योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-94

भेदः स्वप्नाद्रिचिद्व्योम्नोर्न शून्याम्बरयोरिव ।
यदेव चिन्नभो नाभ तदेव स्वप्नपत्तनम् ॥ ९४ ॥

bhedaḥ svapnādricidvyomnorna śūnyāmbarayoriva ,
yadeva cinnabho nābha tadeva svapnapattanam 94

94. bhedaḥ svapnādricitvyomnoḥ na śūnyāmbarayoḥ iva
yat eva citnabhaḥ na ābha tat eva svapnapattanam

94. svapnādricitvyomnoḥ bhedaḥ śūnyāmbarayoḥ iva na
yat eva citnabhaḥ na ābha tat eva svapnapattanam

94. There is no difference between a dream-mountain (a seemingly solid dream-object) and the consciousness-sky, just like there is none between two empty skies. Whatever consciousness-sky is not a mere appearance, that very thing is the dream-city.

Words meanings summery:

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, division

• स्वप्नाद्रिचित्व्योम्नोः (svapnādricitvyomnoḥ) - between the dream-mountain and the consciousness-sky (of the dream-mountain and consciousness-sky)

• न (na) - not, no

• शून्याम्बरयोः (śūnyāmbarayoḥ) - of the two empty skies, between two empty skies

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

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

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• चित्नभः (citnabhaḥ) - consciousness-sky

• न (na) - not, no

• आभ (ābha) - (is) an appearance / (does) appear (appearance, splendor, shine)

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• स्वप्नपत्तनम् (svapnapattanam) - dream-city

Words meanings and morphology

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, division

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, division, breaking

from root bhid (to break, divide)

Root: bhid (class 7)

स्वप्नाद्रिचित्व्योम्नोः (svapnādricitvyomnoḥ) - between the dream-mountain and the consciousness-sky (of the dream-mountain and consciousness-sky)

(noun)

Genitive, dual of svapnādricitvyoman

svapnādricitvyoman - dream-mountain and consciousness-sky (referring to the two entities being compared)

compound of svapnādri and citvyoman

Compound type : dvandva (svapnādri+citvyoman)

• svapnādri – dream-mountain (a solid, yet illusory, aspect of a dream)
  noun (masculine)
  tatpurusha compound of svapna and adri
• citvyoman – consciousness-sky, ether of consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  tatpurusha compound of cit and vyoman

Note: The yoḥ ending signifies genitive dual, meaning 'of both X and Y'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शून्याम्बरयोः (śūnyāmbarayoḥ) - of the two empty skies, between two empty skies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of śūnyāmbara

śūnyāmbara - empty sky, void-sky

compound of śūnya and ambara

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śūnya+ambara)

• śūnya – empty, void, nothingness
  adjective (neuter)
  from root śū (to swell, grow)
  Root: śū
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

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

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

चित्नभः (citnabhaḥ) - consciousness-sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citnabha

citnabha - consciousness-sky, ether of consciousness

tatpurusha compound of cit and nabha

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+nabha)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  from root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• nabha – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)

Note: The ḥ (visarga) is lost in sandhi as o (चिन्नभो).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आभ (ābha) - (is) an appearance / (does) appear (appearance, splendor, shine)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ābha

ābha - appearance, splendor, light (noun) / to shine, appear (verb)

From root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā. Here interpreted as a noun 'appearance' being negated.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Here nominative.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नपत्तनम् (svapnapattanam) - dream-city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapattana

svapnapattana - dream-city, illusory city

tatpurusha compound of svapna and pattana

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+pattana)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  from root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)