योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-6

स्वभाव एव विमलो यथा स्वप्ने पुरादिवत् ।
कचत्येवं जाग्रतीदं जगद्वद्वस्तुतस्तु खम् ॥ ६ ॥

svabhāva eva vimalo yathā svapne purādivat ,
kacatyevaṃ jāgratīdaṃ jagadvadvastutastu kham 6

6. svabhāvaḥ eva vimalaḥ yathā svapne purādi-vat
kacati evam jāgrati idam jagat-vat vastutaḥ tu kham

6. yathā svapne purādi-vat (bhāti),
evam idam jagat-vat jāgrati kacati.
(tat ca) svabhāvaḥ eva vimalaḥ.
tu vastutaḥ kham (eva).

6. Just as in a dream, a city and similar things appear, though inherently pure in their intrinsic nature (svabhāva), so too, this world-like appearance shines forth in the waking state. But in reality, it is merely space.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure, clean, spotless, unblemished

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

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• पुरादि-वत् (purādi-vat) - like a city and so forth, similar to a city and other things

• कचति (kacati) - shines forth, appears, manifests

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• जगत्-वत् (jagat-vat) - like the world, world-like

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

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

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, void, sky

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality, innate disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, existence, nature, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure, clean, spotless, unblemished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, clean, spotless, unblemished

Prefix: vi

Root: mala

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

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

पुरादि-वत् (purādi-vat) - like a city and so forth, similar to a city and other things

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix `vat` (meaning 'like') appended to `purādi`.

Compound type : suffix-derived (pura+ādi)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
  noun (masculine)

कचति (kacati) - shines forth, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kach

Root: kach (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state

(adjective)

Locative, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, alert

Present Active Participle

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun referring to the state of being awake.

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत्-वत् (jagat-vat) - like the world, world-like

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix `vat` (meaning 'like') appended to `jagat`.

Compound type : suffix-derived (jagat)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

(indeclinable)

Formed from `vastu` with `tas` suffix.

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

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, void, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, void, sky

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