योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-39

तथायं भावनाभ्यस्तः संसारोऽप्यवलोक्यते ।
यथा स्वप्नावनौ क्षिप्रमहर्यदवभासते ॥ ३९ ॥

tathāyaṃ bhāvanābhyastaḥ saṃsāro'pyavalokyate ,
yathā svapnāvanau kṣipramaharyadavabhāsate 39

39. tathā ayaṃ bhāvanābhyastaḥ saṃsāraḥ api avalokyate
yathā svapnāvanau kṣipram ahar yat avabhāsate

39. tathā ayaṃ bhāvanābhyastaḥ saṃsāraḥ api avalokyate,
yathā svapnāvanau yat ahar kṣipram avabhāsate.

39. Similarly, this cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), ingrained by repeated mental conception, is also perceived as real, just as whatever appears quickly as a day in the dream-world.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, thus, so)

• अयं (ayaṁ) - this (world/cycle of existence) (this, he, she, it)

• भावनाभ्यस्तः (bhāvanābhyastaḥ) - ingrained by repeated mental conception (practiced by imagination, habitual due to conception)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (cycle of birth and death, transmigration, the world)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived as real (is seen, is perceived, is observed)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• स्वप्नावनौ (svapnāvanau) - in the dream-world (in the dream-world, in the land of dreams)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• अहर् (ahar) - day

• यत् (yat) - whatever (day) (what, which, whatever)

• अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears (as day) (appears, shines forth, becomes visible)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

From tad (demonstrative pronoun) + thā suffix.

Note: Connects to the previous idea.

अयं (ayaṁ) - this (world/cycle of existence) (this, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

भावनाभ्यस्तः (bhāvanābhyastaḥ) - ingrained by repeated mental conception (practiced by imagination, habitual due to conception)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvanābhyasta

bhāvanābhyasta - practiced or accustomed by means of conception/imagination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvanā+abhyasta)

• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, meditation, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun from root bhū (causative bhāvayati) + yuṭ suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, familiar, learned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From abhi-as (to practice, throw towards) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsāraḥ'.

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (cycle of birth and death, transmigration, the world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, wandering through successive states of existence, the world

From sam-sṛ (to flow together, wander) + ghañ suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Keyword 'saṃsāra'.

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/particle.

अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived as real (is seen, is perceived, is observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ava-lok

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: From ava-lok (to look at), passive avalokyate.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

From yad (relative pronoun) + thā suffix.

Note: Particle of comparison.

स्वप्नावनौ (svapnāvanau) - in the dream-world (in the dream-world, in the land of dreams)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of svapnāvani

svapnāvani - dream-land, world of dreams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+avani)

• svapna – sleep, dream, dreaming
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• avani – earth, land, ground, region
  noun (feminine)
  From root av (to protect, favor).
  Root: av (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Also an adjective.

अहर् (ahar) - day

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Stem form of 'ahan'.

Note: Used here as the subject of 'avabhāsate'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (day) (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Relative pronoun.

अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears (as day) (appears, shines forth, becomes visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-bhās

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Root bhās (to shine), with ava- prefix.