योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-47

रूपं किमन्यद्भवतु भ्रममात्रादृते भ्रमे ।
स्वप्नमात्रादृते स्वप्ने भवत्यन्यो हि कः क्रमः ॥ ४७ ॥

rūpaṃ kimanyadbhavatu bhramamātrādṛte bhrame ,
svapnamātrādṛte svapne bhavatyanyo hi kaḥ kramaḥ 47

47. rūpam kim anyat bhavatu bhrama-mātrāt ṛte bhrame
svapna-mātrāt ṛte svapne bhavati anyaḥ hi kaḥ kramaḥ

47. bhrame bhrama-mātrāt ṛte anyat kim rūpam bhavatu
svapne svapna-mātrāt ṛte anyaḥ kaḥ kramaḥ hi bhavati

47. What other form (rūpa) could an illusion (bhrama) possibly take apart from being mere illusion itself? Indeed, what other sequence (krama) of events occurs in a dream apart from being a mere dream?

Words meanings summery:

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what kind of?

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

• भ्रम-मात्रात् (bhrama-mātrāt) - from mere illusion, apart from mere illusion

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from (governs ablative)

• भ्रमे (bhrame) - in illusion, in delusion

• स्वप्न-मात्रात् (svapna-mātrāt) - from mere dream, apart from mere dream

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from (governs ablative)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• भवति (bhavati) - it is, it occurs, it exists

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what? (masculine)

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, course of events

Words meanings and morphology

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what kind of?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भ्रम-मात्रात् (bhrama-mātrāt) - from mere illusion, apart from mere illusion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhrama-mātra

bhrama-mātra - mere illusion, only delusion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrama+mātra)

• bhrama – illusion (bhrama), error, delusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to err)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, solely
  adjective

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from (governs ablative)

(indeclinable)

भ्रमे (bhrame) - in illusion, in delusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - illusion (bhrama), error, delusion, wandering

From root `bhram` (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

स्वप्न-मात्रात् (svapna-mātrāt) - from mere dream, apart from mere dream

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svapna-mātra

svapna-mātra - mere dream, only a dream

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svapna+mātra)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root `svap` (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, solely
  adjective

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from (governs ablative)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root `svap` (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

भवति (bhavati) - it is, it occurs, it exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what? (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, course of events

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course, method

From root `kram` (to step, to proceed)

Root: kram (class 1)

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