योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-24

यथा स्वप्नो महारम्भो भ्रान्तिरेव न वस्तुतः ।
दीर्घस्वप्नं तथैवेदं विद्धि चित्तोपपादितम् ॥ २४ ॥

yathā svapno mahārambho bhrāntireva na vastutaḥ ,
dīrghasvapnaṃ tathaivedaṃ viddhi cittopapāditam 24

24. yathā svapnaḥ mahārambhaḥ bhrāntiḥ eva na vastutaḥ
dīrghasvapnam tathā eva idam viddhi cittopapāditam

24. yathā mahārambhaḥ svapnaḥ vastutaḥ na eva bhrāntiḥ.
tathā eva idam dīrghasvapnam cittopapāditam viddhi.

24. Just as an elaborate dream is indeed an illusion, not real, similarly know this (world) to be a long dream, created by the mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison to illustrate the illusory nature of the world (just as, as, how)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The primary analogy for the illusory nature of the world. (dream, sleep)

• महारम्भः (mahārambhaḥ) - Describes the dream as vast or complex, emphasizing its deceptive nature despite its grandeur. (of great undertaking, grand, elaborate)

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - The essential nature of a dream and, by analogy, the world. (illusion, delusion, error)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the dream is solely an illusion (only, alone, indeed, merely)

• न (na) - Explicitly negates the reality of the dream (not, no)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - Contrasts the illusory appearance with actual reality (in reality, actually, essentially)

• दीर्घस्वप्नम् (dīrghasvapnam) - Refers to the world, which is compared to a protracted dream state. (a long dream)

• तथा (tathā) - Continues the comparison from the dream analogy to the world. (similarly, in that way, thus)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the similarity between the dream and the world (only, alone, indeed, merely)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the phenomenal world (this, this one)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - An instruction to the listener to realize the illusory nature of the world. (know! understand!)

• चित्तोपपादितम् (cittopapāditam) - Emphasizes that the world's apparent reality is a mental construct. (produced by the mind, created by consciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison to illustrate the illusory nature of the world (just as, as, how)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - The primary analogy for the illusory nature of the world. (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, illusion

From root svap 'to sleep'

Root: svap (class 2)

महारम्भः (mahārambhaḥ) - Describes the dream as vast or complex, emphasizing its deceptive nature despite its grandeur. (of great undertaking, grand, elaborate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārambha

mahārambha - of great beginning/undertaking, vast, elaborate, grand

Compound word

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ārambha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root rabh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with svapnaḥ.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - The essential nature of a dream and, by analogy, the world. (illusion, delusion, error)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, confusion, wandering

From root bhram 'to wander, to be confused'

Root: bhram (class 1)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the dream is solely an illusion (only, alone, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - Explicitly negates the reality of the dream (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - Contrasts the illusory appearance with actual reality (in reality, actually, essentially)

(indeclinable)

From vastu (thing, reality) + tas (suffix forming adv.)

दीर्घस्वप्नम् (dīrghasvapnam) - Refers to the world, which is compared to a protracted dream state. (a long dream)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrghasvapna

dīrghasvapna - a long dream

Compound word

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+svapna)

• dīrgha – long, extended, protracted
  adjective
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Object of viddhi.

तथा (tathā) - Continues the comparison from the dream analogy to the world. (similarly, in that way, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with yathā.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the similarity between the dream and the world (only, alone, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the phenomenal world (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - An instruction to the listener to realize the illusory nature of the world. (know! understand!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative

Irregular 2nd person singular imperative of root vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

चित्तोपपादितम् (cittopapāditam) - Emphasizes that the world's apparent reality is a mental construct. (produced by the mind, created by consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cittopapādita

cittopapādita - created by the mind, produced by consciousness

past passive participle

Compound formed from citta + upapādita (PPP of upapad)

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+upapādita)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• upapādita – produced, brought about, caused, established
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa- + pad (causative stem pād + ita)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dīrghasvapnam and idam.