योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-5

असत्यमस्थैर्यवशात्सत्यं संप्रतिभासतः ।
यथा स्वप्नस्तथा चित्तं जगत्सदसदात्मकम् ॥ ५ ॥

asatyamasthairyavaśātsatyaṃ saṃpratibhāsataḥ ,
yathā svapnastathā cittaṃ jagatsadasadātmakam 5

5. asatyam asthairyavaśāt satyam sampratibhāsataḥ
yathā svapnaḥ tathā cittam jagat sadasadātmakam

5. jagat asthairyavaśāt asatyam sampratibhāsataḥ satyam
yathā svapnaḥ tathā cittam jagat sadasadātmakam

5. The world (jagat) is unreal due to its impermanence, yet real because of its immediate appearance. Just as a dream is, so too is the mind (citta); the world (jagat) is inherently of the nature of both existence and non-existence.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, non-existent

• अस्थैर्यवशात् (asthairyavaśāt) - due to impermanence, owing to instability

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent

• सम्प्रतिभासतः (sampratibhāsataḥ) - due to appearance, owing to manifestation, from shining forth

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• सदसदात्मकम् (sadasadātmakam) - of the nature of both existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being

Words meanings and morphology

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue, non-existent

Compound: a (negation) + satya (true)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implied 'it' (jagat/citta).

अस्थैर्यवशात् (asthairyavaśāt) - due to impermanence, owing to instability

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asthairyavaśa

asthairyavaśa - owing to instability/impermanence

Compound: asthairya (instability) + vaśa (power/control/cause)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asthairya+vaśa)

• asthairya – instability, impermanence, unsteadiness
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: a (negation) + sthairya (stability)
  Prefix: a
  Root: stha (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will; cause, reason (in compound)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Indicates the reason for unreality.

सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - real, true, existent, actuality

From sat 'being, existent'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implied 'it' (jagat/citta).

सम्प्रतिभासतः (sampratibhāsataḥ) - due to appearance, owing to manifestation, from shining forth

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sampratibhāsa

sampratibhāsa - appearance, manifestation, shining forth

From root bhās 'to shine' with prefixes sam and prati

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Indicates the reason for apparent reality.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a correlative pair with 'tathā'.

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, slumber

From root svap 'to sleep'

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Subject of comparison with 'citta'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second part of the comparison.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root cit 'to perceive, think'

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison to a dream.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, that which moves

Present Active Participle

From root gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the final clause.

सदसदात्मकम् (sadasadātmakam) - of the nature of both existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadasadātmaka

sadasadātmaka - of the nature of existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being

Compound: sat (existent) + asat (non-existent) + ātmaka (of the nature of).

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat+ātmaka)

• sat – existent, real, good, true
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negated)
  Compound: a (negation) + sat (existent)
  Prefix: a
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective
  Suffix -ātmaka from ātman

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.