योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-47

जगद्दीर्घमहास्वप्नः सोऽयमन्तः समुत्थितः ।
स्वप्नात्स्वप्नान्तरं यान्ति काश्चिद्भूतपरम्पराः ॥ ४७ ॥

jagaddīrghamahāsvapnaḥ so'yamantaḥ samutthitaḥ ,
svapnātsvapnāntaraṃ yānti kāścidbhūtaparamparāḥ 47

47. jagat dīrgha-mahā-svapnaḥ saḥ ayam antaḥ samutthitaḥ
svapnāt svapna-antaram yānti kāścit bhūta-paramparāḥ

47. ayam jagat dīrghamahāsvapnaḥ antaḥ samutthitaḥ.
kāścit bhūtaparampārāḥ svapnāt svapnāntaram yānti.

47. This world is merely a long, great dream, which has arisen from within. Some successions of beings pass from one dream to another dream.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving

• दीर्घ-महा-स्वप्नः (dīrgha-mahā-svapnaḥ) - a long great dream

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - arisen, sprung forth, appeared

• स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

• स्वप्न-अन्तरम् (svapna-antaram) - to another dream

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

• भूत-परम्पराः (bhūta-paramparāḥ) - successions of beings, streams of entities

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

from root 'gam' with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

दीर्घ-महा-स्वप्नः (dīrgha-mahā-svapnaḥ) - a long great dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghamahāsvapna

dīrghamahāsvapna - a long, great dream

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+mahā+svapna)

• dīrgha – long, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'svap'
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'jagat' (implied 'is').

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Used emphatically with 'saḥ'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - arisen, sprung forth, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutthita

samutthita - arisen, sprung up, appeared, elevated

Past Passive Participle

from root 'sthā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dīrgha-mahā-svapnaḥ'.

स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

from root 'svap'

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Expresses movement 'from' a dream.

स्वप्न-अन्तरम् (svapna-antaram) - to another dream

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnāntara

svapnāntara - another dream, a different dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+antara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• antara – other, different, interval, within
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Expresses movement 'to' another dream.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, certain

Note: Refers to 'bhūta-paramparāḥ'.

भूत-परम्पराः (bhūta-paramparāḥ) - successions of beings, streams of entities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūtaparampārā

bhūtaparampārā - a series of beings, a succession of elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+paramparā)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition, lineage
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'yānti'.