योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-86

गन्धर्वपुरनिर्माणविलासेन समं विदुः ।
स्वप्नसंकल्पपुरवदसदेवेदमुत्थितम् ॥ ८६ ॥

gandharvapuranirmāṇavilāsena samaṃ viduḥ ,
svapnasaṃkalpapuravadasadevedamutthitam 86

86. gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsena samam viduḥ
svapna-saṅkalpa-pura-vat asat eva idam utthitam

86. viduḥ idam gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsena samam
idam svapna-saṅkalpa-pura-vat eva asat utthitam

86. They know this [world] to be identical with the playful creation of a Gandharva city (gandharva-pura). This [world] has arisen as utterly unreal, just like a city born from a dream or imagination (saṅkalpa).

86. החכמים יודעים כי עולם זה שקול לחזיון תעתועים בשמיים. כמו עיר שנוצרה בחלום או בדמיון, כל הקיום הזה קם כדבר שאינו אמיתי כלל.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्व-पुर-निर्माण-विलासेन (gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsena) - by the playful creation of a Gandharva city (gandharva-pura) (by the playful creation of a city of Gandharvas)

• समम् (samam) - identical with, similar to (equal, similar, alike, with)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they have known)

• स्वप्न-सङ्कल्प-पुर-वत् (svapna-saṅkalpa-pura-vat) - just like a city born from a dream or imagination (saṅkalpa) (like a city of dream and imagination)

• असत् (asat) - utterly unreal (unreal, non-existent, evil)

• एव (eva) - utterly, indeed (only, just, indeed, truly)

• इदम् (idam) - this [world] (this, this world)

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has arisen (arisen, manifested, risen)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्व-पुर-निर्माण-विलासेन (gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsena) - by the playful creation of a Gandharva city (gandharva-pura) (by the playful creation of a city of Gandharvas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsa

gandharva-pura-nirmāṇa-vilāsa - playful creation of a Gandharva city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva-pura+nirmāṇa+vilāsa)

• gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• nirmāṇa – creation, construction, formation
  noun (neuter)
  From `nirmā` (to create, form) with suffix `ana`
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, playful display
  noun (masculine)
  From `vilas` (to play, sport) with suffix `ghañ`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

समम् (samam) - identical with, similar to (equal, similar, alike, with)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, identical

Note: Used here adverbially or as predicate adjective, governing the instrumental case.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they have known)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (or perfect) (laṭ (or liṭ)) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: `vid` is an athematic root verb. This form can be present or perfect 3rd plural.

स्वप्न-सङ्कल्प-पुर-वत् (svapna-saṅkalpa-pura-vat) - just like a city born from a dream or imagination (saṅkalpa) (like a city of dream and imagination)

(indeclinable)

Suffix `vat` (like) appended to a compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+saṅkalpa+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root `svap` (to sleep) + `na` suffix
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolution, imagination
  noun (masculine)
  From `saṃklp` (to resolve, imagine) + `a` suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: klp (class 1)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)

असत् (asat) - utterly unreal (unreal, non-existent, evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, not good

present active participle

Negative prefix `a-` + present participle of `as` (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good (present participle of `as`)
  present active participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to `idam`.

एव (eva) - utterly, indeed (only, just, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this [world] (this, this world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has arisen (arisen, manifested, risen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, arisen, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` with prefix `ut` + suffix `kta`

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively for `idam`.

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