योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-50

एतज्जालमसद्रूपं चिद्भानोः समुपस्थितम् ।
यथा स्वप्नमुहूर्तेऽन्तः संवत्सरशतभ्रमः ॥ ५० ॥

etajjālamasadrūpaṃ cidbhānoḥ samupasthitam ,
yathā svapnamuhūrte'ntaḥ saṃvatsaraśatabhramaḥ 50

50. etat jālam asadrūpam citbhānoḥ samupasthitam
yathā svapnamuhūrte antaḥ saṃvatsaraśatabhramaḥ

50. etat asadrūpam jālam citbhānoḥ samupasthitam yathā
svapnamuhūrte antaḥ saṃvatsaraśatabhramaḥ (bhavati)

50. This illusory net (jāla) of unreal forms has arisen from the light of consciousness (cit), just as within a moment of dreaming, one experiences the illusion of a hundred years.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• जालम् (jālam) - illusory net (net, web, illusion, snare)

• असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - unreal in form (unreal in form, having an unreal nature)

• चित्भानोः (citbhānoḥ) - from the light of consciousness (cit) (from the light of consciousness, from the sun of consciousness)

• समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - has arisen/appeared (arisen, appeared, come near)

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

• स्वप्नमुहूर्ते (svapnamuhūrte) - within a moment of dreaming (in a dream-moment, at the time of a dream)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, within, internally)

• संवत्सरशतभ्रमः (saṁvatsaraśatabhramaḥ) - the illusion of a hundred years (illusion of a hundred years)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

जालम् (jālam) - illusory net (net, web, illusion, snare)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, web, snare, illusion

Note: Subject of the sentence.

असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - unreal in form (unreal in form, having an unreal nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asadrūpa

asadrūpa - having an unreal form, unreal in nature, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat+rūpa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – real, existent, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with jālam.

चित्भानोः (citbhānoḥ) - from the light of consciousness (cit) (from the light of consciousness, from the sun of consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citbhānu

citbhānu - light/sun of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+bhānu)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhānu – light, ray, sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: Source from which the 'net' arises.

समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - has arisen/appeared (arisen, appeared, come near)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samupasthita

samupasthita - approached, appeared, stood near, present

Past Passive Participle

From sam + upa + sthā (to stand)

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Participle used as a finite verb.

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

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नमुहूर्ते (svapnamuhūrte) - within a moment of dreaming (in a dream-moment, at the time of a dream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnamuhūrta

svapnamuhūrta - moment of a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+muhūrta)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• muhūrta – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, within, internally)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb.

Note: Adverb.

संवत्सरशतभ्रमः (saṁvatsaraśatabhramaḥ) - the illusion of a hundred years (illusion of a hundred years)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvatsaraśatabhrama

saṁvatsaraśatabhrama - illusion of a hundred years, delusion of a century

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvatsara+śata+bhrama)

• saṃvatsara – year
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• bhrama – illusion, delusion, wandering, error
  noun (masculine)
  From bhram (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject in the simile.