योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-11

तेन स्वप्नपुरे द्रष्टा यान्वेत्ति पुरवासिनः ।
नरानिति नरा एव क्षणात्तस्य भवन्ति ते ॥ ११ ॥

tena svapnapure draṣṭā yānvetti puravāsinaḥ ,
narāniti narā eva kṣaṇāttasya bhavanti te 11

11. tena svapnapure draṣṭā yān vetti puravāsinaḥ
narān iti narāḥ eva kṣaṇāt tasya bhavanti te

11. tena draṣṭā svapnapure yān puravāsinaḥ narān iti vetti,
te narāḥ eva kṣaṇāt tasya bhavanti.

11. The seer in a dream city perceives inhabitants whom he knows as men; these very men instantly become real for him.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him

• स्वप्नपुरे (svapnapure) - in the dream city, in the city of dreams

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, one who sees

• यान् (yān) - whom

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives

• पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - city-dwellers, inhabitants of a city

• नरान् (narān) - men

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• नराः (narāḥ) - men

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

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, in a moment

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वप्नपुरे (svapnapure) - in the dream city, in the city of dreams

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapnapura

svapnapura - dream city, city of dreams

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, one who sees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, spectator

agent noun

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यान् (yān) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

पुरवासिनः (puravāsinaḥ) - city-dwellers, inhabitants of a city

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puravāsin

puravāsin - city-dweller, inhabitant of a city

agent noun

Compound of pura (city) and vāsin (dweller)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+vāsin)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -in
  Root: vas (class 1)

नरान् (narān) - men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

नराः (narāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

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

(indeclinable)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, in a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it