योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-53

स्वप्ननाम्नी तथावस्था देहप्रत्ययशालिनी ।
आमोक्षं भ्रमतीहायमिति स्थावरजंगमैः ॥ ५३ ॥

svapnanāmnī tathāvasthā dehapratyayaśālinī ,
āmokṣaṃ bhramatīhāyamiti sthāvarajaṃgamaiḥ 53

53. svapna-nāmnī tathā avasthā deha-pratyaya-śālinī
āmokṣam bhramati iha ayam iti sthāvara-jaṅgamaiḥ

53. tathā svapna-nāmnī deha-pratyaya-śālinī avasthā [asti].
ayam iha āmokṣam sthāvara-jaṅgamaiḥ iti bhramati.

53. And similarly, there is a state called 'dream' (svapnanāmnī) which is characterized by the perception of a body. This (self) wanders here in this world until final liberation (mokṣa), assuming the forms of stationary and moving beings.

53. כמו כן, המצב הנקרא חלום, האוחז בתפיסת הגוף, נודד בעולם הזה בקרב יצורים נייחים וניידים עד להשגת שִׁחְרוּר.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्न-नाम्नी (svapna-nāmnī) - named 'dream', having the name 'dream'

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus, so

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition

• देह-प्रत्यय-शालिनी (deha-pratyaya-śālinī) - possessing the perception/belief of a body, identifying with a body

• आमोक्षम् (āmokṣam) - until liberation (mokṣa), up to liberation (mokṣa)

• भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders, roams, moves about

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• इति (iti) - introduces or closes a statement (thus, so)

• स्थावर-जङ्गमैः (sthāvara-jaṅgamaiḥ) - by the stationary and moving beings/forms

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्न-नाम्नी (svapna-nāmnī) - named 'dream', having the name 'dream'

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svapna-nāmin

svapna-nāmin - named 'dream', bearing the name dream

Derived from svapna + nāmin (having a name)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nāmin)

• svapna – sleep, dream, dreaming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nāmin – having a name, named, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in added to nāman (name) to form a possessive adjective.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus, so

(indeclinable)

अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, stage of life, presence

From ava-sthā (to stand down, to exist in a state)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

देह-प्रत्यय-शालिनी (deha-pratyaya-śālinī) - possessing the perception/belief of a body, identifying with a body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of deha-pratyaya-śālin

deha-pratyaya-śālin - having the perception of the body, characterized by the conviction of being a body

Derived from deha-pratyaya + śālin (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deha+pratyaya+śālin)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, trust, perception, notion
  noun (masculine)
  From prati-i (to go to, trust)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin added to noun/adjective to denote possession.

आमोक्षम् (āmokṣam) - until liberation (mokṣa), up to liberation (mokṣa)

(indeclinable)

From ā-mokṣa (up to mokṣa). The final -m indicates it functions as an adverbial accusative.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mokṣa)

• ā – until, up to, to, near, from
  indeclinable
• mokṣa – liberation (mokṣa), release, freedom, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc
  Root: muc (class 6)

भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders, roams, moves about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhram

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active.

Root: bhram (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he

Nominative singular masculine of idam. Refers to the subtle body/jīva which is implicitly the subject of wandering.

इति (iti) - introduces or closes a statement (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

स्थावर-जङ्गमैः (sthāvara-jaṅgamaiḥ) - by the stationary and moving beings/forms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sthāvara-jaṅgama

sthāvara-jaṅgama - stationary and moving (beings, forms)

Instrumental plural.

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – stationary, immobile, fixed (e.g., plants, mountains)
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• jaṅgama – moving, mobile (e.g., animals, humans)
  adjective (masculine)
  Reduplication of root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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