योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-10

जाग्रत्त्वे क्षणदृष्टः स्यात्स्वप्नः कालान्तरे स्थितः ।
तज्जाग्रत्स्वप्नतामेति स्वप्नो जाग्रत्त्वमृच्छति ॥ १० ॥

jāgrattve kṣaṇadṛṣṭaḥ syātsvapnaḥ kālāntare sthitaḥ ,
tajjāgratsvapnatāmeti svapno jāgrattvamṛcchati 10

10. jāgrattve kṣaṇadṛṣṭaḥ syāt svapnaḥ kālāntare sthitaḥ
tat jāgrat svapnatām eti svapnaḥ jāgrattvaṃ ṛcchati

10. In the waking state (jāgrat), a dream (svapna) may be seen for a moment, yet it is situated in a different time. Hence, the waking state itself attains the nature of a dream, and a dream achieves the nature of the waking state.

10. בתוך מצב הערות, מה שנראה לרגע קט עשוי להיחשב כחלום, ואילו כשהחלום נמשך לאורך זמן, הרי שהערות מקבלת איכות של חלום והחלום מקבל איכות של ערות.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रत्त्वे (jāgrattve) - in the waking state/condition

• क्षणदृष्टः (kṣaṇadṛṣṭaḥ) - seen for a moment, momentarily perceived

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The dream state. (dream, sleep)

• कालान्तरे (kālāntare) - in another time, at a different time

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - The waking state. (waking, awake)

• स्वप्नताम् (svapnatām) - dream-ness, the nature of a dream

• एति (eti) - goes, obtains, attains

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The dream state. (dream, sleep)

• जाग्रत्त्वं (jāgrattvaṁ) - waking-ness, the nature of waking

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, goes to, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रत्त्वे (jāgrattve) - in the waking state/condition

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāgrattva

jāgrattva - waking state, wakefulness

Noun formed from `jāgrat` (waking) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāgrat+tva)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `jāgṛ`
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• tva – ness, hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix

क्षणदृष्टः (kṣaṇadṛṣṭaḥ) - seen for a moment, momentarily perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇadṛṣṭa

kṣaṇadṛṣṭa - seen for a moment, momentarily seen

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `kṣaṇa` (moment) and `dṛṣṭa` (seen).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣaṇa+dṛṣṭa)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dṛś` (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `svapnaḥ`.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The dream state. (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root `svap` (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Subject.

कालान्तरे (kālāntare) - in another time, at a different time

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kālāntara

kālāntara - another time, different time

Compound of `kāla` (time) + `antara` (other, difference).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+antara)

• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, interval
  adjective

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand, be).

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - The waking state. (waking, awake)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful

Present Active Participle

From root `jāgṛ` (to wake, be awake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause.

स्वप्नताम् (svapnatām) - dream-ness, the nature of a dream

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svapnatā

svapnatā - dream-ness, the state of being a dream

Noun formed from `svapna` (dream) + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+tā)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root `svap`
  Root: svap (class 2)
• tā – ness, hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Suffix

Note: Object of `eti`.

एति (eti) - goes, obtains, attains

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root `i` (to go).

Root: i (class 2)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The dream state. (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root `svap` (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

जाग्रत्त्वं (jāgrattvaṁ) - waking-ness, the nature of waking

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāgrattva

jāgrattva - waking state, wakefulness

Noun formed from `jāgrat` (waking) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāgrat+tva)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `jāgṛ`
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• tva – ness, hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix

Note: Object of `ṛcchati`.

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From root `ṛ` (to go), class 6.

Root: ṛ (class 6)

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