योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-20

जगदादावनुत्पन्नं यच्चेदमनुभूयते ।
तत्संविद्व्योमकचनं स्वप्नस्त्रीसुरतं यथा ॥ २० ॥

jagadādāvanutpannaṃ yaccedamanubhūyate ,
tatsaṃvidvyomakacanaṃ svapnastrīsurataṃ yathā 20

20. jagat-ādau anutpannam yat ca idam anubhūyate tat
saṃvid-vyoma-kacanam svapna-strī-suratam yathā

20. yat ca idam jagat-ādau anutpannam anubhūyate,
tat svapna-strī-suratam yathā,
saṃvid-vyoma-kacanam

20. And whatever is experienced as this (world), even though it was not produced at the beginning of the world (jagat), that is merely a manifestation of consciousness (saṃvid) appearing as space (vyoma), just like sexual intercourse with a woman in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्-आदौ (jagat-ādau) - at the beginning of the world (jagat) (at the beginning of the world/universe)

• अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - not produced (unproduced, not arisen, not born)

• यत् (yat) - Whatever (is experienced) (which, whatever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, here)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is felt)

• तत् (tat) - that (experience) (that, it)

• संविद्-व्योम-कचनम् (saṁvid-vyoma-kacanam) - a manifestation of consciousness (saṃvid) appearing as space (vyoma) (manifestation of consciousness as space, manifestation of the space of consciousness)

• स्वप्न-स्त्री-सुरतम् (svapna-strī-suratam) - sexual intercourse with a woman in a dream

• यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्-आदौ (jagat-ādau) - at the beginning of the world (jagat) (at the beginning of the world/universe)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jagat-ādi

jagat-ādi - beginning of the world/universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+ādi)

• jagat – world, universe, that which moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root gam (to go), used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, first
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial of time.

अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - not produced (unproduced, not arisen, not born)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anutpanna

anutpanna - unproduced, not arisen, not born

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'utpanna' (ut- + pad + kta).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+utpanna)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• utpanna – produced, arisen, born
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud- + root 'pad' (to go, to fall) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' and 'idam'.

यत् (yat) - Whatever (is experienced) (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'idam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, here)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is felt)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anu-bhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

तत् (tat) - that (experience) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'yat idam anubhūyate'.

संविद्-व्योम-कचनम् (saṁvid-vyoma-kacanam) - a manifestation of consciousness (saṃvid) appearing as space (vyoma) (manifestation of consciousness as space, manifestation of the space of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvid-vyoma-kacana

saṁvid-vyoma-kacana - manifestation of consciousness as space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+vyoman+kacana)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  From sam- + root vid (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• kacana – manifestation, shining, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kac' (to shine, appear, manifest) + 'lyuṭ' suffix.
  Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

स्वप्न-स्त्री-सुरतम् (svapna-strī-suratam) - sexual intercourse with a woman in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-strī-surata

svapna-strī-surata - sexual intercourse with a woman in a dream, dream-erotic encounter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+strī+surata)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• surata – sexual pleasure, coition, dalliance
  noun (neuter)
  From su- + root ram (to enjoy)
  Prefix: su
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Used as a comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.