योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-12

यद्द्रष्टुश्चित्स्वरूपं तत्स्वप्नाकाशान्तरस्थितम् ।
स्वप्नाकाशचित्ताभं हि नरानामेति भावितम् ॥ १२ ॥

yaddraṣṭuścitsvarūpaṃ tatsvapnākāśāntarasthitam ,
svapnākāśacittābhaṃ hi narānāmeti bhāvitam 12

12. yat draṣṭuḥ cit-svarūpam tat svapnākāśāntarasthitam
svapnākāśacittābham hi narānām eti bhāvitam

12. yat draṣṭuḥ cit-svarūpam tat svapnākāśāntarasthitam hi svapnākāśacittābham narānām eti bhāvitam.

12. That very nature of consciousness (cit) belonging to the seer, which is situated within the dream-space, indeed, by resembling the mind (citta) within that dream-space, is considered to manifest as men.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which

• द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the seer

• चित्-स्वरूपम् (cit-svarūpam) - the nature of consciousness, essential form of consciousness (cit)

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वप्नाकाशान्तरस्थितम् (svapnākāśāntarasthitam) - situated within the dream-space

• स्वप्नाकाशचित्ताभम् (svapnākāśacittābham) - resembling the mind (citta) within the dream-space

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नरानाम् (narānām) - of men

• एति (eti) - comes, goes, attains, becomes

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - considered, imagined, formed, brought into existence

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, spectator

agent noun

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चित्-स्वरूपम् (cit-svarūpam) - the nature of consciousness, essential form of consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-svarūpa

cit-svarūpa - nature of consciousness, essential form of consciousness (cit)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+svarūpa)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• svarūpa – own form, nature, essential character
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वप्नाकाशान्तरस्थितम् (svapnākāśāntarasthitam) - situated within the dream-space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnākāśāntarasthita

svapnākāśāntarasthita - situated within the dream-space

Past Passive Participle

Compound of svapna (dream) + ākāśa (space) + antara (inside) + sthita (situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+ākāśa+antara+sthita)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• antara – within, inside, intermediate
  indeclinable (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वप्नाकाशचित्ताभम् (svapnākāśacittābham) - resembling the mind (citta) within the dream-space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnākāśacittābha

svapnākāśacittābha - resembling the mind (citta) of the dream-space

Compound of svapna (dream) + ākāśa (space) + citta (mind) + ābha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+ākāśa+citta+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ābha – resembling, having the appearance of, luster
  adjective (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नरानाम् (narānām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

एति (eti) - comes, goes, attains, becomes

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - considered, imagined, formed, brought into existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - imagined, formed, brought into existence, produced, thought of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) in causative sense

Root: bhū (class 1)