योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-152

संकल्पने स्वप्नपुरे शरीरं चिद्व्योमतोऽन्यन्न यथास्ति किंचित् ।
तथेह सर्गे प्रथमैकर्सगान्मुने प्रभृत्यस्ति न रूपमन्यत् ॥ १५२ ॥

saṃkalpane svapnapure śarīraṃ cidvyomato'nyanna yathāsti kiṃcit ,
tatheha sarge prathamaikarsagānmune prabhṛtyasti na rūpamanyat 152

152. saṅkalpane svapnapure śarīram
citvyomataḥ anyat na yathā asti kiñcit
tathā iha sarge prathamaikasargāt
mune prabhṛti asti na rūpam anyat

152. yathā saṅkalpane svapnapure śarīram citvyomataḥ anyat kiñcit na asti,
tathā mune,
iha sarge prathamaikasargāt prabhṛti anyat rūpam na asti.

152. Just as in a mental conception (saṅkalpana) or a dream-city (svapnapura), the body is nothing other than the expanse of consciousness (cit-vyoman), similarly, O sage, in this creation (sarga), from the very first unique creation, no other form has ever existed.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पने (saṅkalpane) - in mental conception, in imagination, in thought

• स्वप्नपुरे (svapnapure) - in a dream-city, in a city of dreams

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• चित्व्योमतः (citvyomataḥ) - from the expanse of consciousness

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• न (na) - not

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

• इह (iha) - here, in this world/case

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the world

• प्रथमैकसर्गात् (prathamaikasargāt) - from the very first single creation

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पने (saṅkalpane) - in mental conception, in imagination, in thought

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpana

saṅkalpana - mental conception, imagination, thought, resolve

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Location/context of the analogy.

स्वप्नपुरे (svapnapure) - in a dream-city, in a city of dreams

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapnapura

svapnapura - dream-city, city in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+pura)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location/context of the analogy.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Subject in the first part of the analogy.

चित्व्योमतः (citvyomataḥ) - from the expanse of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - expanse of consciousness, space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether, expanse
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates separation, 'other than'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with śarīram in implicit predicate construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something (indefinite pronoun)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world/case

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current realm of existence.

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter

From root sṛj (to emit, create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रथमैकसर्गात् (prathamaikasargāt) - from the very first single creation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prathamaikasarga

prathamaikasarga - the first and single creation

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (prathama+eka+sarga)

• prathama – first, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative from pra
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• sarga – creation
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates the starting point in time.

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Direct address to the listener/reader.

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

(indeclinable)

From root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Used with prathamaikasargāt.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Subject of the second part of the analogy.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with rūpam.