योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-93

सर्गादावेव योऽजातो जातोऽयं जगतः कुतः ।
यदेव वेदनाकाशे पुरं स्वप्ने तदेव नः ॥ ९३ ॥

sargādāveva yo'jāto jāto'yaṃ jagataḥ kutaḥ ,
yadeva vedanākāśe puraṃ svapne tadeva naḥ 93

93. sargādau eva yaḥ ajātaḥ jātaḥ ayam jagataḥ kutaḥ
yat eva vedanākāśe puram svapne tat eva naḥ

93. sargādau eva yaḥ ajātaḥ ayam jātaḥ jagataḥ kutaḥ
yat eva vedanākāśe svapne puram tat eva naḥ

93. At the very beginning of creation, how can this world, which is born, arise from that which is unborn? Indeed, for us, it is just like a city that appears in the space of consciousness (vedanākāśa) within a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the origin of emission

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अजातः (ajātaḥ) - unborn, not born

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

• अयम् (ayam) - this world (this, this one)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, from the world

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

• यत् (yat) - just as, whatever (what, which, that which)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• वेदनाकाशे (vedanākāśe) - in the space of consciousness, in the ether of perception

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town, body

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• तत् (tat) - that world (that, that one)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, our)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the origin of emission

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, origin of emission

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, release
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, start, first
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अजातः (ajātaḥ) - unborn, not born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajāta

ajāta - unborn, not born, unproduced

Past Passive Participle

derived from a (negation) + jāta (born, ppp of jan)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jāta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root jan (to be born, produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

derived from root jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

अयम् (ayam) - this world (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'jagat' or 'world'.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, from the world

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

present active participle

from root gam (to go) with reduplication ja and suffix at

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here, genitive 'of the world' or ablative 'from the world' fits the context of origin.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

ablative of kim (what)

यत् (yat) - just as, whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

वेदनाकाशे (vedanākāśe) - in the space of consciousness, in the ether of perception

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vedanākāśa

vedanākāśa - space of consciousness, ether of perception

Compound type : tatpurusha (vedanā+ākāśa)

• vedanā – perception, sensation, consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town, body

(noun)

neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress, body

Note: Here nominative.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that world (that, that one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Here nominative.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Here dative, meaning 'for us'.