योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-27

प्रत्येकमुदितो राम नूनं संसृतिखण्डकः ।
रात्रौ सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत्स्वात्मनि स्फुटः ॥ २७ ॥

pratyekamudito rāma nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ ,
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavatsvātmani sphuṭaḥ 27

27. pratyekam uditaḥ rāma nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ

27. rāma pratyekam uditaḥ nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ

27. O Rāma, each individual manifestation is truly a segment of the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). It is vividly manifest within one's own self (ātman), just like a network of dreams experienced by people and soldiers at night.

27. רָאמָה, כל קטע של סבך הקיום התופעתי עולה בבירור בתוך עצמו, בדומה לרשת החלומות החולפים בלילה על פני חיילי צבא.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually, severally

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, spoken

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• नूनं (nūnaṁ) - truly, indeed, certainly

• संसृतिखण्डकः (saṁsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ) - a fragment/segment of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत् (sainyanarasvapnajālavat) - like a network of dreams of soldiers and people

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman), within oneself

• स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, evident, distinct

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually, severally

(indeclinable)

From prati + eka.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+eka)

• prati – towards, against, each
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective

Note: Used adverbially.

उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - arisen, manifested, spoken, uttered, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root `vad` (to speak) or `īr` (to move/arise) with upasarga `ud`.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, 'each one'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Name of a celebrated legendary prince, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu

Root: ram (class 1)

नूनं (nūnaṁ) - truly, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

संसृतिखण्डकः (saṁsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ) - a fragment/segment of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsṛtikhaṇḍaka

saṁsṛtikhaṇḍaka - a fragment of saṃsāra, a part of the cycle of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsṛti+khaṇḍaka)

• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, flowing together
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + sṛ (to flow)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• khaṇḍaka – a piece, fragment, part, section
  noun (masculine)
  From root khaṇḍ (to break)
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Predicate noun.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Adverbial locative of time.

सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत् (sainyanarasvapnajālavat) - like a network of dreams of soldiers and people

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `sainyanarasvapnajāla` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sainya+nara+svapna+jāla+vat)

• sainya – army, soldier
  noun (neuter)
  From senā (army)
• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• jāla – net, network, collection
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

Note: Simile comparing the individual fragments of saṃsāra to dreams.

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman), within oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self (ātman), individual soul

Compound of `sva` (own) and `ātman` (self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind
  noun (masculine)
  From root at (to breathe)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Refers to the internal locus of manifestation.

स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, evident, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - manifest, clear, evident, distinct, burst open

Past Passive Participle

From root `sphuṭ` (to burst, open, expand).

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject (`saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ`).

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