योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-87

सर्वत्र संस्थमेवेदं सुषुप्तमिव विच्युतम् ।
परिपश्यसि संसारदीर्घस्वप्नपुरद्रुमम् ॥ ८७ ॥

sarvatra saṃsthamevedaṃ suṣuptamiva vicyutam ,
paripaśyasi saṃsāradīrghasvapnapuradrumam 87

87. sarvatra saṃstham eva idam suṣuptam iva vicyutam
paripaśyasi saṃsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam

87. paripaśyasi idam saṃsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam
sarvatra saṃstham eva suṣuptam iva vicyutam

87. You perceive this world, which is the tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence (saṃsāra), as established everywhere, yet it is indeed detached (from reality), as if in deep sleep.

87. אתה רואה את הערים והאילנות של החלום הממושך של סַמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום התופעתי), אשר אף שהוא שוכן בכל, נעלם כמו בשינה עמוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all respects)

• संस्थम् (saṁstham) - established (established, existing, situated, abiding)

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

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

• सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - in deep sleep (deep sleep, deeply asleep)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• विच्युतम् (vicyutam) - detached (from reality) (fallen away, separated, detached, deviated)

• परिपश्यसि (paripaśyasi) - you perceive (you see, you perceive, you observe)

• संसार-दीर्घ-स्वप्न-पुर-द्रुमम् (saṁsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam) - the tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence (saṃsāra) (the tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all respects)

(indeclinable)

संस्थम् (saṁstham) - established (established, existing, situated, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃstha

saṁstha - standing, existing, established, situated

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `idam` and `saṃsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam`.

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

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - in deep sleep (deep sleep, deeply asleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deep sleep; deeply asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `svap` (to sleep) with `su` prefix + suffix `kta`; `sv` becomes `ṣv` by internal sandhi.

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of `vicyutam` or `idam`.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

विच्युतम् (vicyutam) - detached (from reality) (fallen away, separated, detached, deviated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicyuta

vicyuta - fallen off, separated, detached, deviated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `cyu` with prefix `vi` + suffix `kta`

Prefix: vi

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `idam` and `saṃsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam`.

परिपश्यसि (paripaśyasi) - you perceive (you see, you perceive, you observe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paripaś

Derived from root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` stem in present tense, with prefix `pari`

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संसार-दीर्घ-स्वप्न-पुर-द्रुमम् (saṁsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-drumam) - the tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence (saṃsāra) (the tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-druma

saṁsāra-dīrgha-svapna-pura-druma - tree-like city of the long dream of cyclic existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+dīrgha-svapna+pura+druma)

• saṃsāra – cyclic existence, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  From `sṛ` (to move) with `sam` prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• dīrgha – long
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From `svap` (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `paripaśyasi`.

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