योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-26

जीवो यद्बासनाबद्धस्तदेवान्तः प्रपश्यति ।
स्वरूपं चात्र दृष्टान्तो दीर्घस्वप्नस्त्विदं जगत् ॥ २६ ॥

jīvo yadbāsanābaddhastadevāntaḥ prapaśyati ,
svarūpaṃ cātra dṛṣṭānto dīrghasvapnastvidaṃ jagat 26

26. jīvaḥ yat vāsanābaddhaḥ tat eva antaḥ prapaśyati
svarūpam ca atra dṛṣṭāntaḥ dīrghasvapnaḥ tu idam jagat

26. jīvaḥ yat vāsanābaddhaḥ tat eva antaḥ prapaśyati
ca atra dṛṣṭāntaḥ tu idam jagat dīrghasvapnaḥ

26. The individual soul (jīva), bound by its latent impressions (vāsanā), perceives only that very thing within itself. And in this regard, the illustration is that this world is indeed like a long dream.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• यत् (yat) - (by which) (whatever, that which)

• वासनाबद्धः (vāsanābaddhaḥ) - bound by latent impressions, tied by desires

• तत् (tat) - (that thing by which it is bound) (that)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - (within itself) (within, inside)

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - clearly sees, perceives, beholds

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - its own form, true nature

• च (ca) - and

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, parable

• दीर्घस्वप्नः (dīrghasvapnaḥ) - a long dream

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• इदम् (idam) - (this world) (this)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

Words meanings and morphology

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; individual soul, living being (jīva)

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause

यत् (yat) - (by which) (whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'yad'; also can function adverbially or as a conjunction

वासनाबद्धः (vāsanābaddhaḥ) - bound by latent impressions, tied by desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsanābaddha

vāsanābaddha - bound by vāsanā (latent impressions)

Tatpurusha compound. baddha is Past Passive Participle.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+baddha)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle desire, mental trace (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• baddha – bound, tied, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - (that thing by which it is bound) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'tad'. Corresponds to yat.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अन्तः (antaḥ) - (within itself) (within, inside)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'antas' (s-stem noun)

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - clearly sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś (paś)

present active indicative

3rd person singular present active of root dṛś (class 1, paś- stem) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - its own form, true nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, identity

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

Locative form of demonstrative pronoun, used adverbially

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, parable

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, argument

Tatpurusha compound 'dṛṣṭa' + 'anta'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+anta)

• dṛṣṭa – seen
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the second clause

दीर्घस्वप्नः (dīrghasvapnaḥ) - a long dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasvapna

dīrghasvapna - a long dream

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+svapna)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative, equating the world to a long dream

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle

इदम् (idam) - (this world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'idam'

Note: Subject of the implied verb "is"

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves

present active participle of root gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)