योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-30

शुभवासनया चेतो महत्या जायते महत् ।
भवतीन्द्रमनोराज्य इन्द्रता स्वप्नभाङ्गरः ॥ ३० ॥

śubhavāsanayā ceto mahatyā jāyate mahat ,
bhavatīndramanorājya indratā svapnabhāṅgaraḥ 30

30. śubhāvāsanayā cetaḥ mahatyā jāyate mahat
bhavati indramanōrājye indratā svapnabhāṅgaraḥ

30. mahatyā śubhāvāsanayā cetaḥ mahat jāyate
indramanōrājye svapnabhāṅgaraḥ indratā bhavati

30. Through auspicious latent impressions (vāsanā), the mind (cetas) becomes mighty; by (great vāsanās), it attains greatness. In the mental realm of Indra, one becomes Indra, just as a dreamer (svapnabhāṅgara) assumes that state.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभावासनया (śubhāvāsanayā) - by auspicious latent impression

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness (cetas)

• महत्या (mahatyā) - by great, by large

• जायते (jāyate) - becomes, arises

• महत् (mahat) - great

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• इन्द्रमन्ओराज्ये (indramanōrājye) - in the mental kingdom of Indra

• इन्द्रता (indratā) - state of being Indra, Indra-ness

• स्वप्नभाङ्गरः (svapnabhāṅgaraḥ) - one who dreams, a dreamer

Words meanings and morphology

शुभावासनया (śubhāvāsanayā) - by auspicious latent impression

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śubhāvāsanā

śubhāvāsanā - auspicious latent impression (vāsanā)

Compound type : karmadharaya (śubha+vāsanā)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (feminine)
• vāsanā – latent impression, subconscious tendency (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: ('vāsanā' is included in brackets in the translation)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness (cetas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect (cetas)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: ('cetas' is included in brackets in the translation)

महत्या (mahatyā) - by great, by large

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Qualifies 'śubhāvāsanayā'.

जायते (jāyate) - becomes, arises

(verb)

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

present middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

महत् (mahat) - great

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Predicate adjective for 'cetaḥ'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

इन्द्रमन्ओराज्ये (indramanōrājye) - in the mental kingdom of Indra

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of indramanōrājya

indramanōrājya - mental kingdom of Indra, Indra's mind-kingdom

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+manorājya)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief
  proper noun (masculine)
• manorājya – mental kingdom, castle in the air, fantasy realm
  noun (neuter)

इन्द्रता (indratā) - state of being Indra, Indra-ness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indratā

indratā - state of being Indra, sovereignty, the quality of Indra

derived from Indra with suffix -tā (abstract noun)

स्वप्नभाङ्गरः (svapnabhāṅgaraḥ) - one who dreams, a dreamer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnabhāṅgara

svapnabhāṅgara - dreamer, one who indulges in dreams (svapnabhāṅgara)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+bhāṅgara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• bhāṅgara – dreamer, one given to reveries
  noun (masculine)

Note: ('svapnabhāṅgara' is included in brackets in the translation)

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