योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-51

न चार्थो भवितुं शक्यः सत्यत्वे स्वप्नतोदितः ।
संविदो नित्यसत्यत्वं स्वप्नार्थानामसत्यता ॥ ५१ ॥

na cārtho bhavituṃ śakyaḥ satyatve svapnatoditaḥ ,
saṃvido nityasatyatvaṃ svapnārthānāmasatyatā 51

51. na ca arthaḥ bhavitum śakyaḥ satyatve svapnataḥ uditaḥ
saṃvidaḥ nitya-satyatvam svapna-arthānām asatyatā

51. svapnataḥ uditaḥ arthaḥ satyatve bhavitum na ca śakyaḥ
saṃvidaḥ nitya-satyatvam svapna-arthānām asatyatā

51. An object that arises from a dream cannot be truly real. The eternal reality belongs to consciousness (saṃvid) itself, while unreality belongs to the objects of dreams.

51. דבר העולה מתוך חלום אינו יכול להיות אמיתי. תודעת התפיסה היא אמת נצחית, בעוד שאובייקטי החלום הם חסרי אמת.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, purpose, meaning, thing

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able to be done

• सत्यत्वे (satyatve) - in truth, in reality, regarding reality

• स्वप्नतः (svapnataḥ) - from a dream, in a dream

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

• नित्य-सत्यत्वम् (nitya-satyatvam) - eternal reality, constant truth

• स्वप्न-अर्थानाम् (svapna-arthānām) - of dream-objects, of things in dreams

• असत्यता (asatyatā) - unreality, falsehood, non-existence

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, purpose, meaning, thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, thing, wealth

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done, capable

Gerundive

Derived from root 'śak' with '-ya' suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

सत्यत्वे (satyatve) - in truth, in reality, regarding reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satyatva

satyatva - reality, truth, genuineness, existence as real

Derived from 'satya' (true) with '-tva' suffix (abstract noun)

स्वप्नतः (svapnataḥ) - from a dream, in a dream

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix '-taḥ' applied to 'svapna'

Root: svap (class 2)

उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'i' with upasarga 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence

From root 'vid' with upasarga 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

नित्य-सत्यत्वम् (nitya-satyatvam) - eternal reality, constant truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya-satyatva

nitya-satyatva - eternal reality, constant truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+satyatva)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• satyatva – reality, truth, genuineness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'satya' (true) with '-tva' suffix

स्वप्न-अर्थानाम् (svapna-arthānām) - of dream-objects, of things in dreams

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svapna-artha

svapna-artha - dream-object, meaning in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+artha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, thing
  noun (masculine)

असत्यता (asatyatā) - unreality, falsehood, non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatyatā

asatyatā - unreality, falsehood, non-existence, untruth

Derived from 'asatya' (unreal) with '-tā' suffix (abstract noun)

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