योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-78

मनोदृश्यमयं दोषं तनोतीमं क्षयात्मकम् ।
असदेव सदाकारं स्वप्नः स्वप्नान्तरं यथा ॥ ७८ ॥

manodṛśyamayaṃ doṣaṃ tanotīmaṃ kṣayātmakam ,
asadeva sadākāraṃ svapnaḥ svapnāntaraṃ yathā 78

78. manaḥ dṛśyamayam doṣam tanoti imam kṣayātmakam
asat eva satākāram svapnaḥ svapnāntaram yathā

78. manaḥ imaṃ dṛśyamayam kṣayātmakam doṣam tanoti.
asat eva satākāram (bhāti),
yathā svapnaḥ (bhāti) svapnāntaram.

78. The mind extends this perishable defect (doṣa) which consists of perceived objects. Indeed, it is unreal, yet it appears to have a real form, just as a dream (can lead to) another dream.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• दृश्यमयम् (dṛśyamayam) - consisting of perceived objects (consisting of visible objects, of the nature of the seen)

• दोषम् (doṣam) - defect, illusion (fault, defect, error, illusion)

• तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads forth (spreads, extends, produces, performs)

• इमम् (imam) - this (defect) (this)

• क्षयात्मकम् (kṣayātmakam) - perishable (perishable, of a decaying nature, destructive)

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

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

• सताकारम् (satākāram) - appearing to have a real form (having the appearance of reality, having a real form)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (a dream, sleep)

• स्वप्नान्तरम् (svapnāntaram) - another dream (another dream, an internal dream)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, sense organ

Root: man (class 4)

दृश्यमयम् (dṛśyamayam) - consisting of perceived objects (consisting of visible objects, of the nature of the seen)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśyamaya

dṛśyamaya - consisting of the seen, of the nature of visible objects

Derived from dṛśya + maya (suffix for 'consisting of')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+maya)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (neuter)
  Taddhita suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Agrees with 'doṣam'.

दोषम् (doṣam) - defect, illusion (fault, defect, error, illusion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, vice, illusion

Root: duṣ (class 4)

तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads forth (spreads, extends, produces, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of tan

Third person singular present active indicative

Root: tan (class 8)

इमम् (imam) - this (defect) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, here, now

Note: Agrees with 'doṣam'.

क्षयात्मकम् (kṣayātmakam) - perishable (perishable, of a decaying nature, destructive)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣayātmaka

kṣayātmaka - perishable, of a decaying nature, destructive

Derived from kṣaya + ātmaka (suffix for 'consisting of' or 'whose nature is')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaya+ātmaka)

• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, waste
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to decay, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of
  suffix (masculine)
  Taddhita suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'whose nature is'.
  Root: ātman

Note: Agrees with 'doṣam'.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be) with negative prefix a

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

सताकारम् (satākāram) - appearing to have a real form (having the appearance of reality, having a real form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satākāra

satākāra - having the appearance of reality, having a real form

Derived from sat + ākāra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+ākāra)

• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'it' (the mind's manifestation). Can also be accusative singular neuter.

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - a dream (a dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Derived from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वप्नान्तरम् (svapnāntaram) - another dream (another dream, an internal dream)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnāntara

svapnāntara - another dream, a different dream, an internal dream

Derived from svapna + antara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+antara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• antara – other, different, internal, interval
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)