योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-23

यथा च मृत्वा जातोऽहं तरुणो यौवनस्थितः ।
यातोऽस्मि योजनशतं स्वप्न इत्यनुभूयते ॥ २३ ॥

yathā ca mṛtvā jāto'haṃ taruṇo yauvanasthitaḥ ,
yāto'smi yojanaśataṃ svapna ityanubhūyate 23

23. yathā ca mṛtvā jātaḥ aham taruṇaḥ yauvanasthitaḥ
yātaḥ asmi yojanaśatam svapnaḥ iti anubhūyate

23. yathā ca aham mṛtvā jātaḥ taruṇaḥ yauvanasthitaḥ yojanaśatam yātaḥ asmi,
svapnaḥ iti anubhūyate.

23. Just as I experienced dying and being reborn as a youth in my prime, and traveled a hundred yojanas (yojana) – all this is perceived as if in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृत्वा (mṛtvā) - having died

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, become

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful person

• यौवनस्थितः (yauvanasthitaḥ) - situated in youth, in the prime of youth

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, traveled, passed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (leagues)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

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

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृत्वा (mṛtvā) - having died

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root 'mṛ' (to die) with the suffix 'tvā'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, happened, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born, to produce) with the suffix 'ta'.

Root: jan (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful, fresh, new

यौवनस्थितः (yauvanasthitaḥ) - situated in youth, in the prime of youth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yauvanasthita

yauvanasthita - situated in youth, standing in youth, in the prime of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yauvana+sthita)

• yauvana – youth, youthfulness
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – stood, situated, existing, remaining
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the suffix 'ta'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, traveled, passed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, traveled, moved, passed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yā' (to go) with the suffix 'ta'.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice (laṭ lakara).

Root: as (class 2)

योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (leagues)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yojanaśata

yojanaśata - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (yojana+śata)

• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles), joining, fitting, union
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Denotes the extent of travel.

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, delusion, illusion

Root: svap (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Root: i

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice (laṭ lakara). Root 'bhū' (to be, become) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)