योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-55

स्वप्नावलोकनं यद्वत्तद्वत्सिद्धावलोकनम् ।
केवलोऽथ विशेषोऽयं सिद्धप्राप्तौ स्थिरार्थता ॥ ५५ ॥

svapnāvalokanaṃ yadvattadvatsiddhāvalokanam ,
kevalo'tha viśeṣo'yaṃ siddhaprāptau sthirārthatā 55

55. svapnāvalokanam yadvat tadvat siddhāvalokanam
kevalaḥ atha viśeṣaḥ ayam siddhaprāptau sthirārthatā

55. yadvat svapnāvalokanam tadvat siddhāvalokanam atha
ayam kevalaḥ viśeṣaḥ siddhaprāptau sthirārthatā

55. Just as is the perception in a dream, so too is the perception of perfected beings (siddhāḥ). The only distinction (viśeṣa) in the attainment of perfected beings is the permanence of the objective (sthirārthatā).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नावलोकनम् (svapnāvalokanam) - dream-seeing, perception in a dream

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - so also, in that manner

• सिद्धावलोकनम् (siddhāvalokanam) - seeing of Siddhas, perception of perfected beings

• केवलः (kevalaḥ) - only, sole, mere

• अथ (atha) - Introduces the distinction. (now, then, and, moreover)

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• सिद्धप्राप्तौ (siddhaprāptau) - in the attainment of Siddhas, in realizing perfected beings

• स्थिरार्थता (sthirārthatā) - permanence of purpose/object, stability of meaning

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नावलोकनम् (svapnāvalokanam) - dream-seeing, perception in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnāvalokana

svapnāvalokana - vision of a dream, seeing in a dream

'svapna' (dream) + 'avalokana' (seeing, observing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+avalokana)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• avalokana – seeing, looking at, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'ava' (prefix) + 'lok' (to see) + 'ana' suffix.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

'yad' (what, which) + 'vat' (like).

तद्वत् (tadvat) - so also, in that manner

(indeclinable)

'tad' (that) + 'vat' (like).

सिद्धावलोकनम् (siddhāvalokanam) - seeing of Siddhas, perception of perfected beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddhāvalokana

siddhāvalokana - seeing of Siddhas

'siddha' (perfected being) + 'avalokana' (seeing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+avalokana)

• siddha – perfected being, celestial
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sidh' (to accomplish) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• avalokana – seeing, looking at, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'ava' (prefix) + 'lok' (to see) + 'ana' suffix.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

केवलः (kevalaḥ) - only, sole, mere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, sole, mere, unmixed, absolute

Note: Agrees with 'viśeṣaḥ'.

अथ (atha) - Introduces the distinction. (now, then, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, particularity, peculiarity, kind, species

'vi' (prefix) + 'śiṣ' (to distinguish) + 'a' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'viśeṣaḥ'.

सिद्धप्राप्तौ (siddhaprāptau) - in the attainment of Siddhas, in realizing perfected beings

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of siddhaprāpti

siddhaprāpti - attainment of Siddhas, realization of perfected beings

'siddha' (perfected being) + 'prāpti' (attainment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+prāpti)

• siddha – perfected being, celestial
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sidh' (to accomplish) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, achievement
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'prāp' (to obtain).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

स्थिरार्थता (sthirārthatā) - permanence of purpose/object, stability of meaning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthirārthatā

sthirārthatā - permanence of purpose, stability of meaning/object

'sthira' (stable) + 'artha' (purpose, object) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract nouns).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthira+artha+tā)

• sthira – firm, stable, fixed, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• tā – -ness, -ity (suffix for abstract nouns)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Predicate noun for 'viśeṣaḥ' (implied 'asti').