योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-52, verse-4

स्वप्नात्स्वप्नान्तरमिव गच्छन्तो जीवजीवकाः ।
असत्यमेव पश्यन्ति घनसत्यतयानघ ॥ ४ ॥

svapnātsvapnāntaramiva gacchanto jīvajīvakāḥ ,
asatyameva paśyanti ghanasatyatayānagha 4

4. svapnāt svapnāntaram iva gacchantah jīvajīvakāḥ
asatyam eva paśyanti ghanasatatyayā anagha

4. anagha jīvajīvakāḥ svapnāt svapnāntaram iva
gacchantah asatyam eva ghanasatatyayā paśyanti

4. O sinless one, living beings (jīvas), moving from one dream to another, perceive only unreal things as if they possess solid reality.

4. בעוברן מחלום לחלום אחר, הנשמות האינדיבידואליות רואות את מה שאינו אמיתי כאילו היה מציאות מוצקה, הו טהור מכל חטא!

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

• स्वप्नान्तरम् (svapnāntaram) - another dream

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• गच्छन्तह् (gacchantah) - going, moving

• जीवजीवकाः (jīvajīvakāḥ) - living beings, individual souls (jīvas)

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal things, falsehood

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• घनसतत्यया (ghanasatatyayā) - with solid reality, as dense truth

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, blameless one

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वप्नान्तरम् (svapnāntaram) - another dream

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnāntara

svapnāntara - another dream, an intervening dream

Compound 'svapna' + 'antara'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+antara)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• antara – other, another, intermediate, difference
  adjective (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्तह् (gacchantah) - going, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, walking

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvajīvakāḥ'.

जीवजीवकाः (jīvajīvakāḥ) - living beings, individual souls (jīvas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvajīvaka

jīvajīvaka - living being, individual soul, jīva

Reduplicative compound or emphasis of 'jīva'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+jīvaka)

• jīva – living being, soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• jīvaka – living, living being, a specific kind of living being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'jīva' with 'ka' suffix.
  Root: jīv (class 1)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal things, falsehood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'satya' (true).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paś

Present 3rd person plural

Present stem 'paśya' from root 'dṛś' (to see), 3rd person plural present indicative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

घनसतत्यया (ghanasatatyayā) - with solid reality, as dense truth

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ghanasatyatā

ghanasatyatā - solid reality, dense truth

Compound 'ghana' (dense/solid) + 'satya' (truth/reality) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+satya+tā)

• ghana – dense, solid, compact, thick
  adjective (neuter)
• satya – truth, reality, existent
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)
• tā – -ness, -hood (abstract suffix)
  suffix (feminine)
  Forms abstract nouns.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, blameless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'agha' (sin, impurity).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress, impurity
  noun (neuter)

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