योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-3

जगत्स्वप्नेषु चान्येषु संस्थानकथनेन किम् ।
न ह्यौपयोगिकादन्या कथा भवति धीमताम् ॥ ३ ॥

jagatsvapneṣu cānyeṣu saṃsthānakathanena kim ,
na hyaupayogikādanyā kathā bhavati dhīmatām 3

3. jagat-svapneṣu ca anyeṣu saṃsthāna-kathanena kim
na hi aupayogikāt anyā kathā bhavati dhīmatām

3. ca anyeṣu jagat-svapneṣu saṃsthāna-kathanena kim
hi dhīmatām aupayogikāt anyā kathā na bhavati

3. And what is the point of describing the forms or states in other world-dreams? For the wise, indeed, no discussion is meaningful unless it is beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्-स्वप्नेषु (jagat-svapneṣu) - in world-dreams, in the dreams of the world

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in/among others, for others

• संस्थान-कथनेन (saṁsthāna-kathanena) - by the description of the constitution/nature/form

• किम् (kim) - what is the use? (what, why, for what purpose)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• औपयोगिकात् (aupayogikāt) - than what is useful/beneficial/relevant

• अन्या (anyā) - another, different (feminine)

• कथा (kathā) - story, discourse, discussion

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, for the intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्-स्वप्नेषु (jagat-svapneṣu) - in world-dreams, in the dreams of the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jagat-svapna

jagat-svapna - a world-dream, the world as a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+svapna)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in/among others, for others

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

संस्थान-कथनेन (saṁsthāna-kathanena) - by the description of the constitution/nature/form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saṃsthāna-kathana

saṁsthāna-kathana - narration of arrangement, description of constitution/nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsthāna+kathana)

• saṃsthāna – form, shape, constitution, arrangement, state, condition
  noun (neuter)
  From sam-sthā 'to stand together, to be formed'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kathana – speaking, narration, description
  noun (neuter)
  From root kath 'to tell'
  Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Indicates means or instrument.

किम् (kim) - what is the use? (what, why, for what purpose)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun/adverb)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

औपयोगिकात् (aupayogikāt) - than what is useful/beneficial/relevant

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aupayogika

aupayogika - useful, beneficial, relevant, applicable

Derived from upayoga (use, application) with suffix -ika.

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Followed by 'anyā' (different), indicating a comparison.

अन्या (anyā) - another, different (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with 'kathā'.

कथा (kathā) - story, discourse, discussion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse, conversation

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present tense

3rd person singular, Present active, from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, for the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, clever

Possessive suffix -mat from dhī (intellect).

Note: Expresses 'for the wise'.