योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-15

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वप्ने न पुरवास्तव्या वस्तुतः सत्यरूपिणः ।
प्रमाणमत्र शृणु मे प्रत्यक्षं नाम नेतरत् ॥ १५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svapne na puravāstavyā vastutaḥ satyarūpiṇaḥ ,
pramāṇamatra śṛṇu me pratyakṣaṃ nāma netarat 15

15. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca | svapne na
puravāstavyāḥ vastutaḥ satyarūpiṇaḥ
| pramāṇam atra śṛṇu me
pratyakṣam nāma na itarat || 15 ||

15. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca svapne puravāstavyāḥ vastutaḥ satyarūpiṇaḥ
na atra me pramāṇam śṛṇu pratyakṣam nāma na itarat

15. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The inhabitants of a city seen in a dream do not, in reality, possess a true form. Listen to my proof on this matter: it is direct perception (pratyakṣa) itself, and nothing else.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - revered, glorious, prosperous

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Name of a famous sage

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• न (na) - not, no

• पुरवास्तव्याः (puravāstavyāḥ) - residents of a city, townspeople

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly

• सत्यरूपिणः (satyarūpiṇaḥ) - possessing a true form, having a real nature

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, evidence, authority

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception (pratyakṣa) as a valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) (direct perception, evident, tangible)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, anything else

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - revered, glorious, prosperous

(indeclinable)

Note: Honorific particle.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Name of a famous sage

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun, name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुरवास्तव्याः (puravāstavyāḥ) - residents of a city, townspeople

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puravāstavya

puravāstavya - a city dweller, inhabitant of a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vāstavya)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāstavya – dwelling, residing; an inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with suffix -tavya.
  Root: vas (class 1)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to vastu (thing, reality).

सत्यरूपिणः (satyarūpiṇaḥ) - possessing a true form, having a real nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyarūpin

satyarūpin - having a true form, real by nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+rūpin)

• satya – true, real; truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
• rūpin – having a form, endowed with a figure; handsome
  adjective (masculine)
  From rūpa (form) + suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with puravāstavyāḥ.

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, evidence, authority

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - proof, evidence, authority; standard, measure

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice of root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception (pratyakṣa) as a valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) (direct perception, evident, tangible)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, before the eyes, direct perception

From prati (before) + akṣa (eye).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye; sense organ
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as a noun, 'direct perception itself'.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, anything else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different