योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-105, verse-31
इतिहासमयावेव जाग्रत्स्वप्नावुभावपि ।
परस्परं गतावेतावुपमानोपमेयताम् ॥ ३१ ॥
परस्परं गतावेतावुपमानोपमेयताम् ॥ ३१ ॥
itihāsamayāveva jāgratsvapnāvubhāvapi ,
parasparaṃ gatāvetāvupamānopameyatām 31
parasparaṃ gatāvetāvupamānopameyatām 31
31.
itihāsamayau eva jāgratsvapnau ubhau api
parasparam gatau etau upamānopameyatām
parasparam gatau etau upamānopameyatām
31.
Both the waking state and the dream state are verily characterized by narratives or historical accounts. These two (states) have become mutually comparable, acting as both the standard of comparison and the object to be compared.
Words meanings summery:
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- इतिहासमयौ (itihāsamayau) - consisting of historical accounts, full of narratives
- एव (eva) - verily (indeed, certainly, only, even)
- जाग्रत्स्वप्नौ (jāgratsvapnau) - waking and dream (states)
- उभौ (ubhau) - both
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, to each other
- गतौ (gatau) - gone, attained, reached
- एतौ (etau) - these two
- उपमानोपमेयताम् (upamānopameyatām) - the state of being both a standard of comparison (upamāna) and an object to be compared (upameya), mutual comparability
Words meanings and morphology
इतिहासमयौ (itihāsamayau) - consisting of historical accounts, full of narratives
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of itihāsamaya
itihāsamaya - consisting of or pervaded by stories/history
Derived from itihāsa with the suffix -maya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (itihāsa+maya)
- itihāsa – history, tradition, legend, narrative
noun (masculine) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix/adjective
Suffix -maya indicates 'consisting of' or 'pervaded by'
एव (eva) - verily (indeed, certainly, only, even)
(indeclinable)
जाग्रत्स्वप्नौ (jāgratsvapnau) - waking and dream (states)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of jāgratsvapna
jāgratsvapna - waking and dream (as a pair)
Compound type : dvandva (jāgrat+svapna)
- jāgrat – waking state
noun (neuter)
Present Active Participle (used as noun)
Derived from root jāgṛ
Root: jāgṛ (class 2) - svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine/neuter)
Root: svap (class 2)
उभौ (ubhau) - both
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, to each other
(indeclinable)
गतौ (gatau) - gone, attained, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gata
gata - gone, arrived, attained, understood
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
एतौ (etau) - these two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of etad
etad - this, these
उपमानोपमेयताम् (upamānopameyatām) - the state of being both a standard of comparison (upamāna) and an object to be compared (upameya), mutual comparability
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of upamānopameyatā
upamānopameyatā - the quality of being both the thing compared and the object of comparison, mutual comparability
Formed from upamānopameya with the suffix -tā (abstract noun)
Compound type : dvandva (upamāna+upameya+tā)
- upamāna – standard of comparison, simile, analogy
noun (neuter)
action noun
Derived from root mā with prefixes upa and pra
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2) - upameya – object to be compared, thing compared
adjective/noun (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root mā with prefixes upa and suffix -eya
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2) - tā – state, condition, quality, -ness
suffix/noun (feminine)
Abstract noun suffix