योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-42

कृतवान्प्रागिदमहमिति बुद्धावुदेति हि ।
क्षणात्सत्यमसत्यं च दृष्टान्तः स्वप्नविभ्रमः ॥ ४२ ॥

kṛtavānprāgidamahamiti buddhāvudeti hi ,
kṣaṇātsatyamasatyaṃ ca dṛṣṭāntaḥ svapnavibhramaḥ 42

42. kṛtavān prāk idam aham iti buddhau udeti hi kṣaṇāt
satyam asatyam ca dṛṣṭāntaḥ svapnavibhramaḥ

42. hi,
prāk "idam aham kṛtavān" iti buddhau udeti.
kṣaṇāt satyam asatyam ca (bhavati),
svapnavibhramaḥ dṛṣṭāntaḥ (yathā).

42. Indeed (hi), the thought, 'I (aham) did (kṛtavān) this (idam) before (prāk),' arises (udeti) in the intellect (buddhau). In a moment (kṣaṇāt), both truth (satyam) and untruth (asatyam) become apparent, just like (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) the delusion (vibhramaḥ) of a dream (svapna).

Words meanings summery:

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, having done

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously, eastward

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct speech or thought)

• बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect, in the mind

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, shines

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, in a moment, instantaneously

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, falsehood, unreality

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, analogy

• स्वप्नविभ्रमः (svapnavibhramaḥ) - dream delusion, confusion of a dream

Words meanings and morphology

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, having done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, done

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -tavat.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously, eastward

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

Derived from root √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: √budh (class 1)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Root √i (to go) with upasarga 'ud' (upwards).

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, in a moment, instantaneously

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a short time

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real, honest

Derived from 'sat' (being, existence)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, falsehood, unreality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untruth, false, unreal

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'satya' (truth)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• satya – truth, true, real, honest
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, existence)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, analogy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, simile, analogy

स्वप्नविभ्रमः (svapnavibhramaḥ) - dream delusion, confusion of a dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnavibhrama

svapnavibhrama - dream delusion, illusion of a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+vibhrama)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √svap (class 2)
• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion, roaming about
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √bhram (class 1)

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