योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
समयोर्यमयोर्भ्रात्रोर्व्यवहाराय नामनी ।
यद्वत्क्रियेते द्वे तद्वज्जाग्रत्स्वप्नशिलामये ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
samayoryamayorbhrātrorvyavahārāya nāmanī ,
yadvatkriyete dve tadvajjāgratsvapnaśilāmaye 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca samayoḥ yamayoḥ bhrātroḥ vyavahārāya
nāmanī yadvat kriyete dve tadvat jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaye

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
yadvat samayoḥ yamayoḥ bhrātroḥ vyavahārāya dve nāmanī kriyete,
tadvat (ete) jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaye (nāmanī) (api kriyete).

2. Shri Vasistha said: "Just as two names (nāmanī) are assigned for practical purposes (vyavahārāya) to two identical twin brothers (samayoḥ yamayoḥ bhrātroḥ), similarly, these two states, 'waking' (jāgrat) and 'dream' (svapna), are created (kriyete), appearing substantial like rock (śilāmaye)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• समयोः (samayoḥ) - of two equal ones, of two similar ones

• यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - of two twins

• भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of two brothers

• व्यवहाराय (vyavahārāya) - for the sake of practical usage, for transaction

• नामनी (nāmanī) - two names

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which way

• क्रियेते (kriyete) - are made, are done, are established

• द्वे (dve) - two

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that way

• जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-शिलामये (jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaye) - the two states, waking and dreaming, which are like rock

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasistha, Sage Vasistha

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

समयोः (samayoḥ) - of two equal ones, of two similar ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, impartial

Note: Agrees with 'yamayoḥ' and 'bhrātroḥ'.

यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - of two twins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, pair, controlling, Yama (god of death)

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'samayoḥ' and 'bhrātroḥ'.

भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of two brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Agrees with 'samayoḥ' and 'yamayoḥ'.

व्यवहाराय (vyavahārāya) - for the sake of practical usage, for transaction

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - practical use, custom, transaction, conduct, business

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

नामनी (nāmanī) - two names

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

Note: Subject of 'kriyete'.

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

क्रियेते (kriyete) - are made, are done, are established

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi

dvi - two

Note: Agrees with 'nāmanī'.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that way

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-शिलामये (jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaye) - the two states, waking and dreaming, which are like rock

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaya

jāgrat-svapna-śilāmaya - waking-dream-rock-like, appearing as solid or inert like rock in the states of waking and dreaming

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (jāgrat+svapna+śilāmaya)

• jāgrat – waking state, awake
  noun (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root jāgṛ.
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• śilāmaya – made of rock, rock-like, stony
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of śilā (rock) and -maya (made of).

Note: Agrees with the implied 'nāmanī' (two names/states).