योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-7

पूर्वावस्थात्रयं त्वत्र जाग्रदित्येव संस्थितम् ।
चतुर्थी स्वप्न इत्युक्ता स्वप्नाभं यत्र वै जगत् ॥ ७ ॥

pūrvāvasthātrayaṃ tvatra jāgradityeva saṃsthitam ,
caturthī svapna ityuktā svapnābhaṃ yatra vai jagat 7

7. pūrvāvasthā-trayam tu atra jāgrat iti eva saṃsthitam
caturthī svapnaḥ iti uktā svapnābham yatra vai jagat

7. tu atra pūrvāvasthā-trayam jāgrat iti eva saṃsthitam.
caturthī svapnaḥ iti uktā,
yatra vai jagat svapnābham (bhavati).

7. Here, the three initial stages are indeed established as the 'waking' state. The fourth is declared to be 'dream', where the world truly appears like a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वावस्था-त्रयम् (pūrvāvasthā-trayam) - the group of three previous states, the three initial stages

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking (state), awake

• इति (iti) - thus, so, namely

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, constituted, situated, existing

• चतुर्थी (caturthī) - the fourth

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream (state), sleep

• इति (iti) - thus, so, namely

• उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, called

• स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - resembling a dream, dream-like

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, truly

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वावस्था-त्रयम् (pūrvāvasthā-trayam) - the group of three previous states, the three initial stages

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrvāvasthā-traya

pūrvāvasthā-traya - the three previous states

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pūrva+avasthā+traya)

• pūrva – previous, earlier, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• avasthā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava-'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• traya – a group of three
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tri' (three).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking (state), awake

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, alert

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to the waking state.

इति (iti) - thus, so, namely

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, constituted, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, constituted, situated, existing, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

चतुर्थी (caturthī) - the fourth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Ordinal number derived from 'catur' (four).

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream (state), sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

From root 'svap' (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, namely

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, called

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, called

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - resembling a dream, dream-like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - resembling a dream, dream-like, having the appearance of a dream

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – resembling, like, similar, appearance, luster
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)