योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-18

स्वप्ने नगरवास्तव्याः सत्या न स्युरिमे यदि ।
तदिहापि तदाकारे न सत्यं मे मनागपि ॥ १८ ॥

svapne nagaravāstavyāḥ satyā na syurime yadi ,
tadihāpi tadākāre na satyaṃ me manāgapi 18

18. svapne nagaravāstavyāḥ satyāḥ na syuḥ ime yadi |
tad iha api tadākāre na satyam me manāk api || 18 ||

18. yadi svapne ime nagaravāstavyāḥ satyāḥ na syuḥ
tad iha api tadākāre me manāk api satyam na

18. If these inhabitants of a city in a dream are not truly real, then here (in this world) also, in this form, there is no reality for me, not even the slightest bit.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• नगरवास्तव्याः (nagaravāstavyāḥ) - residents of a city, townspeople

• सत्याः (satyāḥ) - real, true

• न (na) - not, no

• स्युः (syuḥ) - may be, should be, are

• इमे (ime) - these

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तद् (tad) - then, therefore

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तदाकारे (tadākāre) - in that form, in the form of that

• न (na) - not, no

• सत्यम् (satyam) - reality, truth

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, in the least

• अपि (api) - also, even

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

नगरवास्तव्याः (nagaravāstavyāḥ) - residents of a city, townspeople

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagaravāstavya

nagaravāstavya - a city dweller, inhabitant of a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+vāstavya)

• nagara – 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)

सत्याः (satyāḥ) - real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satya

satya - true, real

Note: Agrees with nagaravāstavyāḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्युः (syuḥ) - may be, should be, are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person plural, active voice of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idas

idas - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'nagaravāstavyāḥ'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

तद् (tad) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तदाकारे (tadākāre) - in that form, in the form of that

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tadākāra

tadākāra - having that form, in that shape

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+ākāra)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the form of the perceived universe, which is like a dream.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - reality, truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality; true, real

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, in the least

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)