योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-14

गृह एव यथा स्वप्ने नगरं भाति भासुरम् ।
तथैतदसदेवान्तश्चिद्धातौ भाति भास्वरम् ॥ १४ ॥

gṛha eva yathā svapne nagaraṃ bhāti bhāsuram ,
tathaitadasadevāntaściddhātau bhāti bhāsvaram 14

14. gṛhe eva yathā svapne nagaram bhāti bhāsuram tathā
etat asat eva antaḥ ciddhātāu bhāti bhāsvaram

14. yathā gṛhe eva svapne bhāsuram nagaram bhāti tathā
etat asat eva antaḥ ciddhātāu bhāti bhāsvaram

14. Just as a shining city appears in a dream, even within one's own house, similarly this (world), though indeed unreal (asat), appears brilliantly within the essence of consciousness (ciddhātu).

Words meanings summery:

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

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

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - shining, splendid, brilliant

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• चिद्धाताउ (ciddhātāu) - in the element of consciousness, in the essence of consciousness

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, radiant

Words meanings and morphology

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

Root: gṛh (class 9)

Note: Refers to one's own house implicitly.

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'tathā'.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Tense

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'nagaram'.

भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - shining, splendid, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, splendid, brilliant

derived from root bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nagaram'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

a (negative prefix) + sat (being, existing, Present Active Participle of as)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used to mean 'within' or 'internally'.

चिद्धाताउ (ciddhātāu) - in the element of consciousness, in the essence of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ciddhātu

ciddhātu - element/essence of consciousness, pure consciousness

cit + dhātu

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, essence, root
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality of consciousness.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Tense

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'etat'.

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, brilliant, radiant

derived from root bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.