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.

18. אם תושבי העיר שבחלום אינם אמתיים, הרי שגם פה, בצורה הזו, אין שום שמץ של ממשות.

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)

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