योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-5

स्वप्नेन्द्रजालपुरवत्संकथेहापुराद्रिवत् ।
संकल्पवदसत्यैव भाति सर्गानुभूतिभूः ॥ ५ ॥

svapnendrajālapuravatsaṃkathehāpurādrivat ,
saṃkalpavadasatyaiva bhāti sargānubhūtibhūḥ 5

5. svapnendrajālapuravat saṃkathā iha purā adrivat
saṃkalpavat asatyā eva bhāti sargānubhūtibhūḥ

5. sargānubhūtibhūḥ svapnendrajālapuravat saṃkathā
iha purā adrivat saṃkalpavat asatyā eva bhāti

5. The world (sarga) experienced as the ground of existence (anubhūti-bhū) appears to be unreal, just like a city in a dream or a magic show, or like a tale, or a past mountain, or merely a mental construct.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नेन्द्रजालपुरवत् (svapnendrajālapuravat) - like a city of dreams and illusions

• संकथा (saṁkathā) - story, tale, conversation

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• अद्रिवत् (adrivat) - like a mountain

• संकल्पवत् (saṁkalpavat) - like a mental construct, like a resolve

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• सर्गानुभूतिभूः (sargānubhūtibhūḥ) - the ground/basis of the experience of creation

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नेन्द्रजालपुरवत् (svapnendrajālapuravat) - like a city of dreams and illusions

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in the indeclinable suffix '-vat'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapnendrajāla+pura+vat)

• svapnendrajāla – dream-illusion, magic of dreams
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'svapna' and 'indrajāla'
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix for forming comparative adverbs

संकथा (saṁkathā) - story, tale, conversation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkathā

saṁkathā - story, tale, conversation

Prefix: sam

Root: kath (class 10)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

अद्रिवत् (adrivat) - like a mountain

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'adri' with '-vat' suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+vat)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix for forming comparative adverbs

संकल्पवत् (saṁkalpavat) - like a mental construct, like a resolve

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'saṃkalpa' with '-vat' suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+vat)

• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vat – like, similar to, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix for forming comparative adverbs

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'satya' (true)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūḥ' (implied by 'sargānubhūtibhūḥ')

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

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

present active

Root verb, class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्गानुभूतिभूः (sargānubhūtibhūḥ) - the ground/basis of the experience of creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sargānubhūtibhū

sargānubhūtibhū - the ground/basis of the experience of creation

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+anubhūti+bhū)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• anubhūti – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, existence, basis
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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