योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-28

यादृग्वासनमेतत्स्यात्तमनस्तादृक्प्रजायते ।
जातं स्वपिति यच्चित्तं तत्स्वप्ने निशि तिष्ठति ॥ २८ ॥

yādṛgvāsanametatsyāttamanastādṛkprajāyate ,
jātaṃ svapiti yaccittaṃ tatsvapne niśi tiṣṭhati 28

28. yādṛk vāsanam etat syāt tat manaḥ tādṛk prajāyate
jātam svapiti yat cittam tat svapne niśi tiṣṭhati

28. etat yādṛk vāsanam syāt tat tādṛk manaḥ prajāyate
yat cittam jātam svapiti tat niśi svapne tiṣṭhati

28. Whatever the nature of the latent impressions (vāsanā) this (mind) possesses, such a mind (manas) comes into being. That mind (citta) which has manifested then sleeps and persists in a dream state at night.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as

• वासनम् (vāsanam) - latent impression, mental trace (vāsanā)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• तत् (tat) - that

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect (manas)

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, is born, comes into being

• जातम् (jātam) - having arisen (born, arisen, happened)

• स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta)

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• निशि (niśi) - at night

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, exists

Words meanings and morphology

यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of such a nature

वासनम् (vāsanam) - latent impression, mental trace (vāsanā)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire (vāsanā)

from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -anā

Root: vas (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

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

optative

3rd person singular, optative mood

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to manaḥ.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect (manas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought (manas)

Root: man (class 4)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, is born, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

present middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

जातम् (jātam) - having arisen (born, arisen, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'cittam'.

स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of svap

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: svap (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relates to 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought (citta)

from root cit (to perceive)

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the 'cittam' mentioned in the previous clause.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

निशि (niśi) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice (reduplicated root)

Root: sthā (class 1)

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