta.
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle trace of past actions/desires, mental habit
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell, to abide) with suffix -anā.
  Root: vas (class 1)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state (waking, awake, the waking state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, vigilant, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'jāgṛ' (to wake). Functions as a noun here.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: The subject of the second clause.

घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense (in ignorance/delusion) (dense, thick, profound, gross)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, profound, solid, gross, heavy, compact, deep

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective for 'mohaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that (masculine, referring to delusion) (that, this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Note: Refers to the predicate 'mohaḥ'.

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion (moha) (delusion, infatuation, confusion, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance, confusion, folly

From root 'muh' (to be confused, to faint) with suffix -a.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: The predicate noun of the second clause.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive

Present indicative, passive voice, ātmanepada. The root 'vac' often undergoes transformation to 'uc' in passive forms.

Root: vac (class 2)