योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-50

यथा स्वप्नस्तथा जाग्रदिदं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ।
स्वप्ने पुरमसद्भाति सर्गादौ भात्यसज्जगत् ॥ ५० ॥

yathā svapnastathā jāgradidaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ,
svapne puramasadbhāti sargādau bhātyasajjagat 50

50. yathā svapnaḥ tathā jāgrat idam na asti atra saṃśayaḥ
svapne puram asat bhāti sargādau bhāti asat jagat

50. atra saṃśayaḥ na asti yathā svapnaḥ tathā jāgrat idam
svapne puram asat bhāti sargādau asat jagat bhāti

50. Just as a dream, so is the waking state; there is no doubt about this. In a dream, a city appears unreal, and at the beginning of creation, the unreal world (jagat) appears.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state, being awake

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fort

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, slumber

Derived from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state, being awake

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful; the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake, be awake)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to the waking state.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Derived from root śī (to lie) with prefixes sam- and śaya-

Prefixes: sam+śi

Root: śi (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, slumber

Derived from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold, body

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad

Present Active Participle with negative prefix a-

Derived from root as (to be) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existing, real, good, true
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as an adjective.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj (to create, emit)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first part
  noun (masculine)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad

Present Active Participle with negative prefix a-

Derived from root as (to be) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existing, real, good, true
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as an adjective.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'world'.

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