योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-83

चिन्मात्रमेव कचति स्वप्ने पुरतया यथा ।
तथैव जाग्रदाख्येऽस्मिन्स स्वप्ने कचति स्वयम् ॥ ८३ ॥

cinmātrameva kacati svapne puratayā yathā ,
tathaiva jāgradākhye'sminsa svapne kacati svayam 83

83. cinmātram eva kacati svapne puratayā yathā tathā
eva jāgrat ākhye asmin saḥ svapne kacati svayam

83. yathā svapne cinmātram eva puratayā kacati tathā
eva asmin jāgrat ākhye saḥ svayam svapne kacati

83. Just as consciousness (cinmātra) alone appears as a city in a dream, similarly, in this state called waking, that (consciousness) itself appears as a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, becomes visible

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• पुरतया (puratayā) - as a city, in the form of a city

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking, awake

• आख्ये (ākhye) - refers to the state of waking (jāgradākhya). (in the one called, in the named (state))

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (state of waking) (in this)

• सः (saḥ) - that (consciousness) (that, he)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - here, referring to the dream-like nature of the appearance (in a dream, as a dream)

• कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, becomes visible

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, consisting only of consciousness

Compound noun/adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kac

present active

3rd person, singular, present tense, active voice. Root from Dhātupāṭha (bhvādi, 1st class).

Root: kac (class 1)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

पुरतया (puratayā) - as a city, in the form of a city

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of puratā

puratā - state of being a city, a city-like nature

Derived from pura (city) with the suffix -tā (abstract noun former).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking, awake

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, alert

present active participle

Present active participle of root jāgṛ (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used here as part of a compound describing the waking state: jāgradākhya (that which is called waking).

आख्ये (ākhye) - refers to the state of waking (jāgradākhya). (in the one called, in the named (state))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākhya

ākhya - called, named, designated

gerundive/verbal adjective

Derived from root khyā (to tell, to name) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (state of waking) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - that (consciousness) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वप्ने (svapne) - here, referring to the dream-like nature of the appearance (in a dream, as a dream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

From root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used idiomatically to mean 'as a dream' or 'in a dream-like manner'.

कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kac

present active

3rd person, singular, present tense, active voice. Root from Dhātupāṭha (bhvādi, 1st class).

Root: kac (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)