योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-8

यत्स्वप्नपुरुषाज्जातं तत्स्वप्नपुरुषात्मकम् ।
भवतीत्यनुभूतं हि यद्बीजं तत्फलं यथा ॥ ८ ॥

yatsvapnapuruṣājjātaṃ tatsvapnapuruṣātmakam ,
bhavatītyanubhūtaṃ hi yadbījaṃ tatphalaṃ yathā 8

8. yat svapna-puruṣāt jātam tat svapna-puruṣa-ātmakam
bhavati iti anubhūtam hi yat bījam tat phalam yathā

8. yat svapna-puruṣāt jātam,
tat svapna-puruṣa-ātmakam bhavati iti anubhūtam hi,
yathā yat bījam tat phalam (bhavati).

8. Whatever is born from a dream-person is of the nature of that dream-person. This is truly experienced, just as a fruit (phala) corresponds to its seed.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever

• स्वप्न-पुरुषात् (svapna-puruṣāt) - from a dream-person

• जातम् (jātam) - born, originated

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वप्न-पुरुष-आत्मकम् (svapna-puruṣa-ātmakam) - of the nature of a dream-person

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing or concluding direct speech or thought)

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• यत् (yat) - whatever

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• तत् (tat) - that

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

स्वप्न-पुरुषात् (svapna-puruṣāt) - from a dream-person

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapna-puruṣa

svapna-puruṣa - dream-person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+puruṣa)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• puruṣa – man, person, the Supreme Cosmic Person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

जातम् (jātam) - born, originated

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वप्न-पुरुष-आत्मकम् (svapna-puruṣa-ātmakam) - of the nature of a dream-person

(adjective)

neuter, singular of svapna-puruṣa-ātmaka

svapna-puruṣa-ātmaka - having the nature of a dream-person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svapna+puruṣa+ātmaka)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• puruṣa – man, person, the Supreme Cosmic Person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self
  adjective
  From ātman + aka

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing or concluding direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

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