योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-37

निमेषं प्रति यामिन्यां यथान्याः स्वप्नदृष्टयः ।
क्षणोत्पत्तिविनाशिन्यस्तथैता लोकदृष्टयः ॥ ३७ ॥

nimeṣaṃ prati yāminyāṃ yathānyāḥ svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ ,
kṣaṇotpattivināśinyastathaitā lokadṛṣṭayaḥ 37

37. nimeṣam prati yāminyām yathā anyāḥ svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ
kṣaṇotpattivināśinyaḥ tathā etāḥ lokadṛṣṭayaḥ

37. yathā yāminyām nimeṣam prati anyāḥ svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ
kṣaṇotpattivināśinyaḥ tathā etāḥ lokadṛṣṭayaḥ

37. Just as other visions seen in a dream during the night appear and disappear in an instant, similarly, these perceptions of the world are momentary in their arising and perishing.

Words meanings summery:

• निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - in the phrase 'nimeṣam prati', it means "every moment" or "at every wink of an eye". (a wink, a moment)

• प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with accusative 'nimeṣam') (towards, against, every, each)

• यामिन्याम् (yāminyām) - in the night

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

• स्वप्नदृष्टयः (svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ) - dream-visions, dream-perceptions

• क्षणोत्पत्तिविनाशिन्यः (kṣaṇotpattivināśinyaḥ) - arising and perishing in a moment, momentary in origin and destruction

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• लोकदृष्टयः (lokadṛṣṭayaḥ) - world-perceptions, perceptions of the world

Words meanings and morphology

निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - in the phrase 'nimeṣam prati', it means "every moment" or "at every wink of an eye". (a wink, a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, blinking, a moment, an instant

From 'ni-' (prefix) + root 'miṣ' (to wink).

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Used with 'prati' to mean 'every'.

प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with accusative 'nimeṣam') (towards, against, every, each)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb. Governs accusative.

यामिन्याम् (yāminyām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yāminī

yāminī - night

Feminine noun.

Root: yā (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Correlates with 'tathā'.

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

Indefinite pronoun/adjective.

Note: Agrees with 'svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ'.

स्वप्नदृष्टयः (svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ) - dream-visions, dream-perceptions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svapnadṛṣṭi

svapnadṛṣṭi - dream-vision, perception in a dream

Compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'dṛṣṭi' (vision, perception).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+dṛṣṭi)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• dṛṣṭi – seeing, perception, vision
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject in the first clause of comparison.

क्षणोत्पत्तिविनाशिन्यः (kṣaṇotpattivināśinyaḥ) - arising and perishing in a moment, momentary in origin and destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣaṇotpattivināśin

kṣaṇotpattivināśin - momentary in origin and destruction, having origination and destruction in an instant

Compound of 'kṣaṇa' (moment), 'utpatti' (origination), and 'vināśin' (perishing, destroying).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣaṇa+utpatti+vināśin)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
• utpatti – origination, birth, production
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ud-' (prefix) + root 'pad' (to go, move).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)
• vināśin – perishing, destroying, liable to destruction
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  From 'vi-' (prefix) + root 'naś' (to perish, to be lost) with suffix '-in'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'svapnadṛṣṭayaḥ' and 'lokadṛṣṭayaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'lokadṛṣṭayaḥ'.

लोकदृष्टयः (lokadṛṣṭayaḥ) - world-perceptions, perceptions of the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lokadṛṣṭi

lokadṛṣṭi - perception of the world, worldly perception

Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'dṛṣṭi' (perception).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+dṛṣṭi)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• dṛṣṭi – seeing, perception, vision
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject in the second clause of comparison.

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