योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-7

स्वप्नोऽयं पुरुषस्यास्य प्रतिभासस्य यो भवेत् ।
रामाऽस्मदादिसर्वात्मा भवेत्तादृश एव च ॥ ७ ॥

svapno'yaṃ puruṣasyāsya pratibhāsasya yo bhavet ,
rāmā'smadādisarvātmā bhavettādṛśa eva ca 7

7. svapnaḥ ayam puruṣasya asya pratibhāsasya yaḥ bhavet
rāma asmad-ādi-sarvātmā bhavet tādṛśaḥ eva ca

7. rāma! asya puruṣasya yaḥ ayam pratibhāsasya svapnaḥ bhavet,
(tathā) ca asmad-ādi-sarvātmā eva tādṛśaḥ bhavet.

7. O Rāma, just as this dream, which manifests as an appearance for a person, so also the universal Self (ātman) that encompasses us and all others is of that very nature.

7. החלום הזה של הישות הקוסמית, אשר מתגלם כתופעה זו, רָאמָה, הוא בדיוק מאותו הטבע כמו העצמי שלנו והעולם כולו.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• प्रतिभासस्य (pratibhāsasya) - of the appearance, of the manifestation

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• अस्मद्-आदि-सर्वात्मा (asmad-ādi-sarvātmā) - the universal Self (ātman) of us and others

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of that kind, such

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, illusion

Root: svap (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the Supreme Cosmic Person (puruṣa)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

प्रतिभासस्य (pratibhāsasya) - of the appearance, of the manifestation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pratibhāsa

pratibhāsa - appearance, manifestation, splendor, illusion

prati (prefix) + bhāṣ (root)

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, beautiful

अस्मद्-आदि-सर्वात्मा (asmad-ādi-sarvātmā) - the universal Self (ātman) of us and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmad-ādi-sarvātmā

asmad-ādi-sarvātmā - the Self (ātman) of all, beginning with us

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+ādi+sarva+ātman)

• asmad – us, we
  pronoun
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)
• sarva – all, whole, entire
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of that kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that appearance, such, similar

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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