योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-57

स्वप्नात्स्वप्नान्तरं तत्र तथा पश्यन्पुनःपुनः ।
मिथ्या वटेषु लुठति शिलेव शिखरच्युता ॥ ५७ ॥

svapnātsvapnāntaraṃ tatra tathā paśyanpunaḥpunaḥ ,
mithyā vaṭeṣu luṭhati śileva śikharacyutā 57

57. svapnāt svapna-antaram tatra tathā paśyan punaḥ
punaḥ mithyā vaṭeṣu luṭhati śilā iva śikhara-cyutā

57. (saḥ) tatra svapnāt svapna-antaram punaḥ punaḥ tathā paśyan,
śikhara-cyutā śilā iva,
mithyā vaṭeṣu luṭhati.

57. Just as a rock, dislodged from a peak, rolls aimlessly among banyan trees, so too does one, repeatedly experiencing one dream after another in that state, tumble about fruitlessly.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream (from a dream, from sleep)

• स्वप्न-अन्तरम् (svapna-antaram) - another dream (another dream, an interval of sleep)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that state (there, in that place, in that case)

• तथा (tathā) - in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - perceiving, experiencing (seeing, looking, perceiving)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - fruitlessly, in vain (falsely, wrongly, in vain, illusion)

• वटेषु (vaṭeṣu) - among banyan trees (among banyan trees, in banyan trees)

• लुठति (luṭhati) - tumbles about, rolls (rolls, wallows, tumbles)

• शिला (śilā) - a rock (a rock, a stone)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

• शिखर-च्युता (śikhara-cyutā) - dislodged from a peak (fallen from a peak, dislodged from a summit)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream (from a dream, from sleep)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वप्न-अन्तरम् (svapna-antaram) - another dream (another dream, an interval of sleep)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapna-antara

svapna-antara - another dream, interval between dreams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+antara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: svap
• antara – interval, another, inner
  noun/adjective (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - in that state (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that) + locative suffix tra

तथा (tathā) - in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - perceiving, experiencing (seeing, looking, perceiving)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, perceiving

present active participle

derived from root dṛś (to see), with paśya stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The implied subject 'one' is performing the action of seeing.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - fruitlessly, in vain (falsely, wrongly, in vain, illusion)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying luṭhati.

वटेषु (vaṭeṣu) - among banyan trees (among banyan trees, in banyan trees)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vaṭa

vaṭa - banyan tree, Ficus indica

लुठति (luṭhati) - tumbles about, rolls (rolls, wallows, tumbles)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of luṭh

Root: luṭh (class 6)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' (from paśyan) or 'the rock' in the simile.

शिला (śilā) - a rock (a rock, a stone)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - a rock, a stone, slab

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

शिखर-च्युता (śikhara-cyutā) - dislodged from a peak (fallen from a peak, dislodged from a summit)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhara-cyuta

śikhara-cyuta - fallen from a peak

formed from śikhara (peak) and cyuta (fallen, PPP of cyu to fall)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śikhara+cyuta)

• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• cyuta – fallen, dislodged, dropped
  participle (adjective) (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cyu (to fall, move) with suffix kta.
  Root: cyu

Note: Describes śilā.