योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-2

भूरेषां सङ्घः स्वप्नाभे जगद्भाने क्रमस्त्विति ।
कथं नाम किलामूर्ताद्व्योम्नो मूर्तिः प्रवर्तते ॥ २ ॥

bhūreṣāṃ saṅghaḥ svapnābhe jagadbhāne kramastviti ,
kathaṃ nāma kilāmūrtādvyomno mūrtiḥ pravartate 2

2. bhūḥ eṣām saṅghaḥ svapnābhe jagat bhāne kramaḥ tu iti
katham nāma kila amūrtāt vyomnaḥ mūrtiḥ pravartate

2. bhūḥ eṣām saṅghaḥ (asti) jagat-bhāne svapnābhe (asti) iti tu
kramaḥ amūrtāt vyomnaḥ mūrtiḥ katham nāma kila pravartate?

2. Existence itself is an aggregate of these (elements), and the world's appearance is like a dream; such is the process. How, indeed, can a physical form arise from the formless space (vyoman)?

Words meanings summery:

• भूः (bhūḥ) - existence (in a metaphysical sense) (existence, being, earth, place)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (elements or beings, referring to constituents of existence) (of these)

• सङ्घः (saṅghaḥ) - an aggregate (of elements/beings) (collection, aggregate, multitude, community)

• स्वप्नाभे (svapnābhe) - dream-like, in its appearance (like a dream, dream-like)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, that which moves)

• भाने (bhāne) - in the manifestation/appearance (in shining, in appearance, in manifestation)

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - the process, the sequence of events (order, sequence, process, succession)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• इति (iti) - such, this (indicating the preceding statement) (thus, so, this (marks end of quotation or idea))

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how? in what manner?)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, by name, to be sure)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, perhaps (often expletive or emphatic))

• अमूर्तात् (amūrtāt) - from the formless (from the formless, from the immaterial)

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the space (vyoman) (from the sky, from space, of the sky, of space)

• मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - a physical form (form, body, image, embodiment)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, manifests (arises, proceeds, occurs, functions)

Words meanings and morphology

भूः (bhūḥ) - existence (in a metaphysical sense) (existence, being, earth, place)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - being, existence, earth, place, ground

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (elements or beings, referring to constituents of existence) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.

सङ्घः (saṅghaḥ) - an aggregate (of elements/beings) (collection, aggregate, multitude, community)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgha

saṅgha - collection, aggregate, multitude, community, union

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

स्वप्नाभे (svapnābhe) - dream-like, in its appearance (like a dream, dream-like)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - dream-like, resembling a dream, illusory

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – appearance, semblance, likeness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'jagadbhāne' (in the appearance of the world), thus taking the locative case. Or modifying an implicit 'it' referring to the aggregate/existence.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, that which moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, alive

present active participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

भाने (bhāne) - in the manifestation/appearance (in shining, in appearance, in manifestation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, appearing, manifesting, appearance, manifestation

Derived from root bhā (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - the process, the sequence of events (order, sequence, process, succession)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, stride, order, sequence, method, process

Derived from root kram (to step, to go).

Root: kram (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - such, this (indicating the preceding statement) (thus, so, this (marks end of quotation or idea))

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? (how? in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, by name, to be sure)

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, perhaps (often expletive or emphatic))

(indeclinable)

अमूर्तात् (amūrtāt) - from the formless (from the formless, from the immaterial)

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of amūrta

amūrta - formless, bodiless, immaterial

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mūrta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mūrta – formed, embodied, concrete, solid
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root mūrcch (to become solid, take form).
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Often used in the neuter singular as an abstract quality, or agrees with a noun like 'vyomnaḥ'.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the space (vyoman) (from the sky, from space, of the sky, of space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Also could be genitive, but ablative fits the 'arising from' context better.

मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - a physical form (form, body, image, embodiment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, body, shape, image, idol, embodiment

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, manifests (arises, proceeds, occurs, functions)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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