योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-53

यथा समञ्जसं स्वप्ने स्वशिरःप्रविकर्तनम् ।
मिथ्यैवैवमियं प्रौढा भ्रान्तिराततरूपिणी ॥ ५३ ॥

yathā samañjasaṃ svapne svaśiraḥpravikartanam ,
mithyaivaivamiyaṃ prauḍhā bhrāntirātatarūpiṇī 53

53. yathā samañjasam svapne svaśiraḥpravikartanam
mithyā eva evam iyam prauḍhā bhrāntiḥ ātatarūpiṇī

53. yathā svapne svaśiraḥpravikartanam samañjasam (bhāti),
evam iyam prauḍhā ātatarūpiṇī bhrāntiḥ mithyā eva.

53. Just as the cutting off of one's own head seems real and proper in a dream, so too is this pervasive and profound delusion (bhrānti) utterly false.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• समञ्जसम् (samañjasam) - perceived as real or natural (within the dream context) (appropriate, fitting, proper, reasonable)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• स्वशिरःप्रविकर्तनम् (svaśiraḥpravikartanam) - the cutting off of one's own head

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, incorrectly, not real, untrue

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

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• प्रौढा (prauḍhā) - mature, mighty, strong, profound, fully developed

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, illusion, error, confusion, wandering

• आततरूपिणी (ātatarūpiṇī) - having an extended/vast/pervasive form

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

समञ्जसम् (samañjasam) - perceived as real or natural (within the dream context) (appropriate, fitting, proper, reasonable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samañjasa

samañjasa - appropriate, fitting, proper, reasonable, right, harmonious

Prefix: sam

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with svaśiraḥpravikartanam.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वशिरःप्रविकर्तनम् (svaśiraḥpravikartanam) - the cutting off of one's own head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaśiraḥpravikartana

svaśiraḥpravikartana - the cutting off of one's own head

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śiras+pravikartana)

• sva – one's own, personal
  adjective
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• pravikartana – cutting off, severance
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root 'kṛt' (to cut) with prefixes 'pra' and 'vi' and suffix '-ana'
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is perceived'.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, incorrectly, not real, untrue

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'is false'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word 'mithyā'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile to the main statement.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

pronominal stem for 'this'

Note: Refers to 'bhrāntiḥ'.

प्रौढा (prauḍhā) - mature, mighty, strong, profound, fully developed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prauḍha

prauḍha - mature, strong, mighty, fully developed, profound, pervasive

Past Passive Participle

from 'pra-vah' (to grow up) or 'pra-ūḍha' (developed)

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrāntiḥ'.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, illusion, error, confusion, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, illusion, error, confusion, wandering, mistake

verbal noun

from root 'bhram' (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आततरूपिणी (ātatarūpiṇī) - having an extended/vast/pervasive form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātatarūpiṇ

ātatarūpiṇ - having an extended/vast/pervasive form, having a great scope

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātata+rūpin)

• ātata – extended, vast, spread out, pervasive
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tan (class 8)
• rūpin – having a form, endowed with a particular form
  adjective
  from 'rūpa' (form) with suffix '-in'

Note: Agrees with 'bhrāntiḥ'.