योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-21

श्रीराम उवाच ।
स्वप्नद्रष्टरि निर्निद्रे तद्द्रष्टुः स्वप्नपत्तनम् ।
सद्रूपत्वात्तथैवास्ते ममेति भगवन्मतिः ॥ २१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
svapnadraṣṭari nirnidre taddraṣṭuḥ svapnapattanam ,
sadrūpatvāttathaivāste mameti bhagavanmatiḥ 21

21. śrī-rāma uvāca | svapna-draṣṭari
nir-nidre tat-draṣṭuḥ
svapna-pattanam | sat-rūpatvāt tathā
eva āste mama iti bhagavan matiḥ ||

21. śrī-rāma uvāca: bhagavan,
svapna-draṣṭari nir-nidre api tat-draṣṭuḥ svapna-pattanam sat-rūpatvāt tathā eva āste,
iti mama matiḥ

21. Shri Rama said: 'O Lord, my understanding is this: even when the dream-seer is awake, that seer's dream-city nonetheless exists just as it did, due to its inherent reality.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• स्वप्न-द्रष्टरि (svapna-draṣṭari) - in the dream-seer, regarding the dream-seer

• निर्-निद्रे (nir-nidre) - when the dream-seer is awake (in the sleepless (state), in the awake (state))

• तत्-द्रष्टुः (tat-draṣṭuḥ) - of that seer

• स्वप्न-पत्तनम् (svapna-pattanam) - the dream-city

• सत्-रूपत्वात् (sat-rūpatvāt) - due to being real in nature, due to having a real form

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, just so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, is

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Vashistha (O Lord, O venerable one)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-rāma

śrī-rāma - Lord Rama, an epithet for Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्न-द्रष्टरि (svapna-draṣṭari) - in the dream-seer, regarding the dream-seer

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna-draṣṭṛ

svapna-draṣṭṛ - dream-seer, one who sees a dream

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+draṣṭṛ)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• draṣṭṛ – seer, observer, perceiver
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

निर्-निद्रे (nir-nidre) - when the dream-seer is awake (in the sleepless (state), in the awake (state))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nir-nidra

nir-nidra - sleepless, awake, without sleep

Negative prefix 'nir-' applied to 'nidra'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+nidra)

• nis – out, forth, without (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• nidra – sleep
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nid (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svapna-draṣṭari'.

तत्-द्रष्टुः (tat-draṣṭuḥ) - of that seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad-draṣṭṛ

tad-draṣṭṛ - that seer, the seer of that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+draṣṭṛ)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• draṣṭṛ – seer, observer, perceiver
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers back to the 'svapna-draṣṭari'.

स्वप्न-पत्तनम् (svapna-pattanam) - the dream-city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-pattana

svapna-pattana - dream-city, city seen in a dream

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+pattana)

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

Note: Subject of the verb 'āste'.

सत्-रूपत्वात् (sat-rūpatvāt) - due to being real in nature, due to having a real form

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sat-rūpatva

sat-rūpatva - the state of having a real form, real nature

Derived from 'sat-rūpa' with suffix '-tva'

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+rūpa)

• sat – existent, real, good, true
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, just so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Intransitive verb.

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Modifies 'matiḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the statement to 'my opinion'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Vashistha (O Lord, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine; a title for deities or revered persons

Note: Used as a respectful address.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, intelligence, understanding

Derived from root 'man'

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate of the sentence formed by the preceding 'iti' clause.