योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-23

यथा शून्ये दृशः स्फारान्मुक्तावल्यादिदर्शनम् ।
यथा स्वप्ने भ्रमश्चैव तथा चित्तस्य संसृतिः ॥ २३ ॥

yathā śūnye dṛśaḥ sphārānmuktāvalyādidarśanam ,
yathā svapne bhramaścaiva tathā cittasya saṃsṛtiḥ 23

23. yathā śūnye dṛśaḥ sphārāt muktā avalyā ādi darśanam
yathā svapne bhramaḥ ca eva tathā cittasya saṃsṛtiḥ

23. yathā śūnye dṛśaḥ sphārāt muktā-āvalī-ādi-darśanam (bhavati),
yathā ca eva svapne bhramaḥ (bhavati),
tathā cittasya saṃsṛtiḥ (bhavati).

23. Just as in an empty space, the perception of a pearl necklace (muktāvalyādi-darśanam) and the like arises from a broadened vision, and just as there is illusion (bhrama) in a dream, so too is the transmigration (saṃsṛti) of the subconscious mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in a void, in an empty space, in emptiness

• दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - of vision, of sight, of the eye

• स्फारात् (sphārāt) - from expansion, from spreading

• मुक्ता (muktā) - pearl

• अवल्या (avalyā) - of a row, of a series, of a string

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, perception, appearance

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, wandering, illusion

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तथा (tathā) - so too, in the same way

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the subconscious mind, of the mind, of thought

• संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - transmigration, cycle of existence, flow

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

शून्ये (śūnye) - in a void, in an empty space, in emptiness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow; zero, space, emptiness

Note: Locative of place.

दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - of vision, of sight, of the eye

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - seeing, vision, sight, eye

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Possessive of 'sphārāt'.

स्फारात् (sphārāt) - from expansion, from spreading

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sphāra

sphāra - expansion, swelling, spreading, extended

From root sphṛ (to expand, swell)

Root: sphṛ (class 6)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

मुक्ता (muktā) - pearl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktā

muktā - pearl

Note: Part of the compound 'muktāvalyādi-darśanam'.

अवल्या (avalyā) - of a row, of a series, of a string

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of āvalī

āvalī - row, range, series, string, line

Note: Part of 'muktāvalyādi-darśanam'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, primary, first; et cetera, and so on

Note: Part of 'muktāvalyādi-darśanam'.

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, perception, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception, appearance, vision, philosophy

verbal noun

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first comparison clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second comparison.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Locative of place/state.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, wandering, illusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, illusion, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second comparison clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तथा (tathā) - so too, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the main statement following the comparison.

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the subconscious mind, of the mind, of thought

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - thought, mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

Past Passive Participle

From root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Possessive, related to 'saṃsṛtiḥ'.

संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - transmigration, cycle of existence, flow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, cycle of existence, wandering, flow, course

verbal noun

From sam + sṛ (to flow, run)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Main subject of the concluding comparison.

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