योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-20

स्वप्नोपलम्भं सर्गाख्यं स सर्वोऽनुभवन्स्थितः ।
चिरमावृत्तदेहात्मा भूचक्रभ्रमणं यथा ॥ २० ॥

svapnopalambhaṃ sargākhyaṃ sa sarvo'nubhavansthitaḥ ,
ciramāvṛttadehātmā bhūcakrabhramaṇaṃ yathā 20

20. saḥ sarvaḥ ciram āvṛttadehātmā svapnopalambham
sargākhyam anubhavan sthitaḥ yathā bhūcakrabhramaṇam

20. saḥ sarvaḥ āvṛttadehātmā ciram sargākhyam svapnopalambham anubhavan sthitaḥ,
yathā bhūcakrabhramaṇam.

20. That entire individual, whose body and self (ātman) are enveloped [by illusion], remains for a long time experiencing what is called creation (sarga) as merely a perception in a dream, just as the earth (bhūcakra) keeps revolving.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that individual (referring to the deluded person) (he, that one)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - entire (individual) (all, every, entire, whole)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, for ever, long)

• आवृत्तदेहात्मा (āvṛttadehātmā) - whose body and self (ātman) are enveloped (by illusion) (whose body and self are covered/enveloped)

• स्वप्नोपलम्भम् (svapnopalambham) - perception in a dream (the perception of a dream, dream experience)

• सर्गाख्यम् (sargākhyam) - what is called creation (sarga) (named creation, called creation)

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing (experiencing, perceiving, undergoing)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remains (in that state) (stands, remains, situated, existing)

• भूचक्रभ्रमणम् (bhūcakrabhramaṇam) - the earth (bhūcakra) keeps revolving (the revolution of the earth's disk/sphere)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that individual (referring to the deluded person) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - entire (individual) (all, every, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

Pronominal adjective

Note: Used here for emphasis.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, for ever, long)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

Note: Temporal adverb.

आवृत्तदेहात्मा (āvṛttadehātmā) - whose body and self (ātman) are enveloped (by illusion) (whose body and self are covered/enveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛttadehātman

āvṛttadehātman - one whose body and self are covered/enveloped

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āvṛtta+deha+ātman)

• āvṛtta – covered, veiled, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-vṛ (to cover, veil)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes saḥ.

स्वप्नोपलम्भम् (svapnopalambham) - perception in a dream (the perception of a dream, dream experience)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapnopalambha

svapnopalambha - perception of a dream, dream experience

Compound svapna + upalambha

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svapna+upalambha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• upalambha – perception, apprehension, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From upa-labh (to perceive, obtain)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: labh (class 1)

सर्गाख्यम् (sargākhyam) - what is called creation (sarga) (named creation, called creation)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sargākhya

sargākhya - named creation, called creation

Compound sarga + ākhya (named)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarga+ākhya)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ākhya – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root ā-khyā (to tell, name)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Also agrees with svapnopalambham.

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing (experiencing, perceiving, undergoing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing, perceiving, undergoing

Present Active Participle

From anu-bhū (to experience, perceive)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes the action of saḥ.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remains (in that state) (stands, remains, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main predicate here.

भूचक्रभ्रमणम् (bhūcakrabhramaṇam) - the earth (bhūcakra) keeps revolving (the revolution of the earth's disk/sphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūcakrabhramaṇa

bhūcakrabhramaṇa - revolution of the earth's disk, rotation of the earth

Compound bhūcakra + bhramaṇa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūcakra+bhramaṇa)

• bhūcakra – earth's disk, terrestrial sphere
  noun (neuter)
• bhramaṇa – revolving, wandering, spinning, rotation
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhram (to wander, revolve)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with yathā.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.